Summer 2012 Italian Cycling Trip + Itinerary

Last Updated: Feb. 14th, 2012 - Now reflects actual route taken

We will be heading through the heartland of Italy: Central Tuscany.  As of June 19th 2012, we here at Urbanus Magnus have complete our tour of Tuscany and Italy. The stops included  Firenze (Florence), where we flew in, followed by cycling through the great Italian hill towns of San Gimignano,  Volterra, Siena, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Orvieto and Viterbo. From Viterbo, the rest of the inter-city transit was done by train; we headed to Rome through the Ferrovie Regionale (regional railway), then to Pompei and Napoli (Naples) also by train.

On a gravel farm road -- Volterra on hilltop in distance
Detailed Blog Posts
Read about the trip on a destination-by-destination basis:



Some Sights:

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Itinerary

May:
     31. Depart from Toronto, Flight to Firenze (Florence)

June:
  1. Arrive Firenze --> Take in the city, then sleep off the jet-lag
  2. All Day Firenze
    • Duomo di Firenze & Gotti's Tower
    • Academia Gallery
    • Piazza della Republica and neighbourhood
    • Palazzo Vecchio
    • Galileo Science Museum
  3. (Sunday) More Firenze
    • Sun. Morning Mass
    • Uffizi Gallery
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Pitti PalaceSan
    • Miniato Church
  4. To San Gimignano (47km)
    • Departure
    • Stop for lunch @ Barberino Val d'Elsa
    • Arrival + Check-in
    • Piazza del Duomo &  Piazza della Cisterna
    • Pinotaeca Civita museum & Torre Grossa
    • Dinner and stroll
  5. To Volterra (27.5km)
    • Departure
    • Arrival Volterra
    • Piazza dei Priori and Lunch
    • Check-in
    • Alabaster Workshop
    • Roman Theatre and historic walk
    • Dinner
  6. To Siena (48.5km)
    • Depart (and view Porta all'Arco on way out)
    • Stop Monteriggioni castle for lunch, historical tour
    • Arrival Siena & Check-in
    • Piazza del Campo & Historical walk
    • Dinner
  7. All Day Siena 
    • Morning market walk
    • Duomo & Duomo Museum, Baptistry and Crypt combo tour
    • late lunch
    • Historic walk and food tour
  8. To Montalcino (36km)
    • Departure
    • Arrival Montalcino and Lunch
    • Check-in
    • City walk, wine tasting and relaxation
    • Dinner
  9. To Montepulciano (37km)
    • Departure
    • Stop Pienza for lunch and pictures
    • Arrival Montepulciano + Check-in
    • Piazza Grande and San Biagio Church
    • Wine tasting tours and walk
    • Dinner
  1. (Sunday) To Orvieto (64.6km)
    • Sun. Morning Mass
    • Departure
    • Lunch (en-route, near Fabro)
    • Arrival Orvieto and Check-in
    • Duomo tour
    • Pozzo di San Patrizio
    • walk the Medaeval Quarter
    • Underground Orvieto
    • Dinner
  2. To Viterbo (42km)
    • Depart
    • Stop Bagnoregio for break/lunch
    • Arrival Viterbo + Check-in
    • Historical Centre walk and Palazzo dei Papi tour
    • Viterbo's Hot Springs (Il Bullicame) by Bus
  3. To Roma (Morning Train)
  4. Roma
  5. Roma
  6. To Pompei (Morning Train)
  7. Pompei
  8. (Sunday) To Napoli (Afternoon Train)
  9. Napoli, Flight to Toronto

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