1st DAY Bolzano. Arrival.
A bilingual city Bolzano is a famous commercial and tourist centre and also a historical and cultural connection between the Italian and the German world.
2nd DAY Bolzano–Brunico–Dobbiaco (30 km).
In the morning a private transfer brings you to the “pearl of Pusteria Valley”. Brunico is a lively town with a historical centre and rural surroundings. The route is on a slightly uphill bicycle path along the river Rienz.
3rd DAY Dobbiaco–Cortina (35 km).
Leaving Dobbiaco you take the cycle path along the Landro valley from where you admire the famous Three Peaks of Lavaredo. Going downhill and southwards you reach Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Pearl of the Dolomites.
4th DAY Cortina–Belluno (40 km + 40 km by train).
Today you pedal slightly downhill along the old railway route until you reach San Vito and then Calalzo. Train transfer from Calalzo to Belluno.
5th DAY Belluno –Valdobbiadene (50 km).
From Belluno you pedal along the slightly hilly Toscana-like landscape. You reach then Valdobbiadene, in the heart of the famous land of the Prosecco vineyards.
6th DAY Valdobbiadene–Treviso (58 km).
From Valdobbiadene you cycle southwards until you cross the Piave river and enter the Po valley. From here on to Treviso, a city surrounded by water, situated at the confluence of the Sile and Botteniga rivers.
7th DAY Treviso–Mestre/Venice (38 km).
Leaving Treviso behind you follow the course of the river Sile up to Casale. At the end of the trip Venice awaits for an evening among canals and narrow streets; accommodation is in Mestre. A supplement applies for lodging in Venice.
8th DAY Mestre/Venice.
Departure.
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