Day to Day Itinerary
1st Day Mestre/Venice
Individual arrival in Mestre (the
mainland of Venice). The city of
Venice will captivate you with its
splendour, acknowledged worldwide.
2nd Day Mestre/Venice–Caorle /
outskirts (approx. 60 km).
After a few kilometres on bike, you
take the ferry and then the vaporetto,
passing in front of Piazza San
Marco. Then you will reach Punta
Sabbioni, the area furthest south of
the Adriatic coast, which is to the
north of Venice. From here you
cycle towards Caorle along the
Venetian Adriatic coast, with numerous
opportunities for a refreshing
bathe in the sea.
3rd Day Caorle outskirts–Portogruaro
(approx. 35 km).
When you have left Caorle, with its
characteristic historic centre, made
up of little houses painted various
colours that look out onto the piazzas
and streets of the town, you will
then head north towards the Julian
Alps, leaving the sea behind you.
You will be passing through an area
with a multitude of ‘Valli da pesca’
(stretches of lagoon enclosed by
earthen dikes where extensive fish
farming is practised) and ‘casoni’
(constructions used by fishermen in
the past during the fishing season).
Next you will go to the town of
Portogruaro, one of the main centres
in the period of the ‘Serenissima
Republic of Venice, which is
still impressive even today with its
glorious ‘Palazzi’ or ‘palaces’.
4th Day Portogruaro–Aquileia/
Palmanova (approx. 50 km).
Today you will spend the day in the
midst of the plain on the eastern
border between the region of Veneto
and Friuli Venezia Giulia, passing
through an area abundant in water
and history, among rivers, canals
and ancient roman towns. Your
destination for the the day will be
Aquileia, with its roman excavations,
or Palmanova, named ‘the starry
city’ because, from above, the city
resembles a 9-pointed star.
5th Day Aquileia/Palmanova–Trieste
(approx. 55 km)
For today’s stage, you will cross the
river Isonzo, by which numerous
important battles took place during
the First World War. Then, you will
once again head towards the sea:
the gulf of Trieste awaits you, with
many possible stops along the way,
such as Duino with its two castles,
Sistiana with its characteristic bay
and Miramare with its famous castle
built according to the wishes of
Massimiliano d’Asburgo, situated in
a beautiful park of more than 20
hectares in size. Just a few kilometres
lie between you and Trieste, the
ancient port of the Hapsburg Empire,
which has much to offer in the way
of attractions.
6th Day Trieste–Portoroz (approx.
50 km).
Having left Trieste behind
you, after a few kilometres you will
pass the first of two borders that are
key to this trip. You will cross over
into Slovenia, often cycling along
cycle paths through famous holiday
resorts such as Koper, first for a
long period a Venetian town, and
then Austrian, and Piran, another
important town which was ruled
over for a long time by Venice. You
then finally arrive in Portoroz, a town
renowned for its spa and bathing
facilities.
7th Day Portoroz–Porec (approx.
55 km). Cycling southwards, you will
pass through the salt mines of
Secovlje, a large Slovenian town.
Some kilometres later you will cross
the last border going into Croatia
down along Istria county, the Adriatic
sea’s largest peninsula. In the
end you will reach Porec, the tourism
capital of Croatia, with its Eufrasian
Basilica, which, in 1997, was
declared Patrimony of Humanity by
UNESCO.
8th Day Porec
After breakfast, end of services.
Return to Venice by boat if you
haven’t booked any extra nights.
Transfer by ferry is available (fee).
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