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Cycling in Puglia: the best routes in Salento and the Valle d’Itria
Puglia offers a very different version of cycling in Italy. There are no Alpine passes to tick off and few climbs that need their...
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A cyclist’s guide to Emilia-Romagna’s Adriatic coast: Riccione and Cattolica
Riccione and Cattolica offer one of the most accessible cycling bases on Italy’s Adriatic coast. Both towns sit on a broad, largely flat shoreline,...
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Cycling in Sardinia: coastal roads, wild interiors and why it deserves a place on your riding list
Sardinia does not have the same automatic cycling reputation as Mallorca, Tenerife or the Alps. That is part of what makes it so appealing.
The...
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A cyclist’s guide to Amalfi Coast and Sorrento
The Amalfi Coast and Sorrento Peninsula are not easy cycling destinations. That is exactly why they are interesting.
This is not Mallorca, Girona or the...
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Cycling in Sicily: the Etna region, climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
There are mountains that rise from the landscape, and then there is Mount Etna. Sicily’s great volcano does not simply sit above the island....
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Cycling in Aosta Valley: Alpine climbs, quiet roads and the atmosphere that makes it special
Aosta Valley does not feel like a place that slowly introduces itself. It hits you at once. The mountains rise too close, the valley...
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Cycling in Lucca & northern Tuscany: why it deserves a place on your riding list
Lucca is one of those places that seems built for the slow roll before the serious ride begins. The old city sits behind its...
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Cycling in Livigno: a road rider’s Alpine base for high miles, big horizons and sharp climbing
Livigno has a particular pull that road cyclists recognise immediately. It is not just a place you pass through on the way to somewhere...
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Cycling in Lake Como: climbs, lakeside roads and the magic of Bellagio
Lake Como has a way of making cycling feel cinematic before the road has even started to rise. The water sits deep and dark...
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Riding the Roof of Italy: Cycling in Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Dolomite Passes
There is a moment, somewhere on the upper slopes of Passo Giau, when the road tilts past ten per cent, and the pine forests...
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Riding Through Tuscany: Chianti’s Rolling Hills, Strade Bianche, and Vineyard Routes
Tuscany, with the Chianti wine region at its heart, represents cycling's most romantic landscape. Here, where cypress-lined roads wind through vineyard-covered hills beneath medieval...
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Alta Badia and the Sella Ronda: Exploring the Dolomites’ Greatest Cycling Loop
Alta Badia, cradled in the heart of the Italian Dolomites, stands as one of Europe's most spectacular cycling destinations. Here, where vertical limestone walls...
