| Cycling To |
Distance |
Accommodation |
Attractions |
Notes |
| Rome |
2km |
Colle degli Ulivi |
Sistine Chapel, St Peter's Basilica, and lots more; best meal in Italy (dinner in Zagarolo) |
5 nights (in instalments) |
| Orvieto |
4km |
Ripa Medici |
Orvieto Cathedral and the old town on the cliff face |
Rome to Orvieto Scala by train; 2 nights |
| Poreta |
100km |
Casa dei Sogni |
Nice village with friendly people; Montefalco wine region; best meal in Umbria (lunch in Montefalco) |
Got lost near Spoleto; 3 nights |
| Norcia |
65km |
Il Casale degli Amici |
Spectacular views over the mountains, old road |
Tunnels on the road; 1 night |
| Visso |
75km |
Hotel Tre Monti |
The incredible ride over Piano Grande, views over the peaks of the central Appenines |
Late in Visso; 1 night |
| Assisi |
90km |
Da Regina |
St Francis, countryside, the old town |
Lost around Foligno, found Spello by shear luck; 3 nights |
| Montepulciano |
85km |
Via di Telosa |
Lake Trasimeno, the old hill town |
Train to Magione; 2 nights |
| Montalcino |
65km |
La Casella |
The old hill town, Brunnello wine; grapevines, olives, best home made ravioli |
The most exhausting ride over Castiglione d'Orcia; 2 nights |
| Siena |
70km |
Apartment on Santa Catarina |
Beautiful old town full of character, best meal in Tuscany (dinner in Siena) |
Very windy, cold day; 3 nights |
| Florence |
65km |
Apartment Near Porta Romana |
Plentiful attractions but very busy and full of street vendors selling very tacky stuff |
Rain in the afternoon of the last cycling day (we had none before); train from Montevarchi; 5 nights |
