An excellent tour for those who primarily want to ride in the beautiful central Tuscan landscape, for whom 50-70 km per day and a level of several hundred meters are not enough, who want to reach as many places as possible and want to go fast. In a word: those who don’t want an active rest, but come specifically to ride!
On this tour we ride in classic Tuscan locations (south of Siena). The area and the time are suitable for spring training camp-style cycling, since almost all kinds of tours can be done in the diverse area: a few kilometers with many levels, many km with few levels, many km with many levels. Regardless, this is not a training camp, we do not aim for the highest possible average, but unlike the “normal” tour, the distances and levels here are greater and we stop less.
During the tour we will visit the valleys of the Orcia and Merse rivers, ride in the breathtaking Crete Senesi, and discover the most beautiful roads of the Chianti region! The central location allows us to do a lot of cycling with almost minimal driving! We guarantee those who come on the tour will be extremely tired and will take home one of the greatest cycling experiences of their life!
The accommodation is in a high-quality agrotourism in double rooms.
Travel
The journey out to the location and home is done by a minibus. The transportation at the location is also by a minibus.
When?
2025. április 16 – 22. (szerda – kedd) – Vannak már jelentkezők!
We also organize the tour in the fall, check that out too! The tour is organized at the same time and at the same accommodation as the Tuscan gravel tour, so there is a connection between the two tours.
What do I do if all spots are sold out?
If the tour is full, but you would like to come specifically for this tour, please let us know, as you may be placed on a waiting list. Alternatively, you can come to this tour by your own car – depending on the availability of places at the accommodation – or if there is a lot of interest and there are many people on the waiting list, we can start another trip at the same time. Contact us here!
Price 2025
- Regular Price: 950 euro
- Frequantly Flyer passanger price: 925 euro
From 2025 due to the significant weakening of the forint and unforeseen planning we are forced to provide prices in euros.
Number of people
Starting number: 5-7 people. Min. 5, max. 8
Application, payment
To apply, fill out the application form (on the right, on mobile in the middle or the bottom of the page). When applying, you don’t have to pay while filling out the form, you only need to enter some data (be careful, the form is several pages long!). If you applied correctly, you should receive an automatic email of your application! We will then send the advance request to the email address you provided. We will inform you about further details by email.
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Informations
Advance amount: 40% of the total amount (Payment after application, we apply! Without it the application is not valid! (Please read the GTC!)
Application deadline 2025. March 1.
Departure/arrival location: Budapest
The price contains
Travel by minibus
Accommodation in a farmhouse
Breakfast
Tourist tax
Tour guide
Maps
The price does not contain
Lunch, dinner
Individual and cancellation insurance
Price of optional programs
Price of entry tickets
About the tour
The location of the tour is the classic region of Tuscany, the region south of Siena. This area is the most beautiful part of Tuscany, and in the most beautiful season, in spring! On the tour we will avoid tourist attractions, instead of cycling, we will focus on the hidden values: our route is characterized by hidden, undeservedly unknown towns, castles, the ubiquitous cedars and the hilly countryside typical of Tuscany. On the tour – similar to the classic, shorter tours – we visit the most famous Tuscan attractions, we cycling in the Chianti region, in the Orcia and Merse river valleys, we also visit the coast, but of course all our tours are longer and with a higher level.
We strongly recommend the tour to those who are not afraid of a challenge, who are persistent, who want to enjoy breathtaking views (for this view, you have to suffer!) and enjoy the pleasant fatigue caused by the challenge. The tour is mainly organized for roadbikers who have bike experience. We welcome enthusiastic amateurs who are used to cycling, but we also strongly recommend it to those who want to try themselves.
On the challenge tours the pace and level are higher than what is comfortable. Despite this, we travel in groups, waiting for each other at different stages, helping each other, so we can confidently recommend it to enthusiastic beginners. We will stop several times during the tour, but we will not rest for hours. The tours are on average 80-120 km long, with an elevation of 1000-2500 m, we will go at an average speed of 20 km/h on average, and rarely finish in 6-7 hours.
Bicycle
Everyone can take part in this tour with their own bicycle (road). In some cases, gravel is conceivable (let’s discuss this!)
Difficulty
The routes have a difficulty of 4/5, sometimes 5/5, and can be completed with a better than average physique. On average, they are 80-120 km long, sometimes with elevations of 1500-2500 m, average speed around 20 km/h. The given level is indicated daily in the program (Info: What is there to know about the difficulty of the tours? Is the tour difficult for you?). It is important to know that although the pace is more advanced than the average tour, it is not a race pace. It is suitable for viewing, photography and drinking coffee.
Recommend it to
If you have never been to Tuscany and you want to meet an authentic, but relatively unknown region for the first time.
If you like to cycling in landscapes where there is a challenge and you biking min. 3-4000 km / year.
If you like the unknown, abandoned, but beautiful countryside!
If you like longer, higher-level tours.
We answer all your other questions here:
Day 1: Travel
We depart early in the morning from Budapest with our minibus. It takes 11-12 hours, depending on traffic, and we arrive at the accommodation south of Siena in the late afternoon.
Day 2: Crete Senesi
On our first day, as a warm-up, we immediately visit a little-known but beautiful landscape, the Crete Senesi! The grey-brown land, dotted with pits, stretching to the SE of Siena is one of the most beautiful regions that can be seen in Tuscany. The sunset or the sunrise casts deep shadows on the “broken” hills. Anyone who has seen this region once will never forget it. On the tour, we will visit Asciano, reach a famous monastery that is still in operation on abandoned country roads, and then we will continue on through beautiful roads to Buonconveno, where we will have lunch. In some places, the tour goes along the route of the famous L’eroica retro bicycle race! We return to the accommodation from Buonconventó on a beautiful road. Distance: 85 km, elevation: 1000 m, planned time: 5 hours.
Difficulty: 3/5.
Day 3: Montalcino and Radicofani
On our second day we visit iconic landscapes. We go by car to the starting point, then we go up to Montalcino on a great hill, this town is the home of the Brunello wine, and then we reach the abandoned monastery, the Abbazia di Sant’Antimo, on a great and long slope.Then we will down to the Orcia river, cross it on the bridge, and then a long climb to the highest point of the tour (1000m) will begin. We drive around the side of the Amiata mountain, stopping in two small towns on the side of the mountain. After a quick descent, a climb follows, and we reach Radicofani. The tower offers a beautiful view, in good weather you can see for 50-70 km. We return on a longer slope.
Distance: 110 km, elevation: 1900 m, planned time: 8 hours. Difficulty: 5/5
Day 4: Val d'Ocia
This day is unknown at home, but it belongs to classic Tuscan towns, and in addition, this region holds the most beautiful Tuscan locations for us. We start from the accommodation and then head towards Pienza through the Asso valley. Pienza is the home of Pecorino cheese, the whole town is filled with the smell of the cheese. From here we will ride to Montepulciano on a beautiful road lined with cedars, the town that makes great wines and dominates the hilltop. We look around the zigzag streets and then continue on. We reach Monticchiello, a jewel town, on third-rate little-known roads. From here we head home, via Bagno Vignoni and then Torreineri
Distance: 120 km, elevation gain: approx. 1900 m, planned time: 8 hours (with sightseeing). Difficulty: 4/5
Day 5: Monastery of San Galgano, Merse Valley
The destination of the tour of the day is one of the most beautiful and at the same time one of the most abandoned (and perhaps the most unknown) landmarks in Tuscany, the monastery of San Galgano. We do not start from the accommodation, but drive next to Siena. Right at the beginning, we take a gentle but long ascent into the woods, and then we proceed to our destination on a majestic, winding road on the hillside. Our route goes through the valley of the Merse river in several places, we touch smaller towns and climb up to Chiusdino. At the end of the road, we reach the abandoned monastery, which we also look. From there, following the Merse route, we ascend through a beautiful wooded area and then race down. There will be one more uphill and one downhill.
Distance: 115 km, elevation: 2000 m, planned time: 8 hours (with sightseeing). difficulty: 5/5.
Day 6: Chianti
The route winds through Tuscany’s most famous wine region, the Chianti region. Beautiful and sunny hillsides, beautiful castles, secluded towns, hundreds of wine cellars, peace and quiet await you. We start from the accommodation, through the Crete Senesi, on a super panoramic road to reach Chianti (we will have already covered 30km by then). Our route immediately leads through castles and wine cellars in the rolling landscape. We also visit the most beautiful small towns of the region, visit a wine-producing farm (wine tasting is also possible), and then arrive at the cycling center, Gaiole in Chianti (this is where the L’Eroica race starts in the fall). We turn into Radda in Chianti, then return to the car on a beautiful, sloping road lined with vineyards and olive trees, which awaits us on the edge of Chianti.
Distance: 100 km, elevation: 1600 m, planned time: 7 hours. Difficulty: 4/5.
Day 7: Home
We check out in the morning and travel home. We’ll travel during the day and arrive home in the afternoon.
Attention! The program may change due to the weather and other reasons, which basically does not affect the distance and possible difficulty.
Our accommodation will be in a typical farmhouse (agrotourismo) not far from Siena. The location is not only beautiful and peaceful, but also an ideal starting point for cycling in all directions. High-quality apartments await us in the stone-built house. Guests are accommodated in apartments. Each apartment has its own, well-equipped kitchen that meets all needs, where cooking is also possible. The well-maintained large pool provides comfort.
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