BIKE TOUR BETWEEN THE EUGANEAN HILLS AND THE VENETIAN LAGOON
4-day / 3-night self-guided tour
Looking for a special vacation? We have designed a bike itinerary for you where land and sea meet, between the volcanic hills of the Euganean Hills, the Venetian Lagoon, and the oldest thermal baths in Europe. You will travel along the salt and sugar route, which connects the Euganean Hills to the Venetian Lagoon following an ancient waterway once used by wooden boats, the so-called “burci,” which sailed loaded with goods such as trachyte from the Euganean Hills, salt from Chioggia, and sugar from Pontelongo. You will admire the Venice Lagoon and its Lido, completing the tour towards the Riviera del Brenta where you can visit some of the prestigious Venetian Villas. On the last day, you will discover well-being at the Euganean Thermal Baths.
PROGRAM:
DAY 1 – FROM THE EUGANEAN HILLS TO CHIOGGIA (55 km – no elevation gain) Meeting in the morning and bike handover. Today’s arrival point rightly deserves the nickname “little Venice.” Many small bridges and canals make Chioggia resemble its older sister. As you approach the lagoon, the important rivers and the countless canals that flow slowly towards the sea shape a landscape in balance between land and water and tell of a territory modeled over time by man. The gaze is captured by wheat fields, old peasant “casoni” with reed roofs, splendid Venetian villas, and large Benedictine courts. Upon arrival in Chioggia, you will have time to enjoy the lively atmosphere of this fishing town before the return transfer. Overnight stay in Chioggia.
DAY 2 – THE ISLANDS OF THE LAGOON: PELLESTRINA AND LIDO DI VENEZIA (35 km – no elevation gain) By boat, you will reach Pellestrina, a thin strip of land suspended between the Adriatic Sea and the lagoon. The island is made up of small villages with colorful houses facing the lagoon in a row, flower gardens and vegetable gardens, and a couple of restaurants where you can taste authentic lagoon cuisine. In San Pietro in Volta, you will board for the Lido di Venezia, another of the strips of land that divide the Venetian Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. Inhabited since ancient times, loved by poets and writers, a meeting place for the jet set since the 1920s, here you can breathe that quiet, elegant atmosphere of beautiful places, but unknown to the masses. Crowds only come here for the Venice Film Festival, but for the rest of the year, peace reigns. The boat trip to the Tronchetto in Venice includes a beautiful passage with a view of St. Mark’s Square. Overnight stay in Mestre.
DAY 3 – THE BRENTA RIVIERA TO PADUA (50 km – no elevation gain) Today you will follow the cycle path called the “Brenta cycle route,” a route on secondary roads that follow the Brenta river canal, dotted with numerous and prestigious historic villas. In Dolo, you will stop in the historic center characterized by the squero (boatyard) and the ancient mill built on an island in the canal. You will have the opportunity to visit Villa Pisani in Stra, also called the “Queen of Venetian villas.” Today it is a National Museum that preserves furniture and works of art from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the masterpiece by Gianbattista Tiepolo “Glory of the Pisani family.” You will then continue until you reach Padua with its squares, the Basilica of Saint Anthony, and the Prato della Valle. In a short time, you will then arrive at your destination. Overnight stay at the Euganean Thermal Baths.
DAY 4 – DEPARTURE After breakfast, end of services. With a small supplement, you can take advantage of a regenerating day by using the hotel’s thermal pools and SPA.
- Length: 140 km
- Elevation gain: none
- Difficulty: easy
- Terrain: the route is entirely flat on cycle paths, dirt roads, and low-traffic roads
- Tour structure: multi-stage distance tour
For this tour, it is possible to start from the following rental points:
BIKE POINT DI GALZIGNANO RESORT SPA&GOLF in via delle Terme 84, Galzignano Terme (PD). Free parking. Battaglia Terme FS station is a 15-minute walk away (Regional trains stop along the Venice-Ferrara line).
3 or 4-star hotels in Chioggia, Mestre, and the Euganean Thermal Baths
PRICE:
- Price per person in a double room with a standard bike included: € 390,00
SUPPLEMENTS / REDUCTIONS
- Single room supplement: € 175,00
- Electric bike supplement for 3 days: € 35,00
- Own bike reduction: € 50,00
- Luggage transport supplement for 3 days: € 350,00 (total)
- Extra nights: on request
- 3 nights in 3/4 star hotels with breakfast
- Standard bike rental for 3 days including helmet, lock, and 2 rear 20l bags
- Viaggiare Curiosi navigation app, rich in content and detailed information about the route
- Telephone assistance
- Travel to the starting point
- Luggage transport
- Lunches and dinners
- General entrances
- ACTV boat passes Chioggia-Pellestrina-Lido-Tronchetto
- Tourist taxes
- Everything not expressly indicated under “included services”
GUIDES
If you have booked a guided tour you can find one of the following professional figures based on the type of experience chosen:
- Cycling Guide: they can plan the best route according to the client’s needs, accompany a group safely and solve mechanical problems. They know the territory they illustrate the general aspects of the places crossed.
- Trekking Guide: our trekking guides are professionals who safely accompany individuals or groups by illustrating the naturalistic and general aspects of the territory.
- Tourist Guide: these are historical-artistic guides with regular qualification. They illustrate and enhance the historical, cultural, artistic, religious, museum, archaeological and architectural heritage of the territory.
- Tour Escort: this figure is used to accompany large groups or some excursions in minivan. The escort is responsible for the regular execution of the program. Supervises and coordinates services in order to guarantee the best experience for the customer. Knows the territory and provides general information on the places visited.
NAVIGATION APP
For all our self-guided tours we provide a Navigation App full of content and practical information on the chosen routes.
You will need to download the app from your store and create a free account. You will then receive a link where you can download the routes to use offline. In addition to the possibility of navigating using a voice assistant, you will find all the points of interest geolocalized such as sites and monuments to visit, stops at the winery or restaurants selected by us and in general all the useful suggestions to transform your day into an authentic experience of the territory.
OPENINGS OF SITES AND MONUMENTS
Some tours include visits to sites, villas or other attractions. Due to internal needs of individual properties, it may sometimes happen that the opening days and hours may vary. If the entrance is specifically included in the package, we will verify whether the day you have chosen is compatible with the visit. If the entrance is not included in the package, it is responsibility of guests to verify the opening days and hours of the sites you intend to visit.
TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION
Viaggiare Curiosi Tour Operator, Via Aureliana 50, 35036 Montegrotto Terme (PD), Authorization of Province of Padua no. 357 of 20/03/2018, VAT no. IT05119320280.
HOW TO BOOK
To book, fill out the form and you will receive a confirmation email with all the information within 24 hours or call for information at +39 353 469 9890
