Alps Adria Villach - Grado

The starting point of this bicycle holiday is Villach, located on the border of the Klagenfurt-basin, at the confluence of the rivers „Drau“ and „Gail“. Very soon you will have to say goodbye to Austria, before the bicycle tour continues to Italy. The region Friuli-Venezia Giulia doesn’t only offer scenic variety, but also invites you to a foray through the cultural variety of the region. This mixture of the cultures reflects itself also in the cuisine: Alpine- Austrian, Slovenian and Venetian influences characterise the gastronomic offer of the region. Moving on from the peaks of the Carnic Alps you cycle on the south side of the Alps approaching the sea, towards the Adriatic Coast with its miles long sandy beaches.

TOUR PROFILE: The tour from Villach to Grado is an easy tour. It goes along bike paths or very quiet side roads, through small villages and picturesque landscape. The tour is suitable for children over 14 years.

Individual arrival at the starting hotel in Villach. Parking place close to the hotel availabe.

Following the river Gail, you leave Villach behind you and say goodbye to Austria. In the three-nation triangle of Italy-Austria-slovenia the valley „Kanaltal“ is extending, whose centre is the Italian border town of Tarvisio. Here Austrians, Slovenes, Friulians and Italians have been living together for hundreds of years, and all three major European language families – Germans, Romans and Slavs – meet here directly.

Tarvisio, a small town surrounded by wide valleys and wood, in a modern garb, with an old soul and full of traditions, is today the starting point of your cycle tour. It is not only one of the most important mountain resorts of Friuli- Venezia Giulia, but also one of the most known winter sport centre in the region. Continuing through the valley of „Kanaltal“ you can admire the beauties of the Friulian Alpine from the saddle, with intact, untouched nature and vast, intact forests.

The little city of Gemona del Friuli which is located on the southern exit of the valley „Kanaltal“ and on the foothills of the Julian Alps is one of the most beautiful historic towns of the region. The townscape is characterised by the majestic cathedral „Santa Maria Assunta“ which is certainly worth a visit. The wine determines today’s stage. Hills full of grapevines line your path and invite you to taste some good wines. The Venetian influenced Udine exudes calm and prudence. Enjoy a cup of coffee on the „Piazza“ or stroll through the city centre and admire important Gothic and Renaissance buildings.

Accompanied by the breeze of the Scirocco, you glide past reed inlets and canals and reach Grado, a historic fishing town and one of the most popular seaside resorts on the Adriatic.

Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay on the Adriatic Sea.

• Accomodation in 3*** and 4**** hotels
• Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
• Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
  
• Well planned routes
• Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone numbers)
  
• Personal tour information
  
• Telephone service hotline for the entire tour
  

• Rental bike (21- gears women's or men's bicycle) - € 79,-
  
• E- Bike- 169,-
• Shuttle Bus from Grado to Villach - € 69,- per person (incl. bike)

You will stay in 3*** and 4**** hotels. Tourist tax has to be paid on the spot.

Arrival by car: highway A2, A10 or A11                                                                                                                                                                  by train: Railway station Villach                                                                                                                                                                          by plane: Airport Klagenfurt, Salzburg or Ljubljana (there are good train connections from these airports!)

Parking: Depending on the first hotel, unattended parking facilities are available, either directly at your hotel or nearby (for the overnights booked at the hotel). Public parking garage at a cost of approx. € 35 per week. Reservation of the parking area/parking garage is not possible; payable on the spot.

Return transfer Grado - Villach:

Every Friday and Sunday by shuttle bus from Grado to Villach - € 69,- per person (incl. bike) the transfer has to be booked together with the reservation!
 

2 persons

Arrival possible every Tuesday and Sunday from 26.04. to 04.10.2020.

Special dates are possible for groups of minimum 5 people!