cycle touring tuscany/umbria
Nov 20th 2003, 5:06 pm
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cycle touring tuscany/umbria
I'm in the process of planning a cycling tour in Italy next year. My first
draft itinerary is as follows:
Ostia - Santa Marinella (65km) - Ponte D Abbadia (71km) - Pitigliano
70km) - Montalcino (76km) - Siena (58km) - Castelfiorentino (59km) -
Firenze (41km) - Poppi (51km) - Sansepolcro (58km) - Gubbio (66km) -
Assisi (48km) - Orvieto (85km) - (somewhere between Orvieto and Rome)
(60km??) - Rome (65km??)
We plan to camp mostly, staying in hotels or affitacamere where there
are no campsites. And definitely hotel in Florence and Rome.
Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
TIA
Nick
draft itinerary is as follows:
Ostia - Santa Marinella (65km) - Ponte D Abbadia (71km) - Pitigliano
70km) - Montalcino (76km) - Siena (58km) - Castelfiorentino (59km) -
Firenze (41km) - Poppi (51km) - Sansepolcro (58km) - Gubbio (66km) -
Assisi (48km) - Orvieto (85km) - (somewhere between Orvieto and Rome)
(60km??) - Rome (65km??)
We plan to camp mostly, staying in hotels or affitacamere where there
are no campsites. And definitely hotel in Florence and Rome.
Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
TIA
Nick
Nov 20th 2003, 5:31 pm
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Re: cycle touring tuscany/umbria
Follow the old road to Ostia Antica on the coast from Rome, ancient
site fun with bikes, good food at the cafe on the site. Amazing place.
Howard
On 20 Nov 2003 22:06:16 -0800, [email protected] (nick) wrote:
>I'm in the process of planning a cycling tour in Italy next year. My first
>draft itinerary is as follows:
>Ostia - Santa Marinella (65km) - Ponte D Abbadia (71km) - Pitigliano
>70km) - Montalcino (76km) - Siena (58km) - Castelfiorentino (59km) -
>Firenze (41km) - Poppi (51km) - Sansepolcro (58km) - Gubbio (66km) -
>Assisi (48km) - Orvieto (85km) - (somewhere between Orvieto and Rome)
>(60km??) - Rome (65km??)
>We plan to camp mostly, staying in hotels or affitacamere where there
>are no campsites. And definitely hotel in Florence and Rome.
>Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
>eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
>and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
>TIA
>Nick
Retired Teacher, Terrible Mechanic, Worse Plumber!
LPFM Page: http://home.att.net/~optcamel/fmradio.htm
site fun with bikes, good food at the cafe on the site. Amazing place.
Howard
On 20 Nov 2003 22:06:16 -0800, [email protected] (nick) wrote:
>I'm in the process of planning a cycling tour in Italy next year. My first
>draft itinerary is as follows:
>Ostia - Santa Marinella (65km) - Ponte D Abbadia (71km) - Pitigliano
>70km) - Montalcino (76km) - Siena (58km) - Castelfiorentino (59km) -
>Firenze (41km) - Poppi (51km) - Sansepolcro (58km) - Gubbio (66km) -
>Assisi (48km) - Orvieto (85km) - (somewhere between Orvieto and Rome)
>(60km??) - Rome (65km??)
>We plan to camp mostly, staying in hotels or affitacamere where there
>are no campsites. And definitely hotel in Florence and Rome.
>Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
>eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
>and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
>TIA
>Nick
Retired Teacher, Terrible Mechanic, Worse Plumber!
LPFM Page: http://home.att.net/~optcamel/fmradio.htm
Nov 21st 2003, 1:50 am
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Re: cycle touring tuscany/umbria
Between Orvieto and Rome you can stop in my city 
Viterbo
Orvieto - Viterbo (45 km)
Viterbo - Rome (84 km)
That way you'll be able to see two volcanic lakes (Lago di Bolsena and Lago
di Vico), a medieval city (Viterbo) and from Viterbo to Rome, you can see
the beautifull chestnut trees along the Mount Cimino park just all around
the lake of Vico. The lake is inside the park and is totally preserved from
pollution (no motor boats allowed...)
If you're lucky you'll be albe to do some "bird watching"...
Anyway you can always take a swim in the lake... Your skin will be sooo
soft, the water is particularly "sweet"...
Let me know
Bon voyage
Braque
"nick" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> I'm in the process of planning a cycling tour in Italy next year. My first
> draft itinerary is as follows:
> Ostia - Santa Marinella (65km) - Ponte D Abbadia (71km) - Pitigliano
> 70km) - Montalcino (76km) - Siena (58km) - Castelfiorentino (59km) -
> Firenze (41km) - Poppi (51km) - Sansepolcro (58km) - Gubbio (66km) -
> Assisi (48km) - Orvieto (85km) - (somewhere between Orvieto and Rome)
> (60km??) - Rome (65km??)
> We plan to camp mostly, staying in hotels or affitacamere where there
> are no campsites. And definitely hotel in Florence and Rome.
> Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
> eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
> and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
> TIA
> Nick
Viterbo
Orvieto - Viterbo (45 km)
Viterbo - Rome (84 km)
That way you'll be able to see two volcanic lakes (Lago di Bolsena and Lago
di Vico), a medieval city (Viterbo) and from Viterbo to Rome, you can see
the beautifull chestnut trees along the Mount Cimino park just all around
the lake of Vico. The lake is inside the park and is totally preserved from
pollution (no motor boats allowed...)
If you're lucky you'll be albe to do some "bird watching"...
Anyway you can always take a swim in the lake... Your skin will be sooo
soft, the water is particularly "sweet"...
Let me know
Bon voyage
Braque
"nick" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> I'm in the process of planning a cycling tour in Italy next year. My first
> draft itinerary is as follows:
> Ostia - Santa Marinella (65km) - Ponte D Abbadia (71km) - Pitigliano
> 70km) - Montalcino (76km) - Siena (58km) - Castelfiorentino (59km) -
> Firenze (41km) - Poppi (51km) - Sansepolcro (58km) - Gubbio (66km) -
> Assisi (48km) - Orvieto (85km) - (somewhere between Orvieto and Rome)
> (60km??) - Rome (65km??)
> We plan to camp mostly, staying in hotels or affitacamere where there
> are no campsites. And definitely hotel in Florence and Rome.
> Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
> eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
> and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
> TIA
> Nick
Nov 21st 2003, 10:04 pm
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Re: cycle touring tuscany/umbria
"nick" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> I'm in the process of planning a cycling tour in Italy next year. My first
> draft itinerary is as follows:
> "..."- Pitigliano
> 70km) -"..." Rome (65km??)
> Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
> eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
> and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
Pitigliano is one of the most impressive town of Maremma (Grosseto
province). You can plan to stop there and visit the ancient city which has
been built on a unique small hill by etruscan more than 2100 years ago.
Pitigliano is also known as "Little Jerusalem"
Let me know what do you think of it.
Have a good trip and enjoy Italy
Ciao
Ricky
news:[email protected]...
> I'm in the process of planning a cycling tour in Italy next year. My first
> draft itinerary is as follows:
> "..."- Pitigliano
> 70km) -"..." Rome (65km??)
> Anyone have any suggestions about things to see, places to stay or
> eat, or things to avoid. I'm still deciding on a stop between Orvieto
> and Rome, so suggestions welcome there too.
Pitigliano is one of the most impressive town of Maremma (Grosseto
province). You can plan to stop there and visit the ancient city which has
been built on a unique small hill by etruscan more than 2100 years ago.
Pitigliano is also known as "Little Jerusalem"
Let me know what do you think of it.
Have a good trip and enjoy Italy
Ciao
Ricky
