| Any Tuscany mountain bike holiday will
charm you with lush landscapes,
rich history, and mouth-watering
cuisine and wine. The beautiful,
historic area of Tuscany is the
perfect setting for mountain biking.
While on your Tuscany mountain
bike holiday, you will have plenty
of time to appreciate the region,
cycling through vineyards, olive
groves, and quaint villages. In
the evenings, you can relax in
one of the many small hotels.
Enjoy superb food and well-appointed
comfort wherever you go. Many
tours include visits to wine estates
where you will taste Brunello,
Super Tuscan, Vino Nobile, and
Chianti Classico. A number of
tour operators offer a Tuscany
mountain bike holiday. The bikes
they will have for hire, are usually
of a high standard. The cost to
rent a mountain bike or hybrid
cycle is approximately £115-165
per week. Garfagnana Adventures
offers a range of different experiences
as part of a Tuscany mountain
bike holiday. Choose between tough
and steep terrain suitable for
experienced off-road enthusiasts,
or more gentle woodland trails
for adventurous novices. Note
that this area is hilly, and you
will need to be relatively fit
to enjoy your biking. A Tuscany
mountain bike holiday offers you
the opportunity to enjoy a scenic
trail from Braccicorti, a converted
farmhouse perched high on the
northern flanks of the Serchio
valley, as offered by Tuscan Trails.
Follow the trail through the Apuane
and Orecchiella National Parks
in northern Tuscany. There is
one free day to rest or to visit
nearby Lucca, or to try out the
local 2km skills and test track
in the woods. Hooked On Cycling
Holidays has a standard cycling
holiday for seven nights, but
the length of stay can be varied
according to your needs. The region
also has enough hills to test
your stamina. This Tuscany mountain
bike holiday has been graded as
explorer or adventurer. They have
individual cycling holidays from
early March to late October. During
a mountain bike holiday Tuscany
Cycle Resort deserves a visit.
It is based in a 4-Star Hotel,
situated at the top of a hill
at Casino di Terra. It is in the
southern part of the Province
of Pisa, bordering with the Province
of Livorno. This area is in central
Tuscany, not far from Cecina.
For a carefree Tuscany mountain
bike holiday, the Cycle Resort
offers bikes for hire. They also
have storage facilities, as well
as a hotel workshop for small
repairs. The southern part of
the Province of Pisa is an area
used to train national and international
bike professionals. The mild temperatures
allow training with racing bikes
throughout the year. From Casino
di Terra, the most important towns
of historical and cultural interest
like Lucca, Florence and Siena,
can be reached within about one
hour by car, or by the fit cyclist.
Whether you bring your bikes with
you, or rent them once you get
there, your Tuscany mountain bike
holiday offers numerous trails
along which you can explore the
wonderful landscape, and the fascinating
history of the region. A bonus
is that you will return from your
holiday in peak condition! All
the superb food and wine will
be worked off as you bike along
the breath-taking Tuscany mountain
bike holiday trails. For more
information visit Best-Mountain-Biking.com
Rika Susan of Article-Alert.com
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