04.09.2010-11.09.2010
Lake Reschen - Lake Garda - Verona
Distance tours,
guided
8 days / 7 nights
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By car (parking space free of charge) or train and bus you go via Reschenpass to Nauders in Aus-tria or Reschen in Italy.
Day 2: Nauders – Reschen – Schlanders approx 35 – 50 km
You cycle along Lake Reschensee – with view onto the sunken church of Graun – into medieval city Glurns (city wall). Your aim of today is Schlanders, main village of the region of Vinschgau.
Day 3: Schlanders – Merano approx 40 km
Castles and palaces are accompanying you today (palace Juval of alpinist Reinhard Messner). Enjoy beautiful views on impressing Ortler massif and Stilfserjoch before you cycle downhill to con-templative Merano with its Mediterranean vegetation. Guided city tour and a wine taste in palace Rametz.
Day 4: Merano – Bolzano approx 30 – 45 km
There are two possibilities for reaching Bolzano: along river Adige or through impressing fruit or-chards via Lana and Eppan. There is Messner Mountain Museum in the ruin Sigmundskron along your way. Ötzi, the Iceman can be visited in Bolzano.
Day 5: Bolzano – Trento approx 65 km
You cycle on bike paths along the river Adige and partly through fruit orchards to Salurn, where the German-speaking part of South Tyrol ends. Afterwards you continue to Trento where you should spend some time in the beautiful old city.
Day 6: Trento – Lago di Garda South approx 50 km
Again you start along the river Adige where you cycle via Rovereto to Mori. The tour leads you towards Lago di Garda. After a short stage (Passo San Giovanni) you cycle downhill to the Lake to Torbole and on to Riva. There starts your journey by ship over the Lake.
Day 7: Lago di Garda – Verona approx 50 km
In parts flat, in parts hilly you cycle through the vineyards to Verona – a city with a lot of places of interest! (Arena di Verona, house of Julia, old city wall). Guided city tour.
Day 8: Individual departure or additional nights
You reach Nauders or Reschen / Reschenpass by car at the Austrian/Italian boarder. There are parking spaces, free of charge at or near the hotel.
There are connections by train to Landeck (North Tyrol) or via Bolzano and Merano to Mals (South Tyrol). By bus you can continue to Nauders or Reschen.
By train from Verona via Bolzano and Merano to Mals and by public bus to Nauders or Reschen; or by return transfer by tourbus every Saturday and Sunday for € 60 per person, bike included. A reservation is necessary. The transfer is payable on spot.
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We recommend this tour in spring, summer or autumn! From the florescence to the crop is bike season along the south-facing slope of the Alps! This route is adequate for people who love nature and culture. Castles and palaces along your route and lots of culture in the cities are awaiting you as well as vineyards, fruit orchards, mountain panoramas, clean air and intact nature. There is an altitude difference of 1.500 m between the Alps and Verona which you cycle downhill through sunny Italy and along Lago di Garda until you reach your aim, the city of Romeo and Juliet!
Dates
18.09.2010-25.09.2010
Tour course
Day 1: Arrival to Nauders / Austria or Reschen / ItalyBy car (parking space free of charge) or train and bus you go via Reschenpass to Nauders in Aus-tria or Reschen in Italy.
Day 2: Nauders – Reschen – Schlanders approx 35 – 50 km
You cycle along Lake Reschensee – with view onto the sunken church of Graun – into medieval city Glurns (city wall). Your aim of today is Schlanders, main village of the region of Vinschgau.
Day 3: Schlanders – Merano approx 40 km
Castles and palaces are accompanying you today (palace Juval of alpinist Reinhard Messner). Enjoy beautiful views on impressing Ortler massif and Stilfserjoch before you cycle downhill to con-templative Merano with its Mediterranean vegetation. Guided city tour and a wine taste in palace Rametz.
Day 4: Merano – Bolzano approx 30 – 45 km
There are two possibilities for reaching Bolzano: along river Adige or through impressing fruit or-chards via Lana and Eppan. There is Messner Mountain Museum in the ruin Sigmundskron along your way. Ötzi, the Iceman can be visited in Bolzano.
Day 5: Bolzano – Trento approx 65 km
You cycle on bike paths along the river Adige and partly through fruit orchards to Salurn, where the German-speaking part of South Tyrol ends. Afterwards you continue to Trento where you should spend some time in the beautiful old city.
Day 6: Trento – Lago di Garda South approx 50 km
Again you start along the river Adige where you cycle via Rovereto to Mori. The tour leads you towards Lago di Garda. After a short stage (Passo San Giovanni) you cycle downhill to the Lake to Torbole and on to Riva. There starts your journey by ship over the Lake.
Day 7: Lago di Garda – Verona approx 50 km
In parts flat, in parts hilly you cycle through the vineyards to Verona – a city with a lot of places of interest! (Arena di Verona, house of Julia, old city wall). Guided city tour.
Day 8: Individual departure or additional nights
Route features
You cycle on beautiful bike paths mostly along the river Adige. The route leads you from Reschen-pass almost 1.500 m downhill until Lago di Garda, but there are also some stages which have to be managed. You cycle on bike paths or asphalted side roads, roads with heavy traffic are seldom and only occur for short sections.Map
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Prices
| Basic price | 898,- |
| Surcharge single room | 170,- |
| Half board surcharge | inclusive |
| Rental bicycle | 55,- |
| Electro bike | 140,- |
Category: 4****- and 3***-hotels
Extra nights
| Basic price | Category | Single surch. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nauders/Reschen | 55,- | 3*** | 10,- |
| Verona | 57,- | 4**** | 29,- |
All prices per person in Euro
Services
- Accommodation in hotels of 3*** and 4**** - level
- Breakfast buffet
- At least three-course evening meal
- Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
- best elaborated route
- Detailed travel documents
- Journey by ship on Lago di Garda
- Company of a skilled and trained travel courier who knows about the country
- Eurobike-bus present during the whole tour
- Entrée in the archaeological museum in Bozen (Ötzi, the Iceman)
- Guided tours in Merano and Verona
Extras
Parking / arrival and departureYou reach Nauders or Reschen / Reschenpass by car at the Austrian/Italian boarder. There are parking spaces, free of charge at or near the hotel.
There are connections by train to Landeck (North Tyrol) or via Bolzano and Merano to Mals (South Tyrol). By bus you can continue to Nauders or Reschen.
By train from Verona via Bolzano and Merano to Mals and by public bus to Nauders or Reschen; or by return transfer by tourbus every Saturday and Sunday for € 60 per person, bike included. A reservation is necessary. The transfer is payable on spot.
