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- Day 2–5
- October 10, 2024 at 9:47 PM - October 13, 2024
- 3 nights
- 🌙 57 °F
- Altitude: 840 ft
ItalyPalazzo Bruni Ciocchi43°28’5” N 11°52’40” E
Arezzo, Italy
Oct 10–13, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Travels complete (Planes, Trains, & Automobile 😉), we arrived in Arezzo, Italy and settled into a wonderful updated historic apartment -- spending three nights before our cycle tour begins onRead more
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- Day 3
- Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10:54 AM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 177 ft
- ItalyPonte Vecchio43°46’5” N 11°15’11” E
Florence
October 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We've traveled through Florence previously, but had never explored the city. So, we took the train from Arezzo to Florence for the day. Spontaneous rather than well-organized, we didn't quite optimizeRead more
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- Day 3
- Friday, October 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 873 ft
- ItalyMuseo Archeologico43°27’37” N 11°52’44” E
Arezzo Street Fair
October 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We were lucky to be in Arezzo for this international street food fair -- spent a few hours here Friday night and we loved it!
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- Day 4
- Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:19 PM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 945 ft
- ItalyPiazza Grande43°27’53” N 11°53’4” E
Arezzo Walking Tour
October 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Spent Saturday exploring the quaint town of Arezzo. Gorgeous day and such an interesting town. Churches, squares, towers, a fort, and some excitement with a drum/bugle corp 🙂.
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- Day 5
- Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 7:09 AM
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitude: 951 ft
- ItalyBrufa43°3’19” N 12°27’53” E
Backroads Day 1
October 13, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Let the fun begin! Met our group at the Arezzo Train station, then transferred to Agriturismo Torre Colombaia for an organic farm to table lunch before a 28-mile cycle through the beautifulRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:28 AM
- 🌙 50 °F
- Altitude: 719 ft
- ItalyFiume Clitunno42°56’3” N 12°36’35” E
Backroads Day 2
October 14, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 50 °F
A great day of cycling -- our longest at 48 miles, (eBikes make it 'easy' although we try not to use the assist too much) with fun stops at lunch and later in the day at Assisi. Excellent and festiveRead more
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:54 AM
- 🌙 52 °F
- Altitude: 1,844 ft
- ItalyGiomici43°11’35” N 12°36’38” E
Backroads Day 3
October 15, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Another beautiful day for cycling -- so fortunate! Lunch at an 11th century castle, evening wine tasting, exploring Gubbio...good fun. Had to take a detour on our ride today due to a road closureRead more
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- Day 8–9
- October 16, 2024 at 1:30 PM - October 17, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- ItalyPesaro43°54’39” N 12°55’24” E
Backroads Days 4 & 5
Oct 16–17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
A couple of good cycling days and lots of good food. One rider fell and fractured some bones in her upper arm 🥴. Made our way to the sea and ended up in Pesaro. So fun to see the water!!
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- Day 11
- Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 6:25 AM
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 1,345 ft
- ItalyTrulli District40°46’56” N 17°14’16” E
On to Puglia, starting with Alberobello!
October 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Made our way from Bologna to Alberobello (a Unesco world heritage site) for the start of our self-guided cycle tour. Such a unique area - love it! It was a rainy travel day and rather gloomy onRead more
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- Day 12
- Sunday, October 20, 2024
- 🌬 70 °F
- Altitude: 666 ft
- ItalyMonastero Delle Benedettine40°43’57” N 17°34’41” E
Alberobello to Ostuni
October 20, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
Let the fun begin! Met for a tour overview, tested our bikes, and loaded up our paniers. The morning began overcast and misty, but fortunately stopped raining by the time we started our ride - yay!Read more
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- Day 13
- Monday, October 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 433 ft
- ItalyOria40°30’1” N 17°38’44” E
Ostuni to Manduria
October 21, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
This morning we learned that just after our flight from Bologna departed on Saturday, they had torrential rains, flooding, power outages, etc. We dodged a bullet yet again. This area of Italy is nowRead more
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- Day 14
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 7:22 AM
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 95 ft
- ItalyTorre Uluzzo40°9’35” N 17°57’34” E
Manduria to Gallipoli!
October 22, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Oohh aahh. Today we rode to and along the Ionian coast. The weather was perfect and it was a fantastic 48-mile day! Simply wonderful to cycle along this beautiful coastline.
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- Day 15
- Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 164 ft
- ItalySanta Maria di Leuca Lighthouse39°47’44” N 18°22’5” E
Gallipoli to Santa Maria di Leuca
October 23, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Another gorgeous coastal ride on a beautiful day. Logged 37 miles despite multiple stops to explore. Mother Nature blessed us yet again as we made our way to the southern-most point of Italy.
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- Day 16
- Thursday, October 24, 2024
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 7 ft
- ItalyMarina Serra39°54’42” N 18°23’36” E
Santa Maria di Leuca to Otranto
October 24, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Another Oohh Ahhh, on "one of the most scenic roads in the world" as we made our way from the southern-most to the eastern-most part of Italy. We chose this itinerary in part for the coastal routes,Read more
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- Day 17
- Friday, October 25, 2024
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 167 ft
- ItalyMonumento AI Caduti40°20’58” N 18°10’23” E
Otranto to Lecce
October 25, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
The last day of our self-guided cycling tour 🫤. A nice ride up the coast before we turned inland to Lecce, our final destination. Spent the evening in Lecce and had a long & excellent dinner withRead more
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- Day 19
- Sunday, October 27, 2024
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 7 ft
NetherlandsAbcoude52°16’17” N 4°58’29” E
Trip Complete!
October 27, 2024 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
"Trip Complete" -- The audio message from our app at the end of our rides. For us, a stay in Amsterdam marked the end of this journey.
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Nice beard you’re sporting there, Tom!