Villas and Vineyards Cycling
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Highlights Wonderfully flat hotel-to-hotel cycling route exploring the pretty villages, villas and castles of the Venetian countryside. Lots of historic interest and great regional cooking! A day trip to Venice is a 'must' with Padua and Vicenza also within reach. 
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Holiday introduction
- Flat, easy, totally unspoilt cycling off the tourist trail - a great choice for first timers!
- Cherry orchards, vineyards, picturesque little villages
- Characterful, friendly hotels, great Venetian home cooking - dozens of wines to try!
- Steeped in history: mediaeval castles, Palladian villas, Roman roads
- Venice, Verona, Padua and Vicenza all within 'rest day' reach
Our undiscovered corner of Venetia, just 60 mins (but a world away) from bustling Venice is, we think, the perfect setting for a relaxed cycling holiday. The countryside is almost entirely untouched by tourism. The cycling is gentle, and takes you through ancient vineyards, cherry orchards and along hidden canal paths. En route you eat well, and stay with some of the friendliest people we've ever met - there's a specially warm welcomes at Valfrido and Angelina's farm hotel near Vicenza, and at the Ottolitri family's hotel just outside Galzignano.
This region is bursting with patrician villas, castles and great art cities spanning the 400 years when the area was ruled by the Venetian Republic. Palladio was the most famous Renaissance architect and many of his villas, including Villa Rotonda, can be visited while discovering the Venetian countryside.
We're probably a little biased, so here's what our customers say...
"We had a real Italian experience, in an area not usually seen by tourists."
Mr Bent, Surrey
"Very well organised holiday with an efficient and friendly company."
Mr Gould, Chester
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