7-Day Biking Tour of the Colosseum, La Grande Bellezza & Lake Bracciano
Highlights
Rome
archaeological, bike tours, historical
Private Tour
7 Days
Easy
English, French, Italian
Description
Experience this ancient city from its modern-day streets to the elegant architecture that still stands tall. Ride a bike through the city to understand why it still stands as the hot favourite of tourists from all across the world.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in Rome
Arrive in Rome and get accommodation in a holiday home or bed and breakfast near Vatican City.
In the afternoon, meet your Italian tour guide who will illustrate the program.
Stop for dinner in a typical local restaurant.
Overnight stay in the hotel.
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Day 2: Colosseum & Roman Forum
Start your day with a delicious breakfast.
Begin your bicycle trip amongst ancient ruins, funerary monuments, immense Roman aqueducts along with “the most modern road of the ancient world”, Via Appia Antica.
Go on an external visit to the two symbols of Rome is a must: the Colosseum and the Roman Forum are today easily reachable on two wheels.
Free dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 3: Rome City Tour
Ride to the popular neighbourhoods of Rome, where you can experience “Romanness” away from the mass tourism that modifies and confuses reality.
See the neighbourhoods of Ostiense, Garbatella, Testaccio and part of Trastevere: you’ll feel like an integral part of the eternal city, and will understand how it used to be and how it has transformed itself.
Free dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 4: La Grande Bellezza
- Marvel at the places where the winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2014 - La Grande Bellezza - was shot. A tour of breathtaking views, wonderful noble palaces and lush gardens.
Dinner in a typical local tavern and overnight stay.
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Day 5: Piazza Del Popolo
Leave the bicycles for a day and use public transport to move towards the city center for a half-day guided tour called “From San Luigi dei Francesi to Piazza del Popolo, on the tracks of Caravaggio.”
Be free to enjoy the city as you wish, to shop and visit museums.
Free dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 6: Lake Bracciano
Take a brief train ride to Bracciano (a 40-minute trip) and visit the surroundings of the Capital riding on your bicycles in the Bracciano and Martignano Regional Park. Luxuriant, pristine nature and medieval hamlets surround Lake Bracciano that you can enjoy.
Take the return trip by train in the late afternoon.
Enjoy dinner in a restaurant.
Overnight stay.
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Day 7: Departure
Eat your scrumptious breakfast.
Depart.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.