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