09.00 am - Meeting the group, bike fitting and briefing with the tour guide.

09.30 am - Departure from the meeting point.

10.30 am - First pause of the day for coffee, refreshments and restrooms in a typical pilgrims' lodge.

11.00 am - Restart cycling towards the Chiocciola Castle, or the Snail Castrle. Pause for pictures and storytelling.

12.15 am - Arrival at the Monteriggioni Castle, along the Francigena way. Free time to explore it and to go for a light lunch.

13.15 am - Restart cycling (if time allows we’ll get to cycle to Abbadia a Isola - 1 mile away, back and forth)

13.30 am - Start the inbound leg to return to Siena. We’ll make use of secondary tarmac roads with view to the Chianti Classico region.

02.30 - 03.00 pm - Expected arrival time at the Meeting point.

Cycling tour in Italy that starts from the fascinating Siena and heads into its countryside, towards north. Equipped with our comfortable electric bikes, we enter tarmac secondary roads that intersect the Francigena Way, which lead us to oak woods, where contact with natural life is not uncommon. Along the way we will reach a well-maintained medieval tower and castle, with a stop for a coffee. We set off along a short section of well kept even gravel roads (2.7 miles) typical of Tuscany to arrive at the Monteriggioni Castle, where you’ll be granted some time to explore it and then take a break for a light lunch (gelato or sandwiches, not included). Time allowing (at the discretion of the tour leader) we jump back to our saddles to go to a fortified abbey which, during the Middle Ages, resided on an island. From here we return back to Siena through a set of secondary tarmac roads, crossing oak forests and taking in splendid views to the Chianti Classico mounts.

• Approximate Tour Duration: 6 hs

• Total Approximate distance: 33,3 km / 19.9 miles

• Accumulated Ascents: 441 m / 1,455 ft

• Terrain: 90% tarmac (secondary roads) / 10% dirt roads and single tracks

• Maximum climbing Steepness: 15 %

• General Difficulty Level: low

• Technical Skills Required: amateur MTB skills (requires beeing able to drive under loosen gravel pavement while climbing or descending)

• Physical Effort: low-medium

• Cycling guide certified for the National MTB Academy with total knowledge of the area

• Tour Leader Third party civil liability insurance (in force in accordance with the terms of the RC 70346 policy)

• Emergency mechanical assistance in the event of a breakdown

• Rental of Electrical Bike (MTB kind)

• Helmets

• Water or food to consume during the cycling tour

• Shuttle o transfer

• Meals (optional: stop at a local restaurant for a quick lunch)

• Wine Tasting: optional: add for €15 a wine tasting of up to 3 glasses of wine with pairing of local delights.

• Personal Accidents Insurance (to be added under request)

• In the event of cancellation of the tour due to bad weather, it will be rescheduled. If participation on the new proposed date is impossible, the amount will be refunded (depending on the payment method, management costs may be withheld)

• As long as the cancellation is requested within 48 hours of the start time of the chosen tour, the refund will be granted in full, with management costs relating to the payment method being withheld.

• Refund won't be granted if the cancellation request arrives in less than 48 hours prior the tour meeting time.