Alpe Adria Bike Tour: Villach – Trieste Gravel Bike
Cycling Adventure with a Gravel Bike
283.0 km
Difficulty: Medium
Price: ab 619.00 €
Villach
Trieste
283.0 km
Difficulty: Medium
Price: from 619.00 €
Exciting Bike Tour from Villach to Trieste
Self-Guided Individual Tour
6 Days/5 Nights
Approx. 283 Cycling Kilometers
The gravel tour begins in Villach, a charming city at the edge of the Klagenfurt Basin, where the Drau and Gail rivers meet. Soon, the route leads out of Austria and into Italy. In Friuli Venezia Giulia, you’ll encounter not only breathtaking landscapes but also a rich cultural diversity waiting to be explored. This cultural blend is also reflected in the region’s cuisine: Alpine, Slovenian, and Venetian influences merge into a unique gastronomic experience. After crossing the peaks of the Carnic Alps, the route descends along the southern side of the Alps toward the sea. Finally, you’ll arrive at the Adriatic coast, known for its endless sandy beaches.
Route Character
The tour mostly follows bike paths or quiet backroads that pass through picturesque villages and idyllic scenery. The initial stages feature predominantly paved paths, while the later stages include scenic gravel roads that add a touch of adventure.
Exciting Bike Tour from Villach to Trieste
Self-Guided Individual Tour
6 Days/5 Nights
Approx. 283 Cycling Kilometers
The gravel tour begins in Villach, a charming city at the edge of the Klagenfurt Basin, where the Drau and Gail rivers meet. Soon, the route leads out of Austria and into Italy. In Friuli Venezia Giulia, you’ll encounter not only breathtaking landscapes but also a rich cultural diversity waiting to be explored. This cultural blend is also reflected in the region’s cuisine: Alpine, Slovenian, and Venetian influences merge into a unique gastronomic experience. After crossing the peaks of the Carnic Alps, the route descends along the southern side of the Alps toward the sea. Finally, you’ll arrive at the Adriatic coast, known for its endless sandy beaches.
Route Character
The tour mostly follows bike paths or quiet backroads that pass through picturesque villages and idyllic scenery. The initial stages feature predominantly paved paths, while the later stages include scenic gravel roads that add a touch of adventure.
Itinerary: Bike Tour from Villach to Trieste
Day 1: Arrival in Villach
Day 2: Villach – Malborghetto and surroundings (approx. 50 km)
Day 3: Malborghetto and surroundings – Cividale del Friuli (approx. 79 km)
Day 4: Cividale del Friuli – Vipava and surroundings (approx. 74 km)
Day 5: Vipava – Trieste (approx. 65 km)
Day 6: Departure
Included services
- Accommodation in hotels 3***, partly 4**** category
- Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
- Videobriefing
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
- Well planned routes
- Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone numbers)
- Telephone service hotline for the entire tour
- Navigation App
Impressions of the trip.
Tipps in der Nähe
Interessante Hotspots direkt an der Strecke des Radweges.
Von kulinarischen Einkehrtipps zwischendurch, über
spannende Ausflugsziele für Familien, bis hin zu kulturellen
Sehenswürdigkeiten und Shopping-Erlebnissen.
Accommodations
The ideal accommodation is where you feel comfortable.
It serves to retreat, to relax, to switch off.
It is an essential part of a perfect cycling holiday.
Choose one that suits you.
Velontour destinations
in Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Liechtenstein
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