For all those fond of road bikes

With this tour we want to entertain those people who often use the bike: all paths are mostly planned on asphalt roads and are intended for people with a good athletic  training. During this tour guests will reach places quite far from Stresa and learn a lot about the manifold realities of our territory.

1st day: arrival at lake Maggiore, hotel check-in, meeting with the cycling guide and short briefing. Dinner and overnight.

2nd day: after breakfast, guests will leave on a tour which will take them to Valle Ossola ( Oscella dei Leponzi” as it was once known), this long valley that reaches one of the most controversial Alpine Pass: the Pass Sempione. The itinerary  proposes a cultural and historical tour of the whole Valle Ossola and reaches the following places:

• Candoglia: historical hints about the quarries of the Duomo
• Vogogna: history of the Visconteo Castle
• Trontano: old mills
• Monte Crestese: archaeological site
• Sacro Monte Calvario: the Holy Mounts in VCO area
• Mergozzo: The Lake of the Fairs

Athletic information:

• cycling tourist time: 3 hours
• average tourist tour time: 6 hours
• average athletic tour time: 4,5 hours
• top inclination: 13%
• distance: 110 km

3rd day: today we put bikes aside and visit the Borromean Gulf. Together with a tourist guide, by private motorboat guests will leave and reach Isola Bella, with its gorgeous baroque palace and the terraced Italian garden, then Isola Pescatori and its nice village, where a tasty lunch will be organized. Then in the afternoon visit of Isola Madre and its gorgeous garden.

4th  day: today will be dedicated to a full immersion into the country culture and old traditions of the area. We will reach the “ alto novarese” area,  the special vineyards region, where wine like Sizzano, Ghemme and Erbaluce are produced.  The itinerary moves on the many hills of the area and counts stop at:

Bogogno: and old Jesuit village, now numbered among the “ Città del Vino”
Santa Cristina: a wine town, built on the hill  facing the Valsesia Valley
Borgomanero: old medieval centre
Arona: the statue of St. Carlo

Athletic information:
cycling tourist time: 6 hours
average tourist tour time: 4 hours
average athletic tour time: 3  hours
top inclination: 12%
distance: 80 km

Suggested bike gears: from 53-14 to 39-23

5th day: after breakfast, departure

INCLUDED SERVICES:

• 5 Half Board  in a good 3* hotel in Stresa
• 3 days with a cycling guide + welcome briefing
• Amitour tourist insurance
• Packet lunch during  the 3 excursions
• Transfer by private motorboat from Stresa to the 3 Borromean Isles
• Entrance ticket for palace and garden on Isola Bella and Madre
• FD guide for the visit on the Borromean Isles
• lunch  in a good restaurant on Isola Pescatori
• Garage where to keep bikes at nights
  

4° giorno: oggi lasciamo la bicicletta e visitiamo il golfo borromeo. Con i motoscafi privati e accompagnati da una guida turistica visitiamo le isole Borromee: l’isola Bella con il maestoso palazzo barocco ed il giardino all’italiana, l’isola pescatori con il tipico villaggio e dove sarà organizzato un ottimo pranzo a base di pesce e l’isola Madre con lo splendido giardino.

5° giorno: quella odierna sarà una vera e propria immersione nella cultura contadina e nelle vecchie tradizioni. Raggiungiamo oggi infatti l’alto novarese, “la Terra del Vino” devo vengono prodotti vini quali il Sizzano, il Ghemme, l’Erbaluce, etc.  Il percorso che si snoda sulle colline dell’alto novarese prevede le seguenti soste:

• Bogogno:  Antico centro Gesuita, oggi battezzato tra le citta del Vino
• Santa Cristina: Citta del Vino, abbarbicato su una
• collinetta con vista sulla bassa valle Sesia
• (possibile visita al museo d’Arte Contadina).
• Borgomanero: antico centro medioevale
• Arona: il San Carlone
  

Informazioni atletiche:
Tempo Cicloturistico: 6 ore
Tempo Medio fondo turistico: 4 ore
Tempo Medio fondo atletico: 3 ore
Massima pendenza: 12%
Totale Km 80

Rapporti consigliati dal 53-14 al 39-23

6° giorno: dopo la colazione inizia il rientro


SERVIZI INCLUSI:

• 5  pernottamenti con soluzione mezza pensione in buon hotel 3 stelle a Stresa
• 3 giornate di ciclo-accompagnatore + briefing di benvenuto
• Assicurazione turistica Amitour
• Lunch paket per i 3 giorni di escursione
• Motoscafi privati per visita isole
• Entrata isola Bella + Isola Madre
• Giornata intera con guida  per le isole
• Pranzo in buon ristorante sull’isola pescatori
• Garage dove ritirare le bici