Cycling while on holiday in Marche

Cycling is one of the popular sports in Marche and southern Emilia Romagna. The Giro d’Italia passes through each year; there is the Coppi Bartole International Week, and the famous NoveColle race – based round the home of Marco Pantani in Cesenatico. The area offers cyclists coastal or mountain routes; gentle inclines up valleys or muscle-streaming climbs; a plethora of places to eat and cultural sites to visit; intimate villages and wide open mountain panoramas. In short, this area of Italy is the perfect place for cycling.

As you would expect for such a region, cycling is very popular – bikes shops are plentiful and car drivers are courteous. With 344 signs the Adriatic Riviera’s cycle networks offers the cyclist 20 routes through Marche, Tuscany and Emilia Romagna.

Our house provides the perfect place to stay. Set on a tranquil country hilltop, in the middle of this wonderful region, its ground floor open space provides the perfect place to store, fix or test bikes. At the end of the day after cycling, you can sit beside the pool, a glass of wine in your hand, and look out at the direction of the next day’s ride.