Bicycle Tours in Europe and Latin America
Global Cycling With Local Character
There's no better way to take in a country than to be fully immersed in it - the way you can be on a bicycle. There's no wall between you and the life that's lived on each corner, in every village plaza and up on the very next hillside.
We started bicycling the world in 1972 with our first guided cycling tour in Italy. Today we are still a family run, small business with a passion for the open road. Authentic, experienced, and engaging are our watch words. As one of the oldest international bike tour companies around, we are in a unique position to offer high quality routes, guides and itineraries in multiple destinations. We invite you to browse our bicycle tours and destinations and join us on your next cycling vacation.
From the Reading Room Blog
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Reviews:
The Tigress of Forlí
The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy’s most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de’ Medici By Elizabeth Lev, 2011 Review by Paola Malpezzi Price I grew up hearing the story of Caterina Sforza (as we called her) valiantly defending the castle of Forlì, my hometown. Most shocking and impressive to my young ears was the answer...
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Recipes:
Vlaamse Stoverij or Belgian Beef Stew
Tour leaders Michele Boglioni and Enrico Dal Monte were recently doing some reconnaissance for our Bicycling Belgium’s Best Brewery tours and stopped in for some authentic Belgian Beef Stew. They report that it is especially delicious when washed down with a bit of Westlevern beer. INGREDIENTS FOR 6 2 ½ pounds stew meat, cut into 2-inch cubes 1...
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Training/Fitness:
Training for an ExpeditionPlus! Tour
By ExpeditionPlus! veteran, Mary Gantz Mary Gantz doesn’t let living in pancake-flat Florida inhibit her cycling success. She road Coast to Coast across Chile and Argentina in 2006; from St Petersburg to Istanbul in 2007; pedaled across the High Andes in South America in 2009; and did, what some consider our most physically challenging Expedition so...
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Travel Stories:
Cycling the Languedoc - Féria de Pentecôte
ExperiencePlus! has two brand new cycling options in the Languedoc region of southern France. Our inaugural tours May 27 – June 3, 2012 and the Plus! version which ends on the 6th are both confirmed departures and will begin with a remarkable celebration in Nîmes. Though the town isn’t officially pulling out all of the...
