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Address: Via I maggio, 27
53026 Pienza Siena Italy
Phone: (39) 0578 749983
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Cicloposse is a Registered Tour Operator / Travel agency Company at Chamber of Commerce of Siena REA SI 97480.
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Insured by Mondial Assistance.
Self Guided Bike Tour:
Terre di Siena
Itinerary:
Day One: Pienza - Welcome
We'll meet you at Pienza, the purest Renaissance town in the world (you will arrive by the train to Chiusi-Chianciano station, a major stop on all the Rome-Florence lines). Your charming hotel Il Chiostro is housed in a 15th-century convent in a quiet, secluded location right in the center of town. Meet us for the bike fitting session and to receive all the packages - maps, instructions, equipment - of the tour.
Lodging in Pienza hotel Relais Il Chiostro.
Day Two: Montepulciano
distance 50 km. shorter option 35 km
Your tour starts with a circular ride from Pienza. Be sure to stop along the way to visit the remote convent where parts of The English Patient were filmed, and in the enchanting little hamlet of Castelmuzio. By lunchtime you'll come to Montepulciano, the jewel of southern Tuscany. After relaxing a while, return to Pienza with a stop in the village of Monticchiello, the quintessential Tuscan hill town. Lodging at hotel Relais Il Chiostro di Pienza.
Day Three: Montalcino
distance: 46 km. shorter option 35 km
Ride from Pienza to Montalcino, with a pause in fairy-tale Bagno Vignoni, a miniature spa that is among the most unique towns in Europe. You can have lunch in Castiglione d'Orcia, then push on to the monastery of Sant'Antimo, where you might catch one of several vesper services performed each day by the monks. The famed wine town of Montalcino is your destination. Visit the fortress to see a breathtaking view of the entire valley you've just biked, then reward yourself with dinner at our favourite restaurant.
Lodging at enchanting Hotel Il Giglio.
Day Four: Siena
distance: 60 km.
Ride from Montalcino to Siena. On the way you'll coast along the forested crest of a ridge, home to the famed Monte Oliveto Maggiore monastery. Stop here to visit the beautiful buildings and perhaps have lunch at the restaurant. Afterwards, you'll travel through the fascinating area called Le Crete, Tuscany's answer to the Badlands, and finally arrive in Siena.
You will stay in a historic Hotel Il Chiostro del Carmine, in the center of town with a beautiful cloister.
Day Five: Chianti
distance: 50 km. shorter option 25 km
Ride from Siena to Castellina in Chianti. Along the way you can visit brolio Castello di Brolio, a castle that you can visit. There's also the chance to shop at a first-class ceramics workshop Ramoini. stop in Radda in Chianti before last 10 km uo and down to getin Castellina
Lodging tonight is the charming Hotel Palazzo Squarcialupi.
Day Six: San Gimignano
distance: 60 km. shorter option 30 km
Ride to San Gimignano: more vineyards await us today, but you'll be amazed at how different they look once we get into the district of San Gimignano. Pretty soon you pass Monteriggioni, literally a town-in-a-castle. Barely two hundred yards across, its eighty residents all reside within the picture-perfect round turreted walls that crown the hilltop visible for miles around. Also seen in the distance are the seventeen towers of San Gimignano. you'll have plenty of time to wander through the cobblestoned streets, window shop and buy a few last-minute Tuscan mementos for our friends and...why not, for ourselves too! Level: Moderate
Lodging at at Antico Pozzo in San Gimignano.
Day Seven: End of tour after breakfast – Departure: train and bus available to reach Firenze where extension of vacation is suggested or where you can take fast train to other town
Is possible add another stage to Volterra
Difficulty : medium difficult
Price : euro 1,450 p/person based on double accomodation
single supplement euro 300
Same itinerary is available at less expensive hotel:
3 Star Hotel Euro 1,250
Inclusions:
1. Six nights in excellent four & three-star superior hotels (double room with private bath)
2.Six breakfasts
3. Rent of top quality touring or race bike fully equipped
4. Route notes and itineraries & sightseeing, restaurant and shopping suggestions
5. All Baggage transfers
6. Pick-up of bikes and gear in San Gimignano
7. Keepsake Cicloposse water bottle
Duration:Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Dates:Tour Departures any date between 15th March to end of October
Notes: This is a self-guided touring and offers total freedom of dates - you can choose whatever dates you wish. We can accommodate small parties of 2 persons up to large groups.
Il Chiostro di Pienza is housed in a 15th C convent and sits protected and quiet right in the center of this tiny town. It has been recently renovated but all the beamed ceilings frescoed walls and ancient tile floors have been preserved. Garden and swimming pool. 
Just a few steps from the main Piazza, in the heart of medieval Montalcino, the Il Giglio have just 12 rooms, each one with cast-iron bed frames, painted ceiling and travertine stone bathrooms in a harmonious blend of rustic Tuscan style and classical elegance. The breathtaking panorama through the windows contributes to create an atmosphere that can only be experienced, never described. 
Il Chiostro del Carmine Residence has been meticulously restored from a XIV century Carmelite Monastry. It is situated a few hundred metres from the Siena Cathedral and from Piazza del Campo 
Palazzo Squarcialupi is part of the history of Castellina in Chianti. It is situated in the historical town center, on a road running along the XV century City Wall. It has medieval origins and it has been renewed becoming a luxury Palace with spa. 
Antico Pozzo the building, now completely restored,preserves the original style of the 15th century, although the earliest part dates back to the middle ages and the founding of the town itself:traces remain of the well and the area around it.