Day One: Castiglione del Lago
We'll meet you at the Chiusi-Chianciano train station and transfer you to your lodgings in a charming country Inn Corte del Sole, After you've settled in, we'll outfit you with all the necessary gear and then you're free to explore this delightful countryside. Dinner at Locanda di Gulliver.


Day Two: Cortona
Length: 50 km.
Your first tour skirts this very large lake, winding past cornflower fields and isolated farmhouses, then into a series of gently rolling hills studded with minuscule towns that you'll want to stop and visit. Your destination is Cortona. Once climbed the hill town you're free to explore this delightful hill town, made famous in the best-selling book Under The Tuscan Sun. Stroll the winding narrow - and steep! - medieval streets. On the way back we will stop at Castiglione del Lago delightful hilltown, which gazes down on tranquil Lake Trasimeno's fishing boats and beaches. Castiglione boasts a 16th-century Town Hall and a ruined medieval castle. Accommodation Corte del Sole country Inn. Dinner at l'Acquario.


Day Three: Perugia
Length: 50 km.
Perugia, one of Italy's most fascinating medieval cities. Take the strangely out-of-place escalator up to the ruined castle, pay a visit to the National Gallery to see many of local hero Perugino's works, stroll the quiet lanes and back alleys, pop into a few silent churches. After sundown, this university city livens up considerably, first with the traditional passeggiata (evening stroll) and then with music and fun at many local night clubs and bars. Accommodations are in a historic 4-star hotel Locanda della Posta in the center of town.


Day four: Assisi and Bevagna
Length: 45 km.
Today is an easy day, expressly designed to allow you plenty of time in Assisi. You begin with a nice downhill ride into Torgiano, followed by a short climb up to the hometown of Saint Francis, perched on an outcrop overlooking the valley, gleaming soft pink against the dark-green backdrop of wild Mount Subasio. You'll want to explore the city's revered and very beautiful churches, its romantic castle and impossibly narrow streets. In the afternoon, coast downhill to visit Saint Mary of the Angels, one of the largest Christian basilicas in Umbria. Then we have just a downhill to reach our accommodation Orto Degli Angeli in Bevagna, a picturesque hamlet at whose nucleus is one of the most authentic Romanesque town squares in Italy.


Day Five: Montefalco and Trevi
Length: 45 km.
Today is dedicated to the quintessential Umbrian delicacy: the medieval hilltown. After bidding farewell to Assisi, you're off to visit "The Balcony of Umbria," Montefalco. Extremely tiny, it occupies a hilltop placed so strategically that majestic views are available at the end of every street. Along the way, you breeze past a few isolated rural churches and through a couple of towns too small to even make it onto the map. But you'll surely want to stop in. It is also home to some of Pinturicchio's most glorious frescoes. Accommodations Orto degli Angeli


Day six: Todi and Orvieto
Length: 45 km.
Transfer to Todi. After a short visit we will start the ride: along the way you'll pass several ruined castles which provide a perfect backdrop for a picnic. By late afternoon you'll see Orvieto, looming ahead on its strange plateau, crowned by the cathedral of Santa Maria, considered by one and all to be among the very finest churches in all of Europe. Accommodations are at a historic 4-star hotel Piccolomini in the center of town.


Day Seven: after breakfast end of the tour.