Ciclismo Classico Blog
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Meet the Local Guides Behind Our Piedmont Bike Tours
February is the month of love. Ciclismo Classico guests are unanimous about what they love most about our bike tours and that is our passionate, experienced native guides who are eager to introduce guests to colorful locals and little-known places. Eight…
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Six Memories You’ll Bring Home From a Ciclismo Bike Tour of Piedmont
Not only does Ciclismo Classico have eight native Piemontese guides but we also has a local office in Piedmont. This gives us the unique ability to craft and tweak our Piedmont tours on the ground: finding the best routes, adding hidden gems,…
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Sicily Is Hot: Combine A Visit to Palermo With A Sicily Bike Tour
Guest blogger Italy travel expert Kathy McCabe, editor of the award-winning travel newsletter Dream of Italy, reports Sicily is a must-visit for 2012: There’s no other way to say it, Sicily is hot for 2012. The travel agents and tour operators I talk to say…
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Hear from those who've been there
You want to travel. You hear about the various tour operators and it isn't necessarily obvious the differences between the options you have. Research is time-consuming and you need a vacation but not more work in order to make that vacation…
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First Time Travel Tips
If this is your first trip to Europe, you're not alone! There are a few things that are helpful to know prior to setting out to another country for the first time. If you're traveling with us, you know that the moment your trip starts until it ends, you'll be…
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We're at Le Tour...
This year we have master guides Frank and Dana leading our trip to the Tour de France. According to Outside Magazine blogger David Cox, they have already been amazing to get the Ciclismo group on mountain passes where it wouldn't otherwise…
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What is a Gran Fondo? And a Peek into Italian Racing...
Photo courtesy of Gary Resnick. This week we've been following our Maratona tour participants who are winding and climbing in the majestic Dolomite mountains in northern Italy. Their trip culminates on Sunday (July 10th) as they participate in the…
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Are you Addicted to le Tour?
The Tour de France is upon us, it's starting tomorrow! Who's as excited as I that it's beginning? July is defined by the Tour de France and this year (finally), I will be able to watch it on my own television. Then again, I see the stages of the…
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A Trip to Denver, a lesson on bikes...
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to represent Ciclismo Classico at the Rocky Mountain Bicycle Festival in Denver, Colorado. Being from Denver, it was particularly cool to take part in such an event and meet a wide array of people who ride bicycles.…
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2nd Annual Bike Film Festival
The 2nd Annual Ciclismo Classico Film Fest presented in the historic Regent theater for Bike Week gave a pleasant reprieve from the week's constant rain to the 130 attendees. The welcome committee passed out programs and raffle tickets to…
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Frank's Review of Greece to Italy tour
It is not my intention in this review to attempt to describe the tour, because as most Ciclismo Classico tours, it is simply indescribable. Where would I start, with the unbelievably clear coastal sea water at the first day meeting point in Loutraki, or riding past…
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The Boston Marathon is Coming!
On Monday, April 18th, come join the Ciclismo Classico gang for the 10th Annual Chalk-the-Hill. This is a three-part event that includes cycling, chalk drawing and cheering at Boston's most famous sporting event: The Boston Marathon. Each year…
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Guide Profile: Paolo Tabarretti
From Guiding to Building Bike Paths, Paolo Tabarretti Leads the Way in Italy On Saturday mornings, Paolo Tabarretti can be found climbing all over the mountains near his home near the Adriatic Sea with his 2 1/2 year-old son, Andrea, for their ritual…
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An Invitation to Sardegna
By Simone ScalasStop. Take a break from your busy life and experience a true Italian vacation. Come to a very special place that is my home and I want it to be yours during your visit to this little-known Italian paradise. Welcome to my island, spectacular…
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Ciclismo Classico's Campione Series
Ciclismo Classico has a Campione series of tours specifically for those looking for the action of racing and doing some serious (and seriously cool) riding. Here's a bit more perspective on what these are all about from one who's been there,…
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How Ciclismo Cross-trains for the New Year
By Lauren Hefferon Each year at our annual retreat, the Ciclismo Classico team gathers to celebrate the past year, set goals for the current year and envision the future. This year, due to tons of snow, we stayed close to home and enjoyed a delightful day…
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Guide Profile: Frank Yantorno
CC guide Frank Yantorno does what he loves and it shows. He shares the story of his off-season life and tells of how he and his partner, Dana, have been able to make Italy home. Many people have asked me, “What is it like to live, as an American,…
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Guest Profile: Carla Gambescia
"DON'T get me wrong, I'm 100% Italian, but there's so much more to Italian cuisine than mama mia red sauce!"Lynette Chiang (The Galfromdownunder ) makes a pilgrimage from New York City to Mount Kisco to interview 7-time…
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Three great Italy trips for foodies
Now he sniffs it. Now he doesn't. The snub-faced, curly-coated almost-poodle, described as a "Lagotto" by your guide, is onto something that puts the kibosh on any congenital bias for bones prior his current night job: master truffle …
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Guide Profile: Sandro Draghi
My Farmhouse is Your Farmhouse If the life of an international tour guide sparks mild feelings of envy, then save that deadly sin for Ciclismo’s Allesandro "Sandro" Draghi, who lives the way most of us dream to vacation.Sandro, a trained…
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How Delicious is Italian Bike Riding?
Patria Lanfranchi reflects on two of her great passions: Cycling and food. When you're riding your bike in the rolling Italian landscape, mangia and bevi: eat and drink! For this reason, the bigger, more challenging hills have been nicknamed…
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Haggis to Ubuntu: Lauren's Trip to Scotland
Having just returned from the annual Adventure Travel World Summit in Aviemore Scotland, I am once again energized, inspired and proud to be a part of one of the fastest-growing and most successful travel sectors - adventure travel.Since we are launching…
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The Italian Experience
More insights from Ciclismo's own Patria Lanfranchi in Umbria Americans crave the Italian Experience. We come to Italy for real Italian food and wine, to meet real Italians, relax with the best gelato, visit history and soak in the fantastic panoramas.…
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Dreams Come True Moment by Moment on a Ciclismo Classico Tour
Reuniting with Roots. Personal change. Simplicity reached. Friendship found. Health and fitness improved. Traditions discovered. Balance achieved. Adventure captured. Deeper cultural connections. Passion released. Families united at the core. These…
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Real Italian Life: How Does It Taste?
You've watched the movies, read the books, dreamed of it... But would you actually move to Italy? Inspired by 11 phenomenal days of bike riding across Italy last summer with Ciclismo, I decided I should try my hand at Italian life, learn the language,…
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