Ciclismo Classico Blog
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Bicycling Magazine Features Ciclismo Classico’s La Bella Puglia Bike Tour in Italy
Tucked in the heel of Italy along the turquoise water of the Adriatic, the region of Puglia might just be one of the country’s best kept secrets. (You think you’ve seen stunning scenery and sampled scrumptious food in the rest of the country? Experience…
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What Makes Ciclismo Classico Bike Tours Unique? Our Native Guides Of Course!
Ciclismo Classico’s experienced tour guides immerse our guests in a biking destination a way that no one else can. In fact, our cycling guides are the number one reason why guests say they come back to take yet another Ciclismo Classico bike…
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France Biking Tours: Why Dordogne Provides the Perfect French Cycling Locale
For cyclists who love French culture and history and want to bike along some of the most gorgeous terrain in all of France, the southwestern region of Dordogne offers a wealth of unique experiences. Dordogne is the land of ancient stone villages, pre-historic…
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Where to Bike in Tuscany? Assaggio Toscana Explores the Best of Tuscany
“Loved the variety, from country setting to urban landscape to Old World charm.” – Zachary, recent guest “Best trip I’ve ever taken.” – Joseph, recent guest Tuscany is one of the most celebrated regions in Italy. So how do you…
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Why We Love Sardinia and Why Our Guests Love Our Sardinia Bike Tours
"Best biking tour I have ever done. Absolutely beautiful countryside." – James Bennett "Certainly the best Ciclismo trip I have ever done! and better than nearly anything else I have ever done!" – Roger Breene …
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Advice for Bringing Your Kids on A Family Bike Trip and Igniting Lifelong Passions
Bringing your children on a family bike trip to Europe will undoubtedly ignite life-long passions - for travel, history, nature, biking. Ciclismo founder Lauren Hefferon's passion for cycling starting in childhood as she told Inc Magazine this month in the…
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Why Choose Ciclismo For A Family Bike Trip in Europe
With many schools out this week and moms and dads already thinking about summer vacation, we wanted to delve into specific family offers this summer, what makes them special, and of course the savings around them. Why bring your family on a…
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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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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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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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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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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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