Highlights & Stories

width=”100%” cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”0″ border=”0″ summary=””> The Shapes of Puglia Some of us might not be able to point out every European country on a map, but Italy’s distinctive contours make it easy to spot. When we imagine traveling there, we… Read full article

From the Road: Bicycling Umbria I just returned to Colorado from Italy, where I participated on the September 16-27 Cycling Umbria: A Pasta Addicts Delight bicycle tour. While I cycle a lot at home and knew that I could handle… Read full article

Maps for Bicycling in Italy Good maps are the key to finding great bicycle routes. In Italy I recommend using the Italian Touring Club’s 1:200,000 series. The TCI(Touring Club Italiano) as it is called in Italy, publishes sixteen regional maps… Read full article

Cycling Southern Italy and Puglia Fifteen years ago Paola and I led each of the five tours we offered every year. Now we are lucky to participate in two or three tours per year of the seventy or so that… Read full article

Tuscany: An Introduction to the History and Geography During the last thirty-five years of exploring the world, I’ve come to appreciate the perspective of one of my geography professors. "There is no such thing as an uninteresting place," he observed,… Read full article

Bicycling Tuscany   A Bike Tour Review by James Pippin A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of bicycling through Tuscany leading twenty other cyclists on an ExperiencePlus! Little Tour in Tuscany. I knew some folks beforehand, although… Read full article

The Dordogne River Valley: Paola’s Travels with the Queen of France by Paola Malpezzi-Price The Dordogne River Valley is part of the historical region of Aquitaine, which for centuries was vaster and richer than the territory held by the kings… Read full article

Three of the Many Faces of Italy Bicycle Tours through Tuscany, the Po Valley and Puglia  Even the briefest glance at a map of Italy’s long, thin profile — which extends from the snowy Alps nearly to the coast of… Read full article

Helping with the Olive Harvest What do a bunch of tour leaders do as soon as their tour leading season is over? Travel, of course! This coming winter, you’ll find our European tour leaders traveling in Argentina (leading mountain bike… Read full article

Bicycling Italy with Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell: The Earliest American Bicycle Tourists in Italy in 1884? In late June of 1884 Joseph Pennell and his bride, Elizabeth Robins, set sail from New York City on the Steamship Oregon bound… Read full article

Italian Cycling Culture by Sylva Florence So, you’re planning a trip to Italy. A friend suggested riding bikes would be a good way to delve into the secrets of the Italian countryside… sample the wine, feel the warm Mediterranean sun… Read full article