Highlights & Stories
Italy
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First bike tour renews family’s spirit
A number of years ago, former ExperiencePlus! employee Ian Wells took part of his family on their first-ever EP bicycle tour. They weren’t experienced cyclists and some members of the family were apprehensive about the adventure. Ian documented the trip… Read full article
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France / Highlights & Stories / Italy / Spain
Celebrating 3 Classic ExperiencePlus! Tours
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Day in the life: Vol 6 – Italy’s Opening Up
Updates From Staff – Italy Opening Up With many countries beginning to loosen quarantine restrictions and open in phases we have been checking in with our staff and tour leaders to see how things have changed. Here is John’s report… Read full article
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A day in the life of quarantine: Vol. 4
Updates From Staff Around The World With much of the world on lockdown we have been checking in with our staff and tour leaders to see how they are spending their days. Here’s a little trip around the world to… Read full article
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Bella Ciao
Liberation Day in Italy (the Anniversary of the Resistance) commemorates the end of Nazi occupation and the struggle of the Italian Resistance. Normally a day for celebration and reflection, this April 25th (the 75th anniversary) was unlike any before. As… Read full article
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Germany / Highlights & Stories / Italy / Portugal / Spain
4 Tours Ideal for Spring Cycling
Not only do spring bicycle tour vacations promise wild flowers, fields of green, fewer crowds, and ideal cycling weather, they are also a great way to kick start your base fitness level for the rest of the summer. Here are… Read full article
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Austria / Belgium / Highlights & Stories / Italy / Netherlands / Slovenia / Spain
Looking for a Getaway in June or July?
What are you doing this summer? Whether you’re looking for a laid-back bike and barge tour where you can settle into the same cabin each night after cycling the Netherlands and Belgium by day, or if you’d prefer to cycle… Read full article
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Spring Cycling in Italy
Start your spring – and cycling season – exploring Italy’s colorful coasts and blossoming countrysides. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better way to celebrate spring than joining on one of these bicycle tours in Italy. Bicycling Sardinia –… Read full article
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Italy 3 Ways
Italy Three Ways Experience this rich and diverse country your way Most of our repeat travelers know that ExperiencePlus!’s first tour was born in Italy and we call this spectacular country our home-base in Europe. Italy is a diverse country… Read full article
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Tour Leader Tales: Roberto Laghi Cycling Italy to Mongolia
After finishing his fifth year leading tours for ExperiencePlus! in France and Italy, Roberto Laghi decided it was time to pack up his bike and keep pedaling. In 2012, Roberto and his girlfriend, Maria Grazia, moved from Italy to France (by… Read full article
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France / Highlights & Stories / Italy / Portugal / Spain
Top 4 Tours For Traveling Back In Time
Top 4 Tours for Traveling Back in Time No need to wait for the invention of a time machine. These four bike tours will make you feel like you’ve instantly been transported back in time as you learn about the… Read full article
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Cycling Italy’s Culinary Delights: A Taste of Emilia Romagna
Italy’s Culinary Capital 4 Foods Not to Miss! Italy is a country synonymous with world-class cuisine, Emilia Romagna is a region of Italy that stands apart as a culinary superstar, and home to many of the country’s most well-known foods.… Read full article
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Austria / France / Germany / Highlights & Stories / Italy
Start Here: Best Bike Tours for Beginner Riders
Not Sure Where You Should Ride? Start with one of these 6 trips. Selecting a bike tour can be a daunting task. With dozens of countries and routes to choose from, it is difficult to even know where to start… Read full article
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An Italian Cycling Expedition: Alps to the Adriatic
An Italian Cycling Expedition: Alps to the Adriatic Q&A With Tour Leader Lisa Merighi We asked ExperiencePlus! Tour Leader and Expedition Expert Lisa Merighi to share some highlights about the 2017 Alps to Adriatic tour. Lisa has guided most… Read full article
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Personal “Pluses” Bicycling Verdant Umbria: Saint Francis’s Assisi
Personal “Pluses” On Bicycling Verdant Umbria: Saint Francis of Assisi ExperiencePlus! Traveler Shares Her Tale From Tour ExperiencePlus! rider Viola Canales has been on a number of tours with ExperiencePlus! In this article she shares her story of finding unexpected… Read full article
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Back and Better Than Ever: Cycling Italy’s Dolomites
Italy’s Dolomites are Calling 6 Reasons You Should Answer Trying to decide where to ride next year? We have got a few reasons for you to consider fine-tuning your photography skills and gearing up your climbing legs to cycle Italy’s… Read full article
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Our S.A.T.T. Winner’s Report On Bicycling Umbria!
She Went, She Saw, She Cycled Q&A with S.A.T.T winner Elissa Pitts Elissa Pitts was one of our two, 2016 Send a Teacher Traveling (S.A.T.T) award winners. This summer she cycled Verdant Umbria Plus! Todi and Orvieto and we thought we’d… Read full article