DAY 1 – RING OF CAMPO DEI FIORI 

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DESCRIPTION- A ring tour around the Campo dei Fiori massif, the most central mountain in the province of Varese, which gives its name to the regional park of the same name. The itinerary will take it all the way to its base through several ups and downs, at times challenging, passing by refuges, erratic boulders, ancient fortresses, small lakes and historic villages.

 

POINTS OF INTEREST - Rocca of Orino, Pian delle Noci, Brinzio e Rasa Villages, Villa Cagnola, Olona springs.

 

TECHNICAL DATA

• CYCLING TIMING: approx. 3/4 hours
• DISTANCE: 30 km
• DIFFICULTY: medium/difficult
• DISLEVEL: 650 D+
• BIKE RECOMMENDED: MTB/E-BIKE

 

DEVELOPMENT

• Arriving and accommodation at the hotel in Varese starting with bike towards route
• Lunch along the route
• Return at the hotel in Varese  or possibility to visit sanctuary, village and monastery Sacro Monte of Varese.

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DAY 2 – LA NAVE and SETTE TERMINI MOUNTS

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DESCRIPTION - From the locality of "Il Carpio" in Cugliate Fabiasco, the itinerary first follows an asphalt road and then stretches of the Cadorna Line to Monte la Nave and the church of S. Paolo, an exceptional panoramic balcony over the entire valley and Lake Lugano. A dirt track leads through the trenches to the top of Monte Sette Termini with an exceptional view of Lake Maggiore. A fantastic descent through pine forests finally leads to the small lake of Montegrino and through villages and dirt roads back to the starting point.

 

POINTS OF INTEREST- Trenches Cadorna Line, Lake Ceresio/Lugano, Lake Maggiore, S.Paolo Church , Montegrino pound.

 

TECHNICAL DATA

• CYCLING TIMING: approx. 3/4 hours
• DISTANCE: 29 km
• DIFFICULTY: medium/difficult
• DISLEVEL: 900 D+
• BIKE RECOMMENDED: MTB/E-BIKE

 

DEVELOPMENT

• Starting with bike from the hotel to the starting point
• Visit of Montegrino locality and stop for lunch
• Return at the hotel

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DAY 3 – MEDIUM OLONA AND LONGOBARDI OF RTO PARK

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DESCRIPTION - The route run through the Unesco sites of Torba Monastery and Castelseprio Archeological Park.  About ten kilometres into the woods we will cross the Tenore stream several times, then skirting farmsteads and horse farms on the hill of Caronno Corbellaro we will find views of Campo dei Fiori, the seminary of Venegono and an oak tree that has become a natural monument. From here we will begin the return journey along secondary roads to Gornate Superiore and then Castiglione Olona, the so-called '"sland of Tuscany in Lombardy". The Olona cycle path on the route of the former Valmorea railway will lead us back to the Monastery of Torba on level ground.

POINTS OF INTEREST- Castelseprio Unesco site and Torba Abbey, Castiglione Olona village, Hill of Caronno Corbellaro .

 

TECHNICAL DATA

• CYCLING TIMING: approx.  2/3 hours 
• DISTANCE: 20 km
• DIFFICULTY: media
• DISLEVEL: 210 D+
• BIKE RECOMMENDED: MTB/E-BIKE

 

DEVELOPMENT

• Starting from the hotel to the start point of the path (by car or bicycle)
• Stop to visit the rto park, the famous Torba monastery and the archaeological park of Castelseprio
• Lunch
• Return at the hotel.

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COST

• PRICE FROM EURO 430,00 PER PERSON
• 5 PARTICIPANTS MINIMUM

 

THE FEE INCLUDES:

• Nr. 2 nights in 4* hotel in half board arrangement drinks excluded
• Nr. 3 Lunches in tipical restaurant along the route drinks excluded
• Certified guide  for 3 days

 

THE FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• E-Bike rental from € 50,00 p.p. per day
• Transport (person+ bike) from € 30,00 p.p. per day
• Everything not specified in the price includes. 

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