1st day:   Rome by night

Welcome meeting and allocation of the bikes.
Welcome Tour of Rome under the stars: The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona. Just a small taste, by the light of the moon, of some of the major wonders of the Eternal City.
A 3-hour tour that also includes:

      A stop for a drink or an ice cream at the
     Pantheon or in Piazza Navona.

2nd day:   Panoramic Rome

... The Aventine Hill, the Janiculum Hill, the Capitoline Hill, the best panoramic views of the city. A tour that allows to view the "forma urbis" (city's shape) from a suitable distance to perceive it as a whole. A unique possibility to understand the development of a city that has existed for 30 centuries, and to find out - as Goethe wrote - how Rome succeeded Rome. An itinerary that allows you to observe well-known monuments like the Colosseum and the Roman Forums from different perspectives, and to grasp the most evocative and unusual views.
An 8-hour tour that also includes:

      A visit of St. Peter’s Basilica

      A guided tour of the Sistine Chapel without
     having to stand in line!!!

      A light lunch.

Dinner time is at your disposal. If you wish you can book at a restaurant that has a discount agreement with TopBike Rental & Tours.

After dinner, again by bike: live music in a characteristic Roman nightclub.

3rd day:   Ceri – Cerveteri – Pyrgi and the Castle of Santa Severa

After about an hour by train we will cycle through the countryside of Lazio in the area between the Lake of Bracciano and the Tyrrhenian Sea. A tour of remarkable historical-archaeological interest with some exciting dives into the past.
A 12-14-hour tour which also includes:

      Lunch in the medieval village of Ceri,
     complete with a panoramic view of the valley
     and surrounding mountains.

      A visit to the Etruscan Necropolis in Cerveteri,
     the largest ancient necropolis of the entire
     Mediterranean area, dating back to the 7th
     century B.C.

      A visit to the Civic Museum of Archaeology
     in Santa Severa, which is situated inside
     the medieval Castle of Pyrgi on the coast.

      A fish-based dinner in an excellent restaurant
     on the coast.

4th day:   Rome center

Going from the ancient monuments to the elegant shopping streets, from the Baroque squares to Renaissance palaces, from the churches housing art masterpieces to beautiful fountains. An itinerary which "touches on" the main attractions of Rome, without omitting working-class alleys, small hidden squares, places that are less known but associated with many historical events which give this city its unique atmosphere.
An 8 to 9-hour tour that also includes:

      A visit of the Pantheon

      A guided tour of the Colosseum without
     having to stand in line!!!

      A guided tour of the Palatine Hill and Roman
     Forum without having to stand in line!!!

      A light lunch.

Dinner, again by bike: in a characteristic restaurant in Trastevere.

5th day:   Alviano Nature Reserve – Civita di Bagnoregio – Orvieto

This is a tour that takes place in the North of Lazio and the Southern tip of Umbria. After about an hour’s journey by train we will proceed by bike along the Tiber Valley in the Nature Reserve in Alviano and then go all the way up (it’s a rather long uphill slope, but the few stretches where it’s tough are very short..... and it’s definitely worth it) to delightful Civita di Bagnoregio. This is what’s known as “the dying town”. It is one of the most beautiful medieval villages in Italy and it sits atop a plateau of rock that is connected to the rest of the world by just a narrow bridge which can be crossed on foot or by bike. And lastly we will visit Orvieto, a city that is famous not just for its impressive cathedral but in general for its all-Italian beauty and mysterious charm. …an amalgam of natural, artistic and historical beauty and breathtaking landscapes.
A tour which lasts about 14 hours and includes:

      Lunch in a typical regional restaurant
     with a panoramic view of Civita di Bagnoregio.

      A visit to the Cathedral of Orvieto.

      Dinner in a wine cellar.

6th day:    The Ancient Appian Way, Aqueducts and Caffarella Park

...Pedaling on a 2,300-year-old cobblestone Roman road, while going past an ancient sepulchre, a Roman statue, the ruins of a circus and an imperial palace; leaving the "regina viarum" heading towards the ancient Roman aqueducts that rise over the fields into the horizon and following them on their way to Rome; going through the Caffarella Park, a preserved strip of land of the Roman countryside that so impressed the 19th century travelers such as Byron, Goethe and Stendhal. An extraordinary tour of absolute beauty. A journey into a unique environment, in which miraculously intact nature, free from modernization, forms a backdrop to the continuous passage of historical, cultural and artistic events.
A 7 to 8-hour tour that also includes:

      A guided tour of the Catacombs of
     San Callisto.

      A full lunch.

The evening is at your disposal.