# 2.6 – Bike Tour: Franciacorta & Lake Iseo

Transfer from Milan by private minivan & driver

Bike tour with cycle tour guide

Lunch at traditional restaurant on Monte Isola

Ferry transfer & bike tour on Monte Isola

Overnight stay at 4 star hotel on Lake Iseo

In the morning, transfer from Milan to Lake Iseo. Bike tour from Paratico to Sulzano, where a ferry boat transfer will connect us to Monte Isola, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and the most inhabited lake island of Europe, where in 2016 the famous artist Christo realized his land art masterpiece "The Floating Piers". After lunch at a local restaurant, we will continue our ride with a complete ring tour of the island, in close contact with nature, thanks to the absence of cars, which are banned by law on the island. In the afternoon, return to Sulzano by ferry and bike ride to the hotel in Paratico.

Distance: 40 km (25 miles)
Altitude Difference: +200 mt (+656 feet)

 

Bike tour with cycle tour guide

Lunch at traditional restaurant in Franciacorta

Winery visit & tasting of Franciacorta DOCG

Transfer to Milan by private minivan & driver

After breakfast in the hotel, bike tour presso in the Natural Reserve "Torbiere del Sebino". The Natural Reserve “Torbiere del Sebino”, declared a “wetland of international importance” under the Ramsar Convention and Site of Community Interest (SCI) of the Natura 2000 network, is considered a priority area for biodiversity in the Po Valley in Lombardy. This is due to the variety of habitats and species, aquatic-marsh, fine or community interest in the area, rare or endangered in Lombardy and in Italy. The tour will continue among the vineyards of Franciacorta, where after lunch at a local restaurant, you will visit an important winery and taste some iconic Franciacorta DOCG sparkling wines. At the end, transfer to Milan by private minivan with driver.

Distance: 52 km (32 miles)
Altitude Difference: +600 mt (+1.968 feet)

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Fees from Milan: from € 850,00
On a base of 6 people. Per person in double room
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Fees include:
Transfers from and to Milan by private minivan with driver
1 night in a 4 stars hotel on Lake Iseo, breakfast included
Cycle Tour Guide for the entire itinerary
Winery visit & tasting of Franciacorta DOCG
Boat transfer to Monte Isola (round trip, bike included)
2 Lunches at local restaurants
Bike and helmet rental
Medical insurance (for non Italian participants)
Italy Destination by Paltours assistance