Tour at the origins of Chianti
Tour at the origins of Chianti
Without wine tasting
| from 4 and more participants | € 49 |
Included wine tasting
| from 4 and more participants | + € 15 |
* Rates are per participants
Do you need a bike?
| Mtb | € 26 -50% € 13/ per bike |
| E-Mtb | € 48 -50%€ 24/ per bike |
| Helmet (optional) | Free/ per helmet |
| Damage insurance (Mtb) | € 3/ per bike |
| Damage insurance (e-Mtb) | € 5/ per bike |
Up to 4 mtb delivery at the starting of the tour and pick up at the end of the tour for free. For more than 4 mtb please request a quote.
The tour difficulty is primarily a subjective factor, determined by different elements and from never equal situations.
The most important of them is the effort: the more the climbs are high, the more effort is made.
But climbs are not all the same: they can be more or less steep and of variable length.
To get an idea of how many climbs are waiting for you on a tour, you should check the "elevation gain uphill". The higher the "elevation gain uphill" is the higher the number of climbs you have to face.
Another element that can make a tour more or less difficult is the climate and in particular - in summer time - the exposure to the sun.
Doing the same path in autumn or spring with 20/25 degrees is completely different if done in summer with 35 degrees.
In addition to the temperature, even the humidity, the presence of shade and the road surface can increase (even in the worst cases) the difficulty of 20%.
For this reason, there is no a unique answer to the question 'how difficult is a course' is; everybody has its own parameters and sensations that also depend on your training level, so the difficulty index is considered an indicative value.
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To help you choosing a guided tour, in addition to the degree of difficulty, we ranked the tours according to the following parameters: Landscape, Nature, Art and History.
Landscape
The trail winds through panoramic paths from which you can admire some of the most beautiful landscapes of the Tuscan countryside.
Nature
The tour takes place predominantly in wooded areas or crosses areas of important naturalistic interest such as parks or nature reserves.
Art and history
During the tour you will find places of great historical and artistic interest such as medieval villages, abbeys, churches and castles.
A tour that will take us back to the history of one of the most famous and legendary wines in the world: the Chianti.
In one of the most fascinating landscapes of Tuscany where every stone has a story to tell, among vineyards and old farmhouses, we will pedal until you reach the “Castello di Brolio”.
The Castle of Brolio stands with all its majesty on a hill at 530 meters above sea level from which overlooks a boundless landscape on the hills of the Sienese countryside, but its origins date back to the eleventh century, when Bonifacio, Marquis of Tuscany, ceded it to the monks of the Florentine “Badia” together with the nearby Church of San Regolo.
Since 1141 it belongs to the Ricasoli family, and despite the passing of almost 1000 years of history, in which it has been put to the test by wars and looting, still today it can be admired in all its splendor.
It is here that Bettino Ricasoli, in the second half of the 1800s, thanks to his scientific knowledge and new techniques of cultivation of the vine, creates a wine produced almost exclusively with Sangiovese grapes that today we know with the name of Chianti.
During the tour we will not miss a short visit to the Castello di Brolio and a taste of some excellent Barone Ricasoli’s wines.
