Traveling by bike allows you to immerse yourself in nature, avoid crowded places, but above all to move independently while enjoying the whole journey.

Sometimes you don't need to go on long trips, just choose your preferred destination and set off for a bike weekend whether it's through parks, ancient villages or art cities.

There are countless experiences you can have in Italy on your bike for a spring weekend, autumnal or summer: in this article we share with you 6 travel ideas for your bike outings, eBike or MTB.

Bike in Umbria

Umbria is the perfect destination for all nature lovers, but also of food and wine and ancient villages. This itinerary is perfect to do in spring or autumn if you want to spend a weekend on the famous Spoleto Norcia cycle path and among historical villages, ancient abbeys and natural wonders, such as the suggestive Marmore Falls.

From the beautiful Spoleto to Valnerina you can pedal, in complete relaxation thanks to the e-bike, along one of the most beautiful cycle paths in Italy on an easy route with a total length of 65 km divided into two stages.

Milan and the canals

The Milan of the Canals is a city still to be discovered, which can only be known by crossing it slowly, on your own bike.

The Martesana canal cycle path is a must for all cycling enthusiasts and takes you to discover the Lombardy countryside, but above all the ancient abbeys. In this itinerary Milan is the starting point to discover places like Cassano, Muzza, Paullo, Lodi, as well as the Abbeys of Chiaravalle and Viboldone.

The Milanese countryside is rich in historical treasures and still unexplored industrial archeology and discovering them by bike will make you relive the authentic atmospheres of the past.

This itinerary, also accessible by eBike, has a total length of about 100 km and is also perfect for families.

Along the Tratturi routes

Where once there was transhumance, today there are wonderful bike paths and trails that take you to discover some of the most beautiful places in central and southern Italy.

In Abruzzo for example, you can live a truly unique experience: the ancient Tratturo L'Aquila-Foggia also known as the Magno Tratturo, will take you to discover the Piana di Navelli on the footsteps of the Abruzzo Middle Ages, among churches and castles.

A perfect route for a MTB weekend that will allow you to discover one of the most beautiful plateaus in Italy, where there are also the famous saffron cultivations, surrounded by the peaks of the Abruzzo Apennines.

The Maira Valley by MTB

When you think of mountain biking trails in the mountains, the mind flies immediately to the Dolomites, but in reality the Piedmont Alps are a true paradise for cycle tourists.

The Maira Valley for example is an ancient valley on the border with France, in the province of Cuneo, which still preserves authentic Occitan traditions.

This is one of the most suggestive places in the entire Alpine arc that, between snowy peaks and gentle plateaus, will take you to discover unspoiled nature and ancient villages where you can rediscover Occitan culture.

The Maira Valley and the Gardetta Plateau are the ideal destination for a nature-based weekend, on less beaten paths.

Along the Adda Greenway

Lombardy is rich in itineraries and cycle paths perfect for a weekend between art and nature, for example: did you know that you can reach Lake Como on a bike, from Milan?

Cycling along the cycle paths that run along the canals, you can cover the most authentic soul of the Milanese hinterland and its countryside, until you reach the scenographic Lake Como.

This itinerary is ideal for a romantic getaway that will take you to discover the Adda area between industrial archaeology such as the village of Crespi, open-air museums and naturalistic areas.

The destination is Lecco and the route will make you fall in love with this corner of Lombardy.

Matera and surroundings

The European Capital of Culture 2019 is always a great idea to spend a weekend away, better if on a mountain bike!

Matera and its surroundings are a real open-air museum, between the stones and the canyons they manage to conquer travelers from all over the world.

Moreover, they are also the ideal destination for a bike weekend, starting right from the Sassi, to reach the Murgia Park with the canyons that overlook the Gravina and Lake San Giuliano, where you can spot some species of migratory birds coming from Africa.

This itinerary, about 100 km to cover in 4 days, is also suitable for those who do not have much experience in MTB.

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