Tuscan countryside bike tour and saffron tasting, Vicchio, Toscana, Italy
Enjoy a 15 kilometer bike tour around the Tuscan countryside and discover the saffron’s secrets, just a few kilometres from Florence and into Mugello, a little slice of heaven.
After a short walk into the small village of Vicchio and around its beautiful lake, begin your ride into the countryside, away from traffic. Along the way you’ll meet a Romanesque Church, a Villa from the Medicean era, and see the home of Giotto, always surrounded by nature and the typical Tuscan landscape.
Halfway through the ride, you’ll stop at a saffron farm. Meet the local farm animals, see the bee hives and vineyard, and taste some delicious saffron-flavored products (honey, cheese, biscuits, herbal tea), while the owners show you how to grow saffron.
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Description & Instructions When Visiting Vicchio, Toscana, Italy
Enjoy a 15 kilometer bike tour around the Tuscan countryside and discover the saffron’s secrets, just a few kilometres from Florence and into Mugello, a little slice of heaven.
After a short walk into the small village of Vicchio and around its beautiful lake, begin your ride into the countryside, away from traffic. Along the way you’ll meet a Romanesque Church, a Villa from the Medicean era, and see the home of Giotto, always surrounded by nature and the typical Tuscan landscape.
Halfway through the ride, you’ll stop at a saffron farm. Meet the local farm animals, see the bee hives and vineyard, and taste some delicious saffron-flavored products (honey, cheese, biscuits, herbal tea), while the owners show you how to grow saffron.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mugello_ve/
Website: http://en.mugellove.it/
Itinerary
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Stop At: Vicchio, Vicchio, Tuscany
A short walk into the small village of Vicchio and around its beautiful lake.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: mugellove, Viale Giuseppe Mazzini 50, 50039 Vicchio Italy
Get bikes and equipment.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Chiesa di San Cassiano In Padule, Via Padule, 68, 50039 Vicchio Italy
Visit the ancient Pieve di San Cassiano in Padule, dating back to the 11th century.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Azienda Agricola Podere Rio II, Via Padule, 83, 50039 Vicchio FI, Italy
Halfway through the ride, you’ll stop at a saffron farm. Meet the local farm animals, see the bee hives and vineyard, and taste some delicious saffron-flavored products (honey, cheese, biscuits, beer, herbal tea), while the owners show you how to grow saffron.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Casa Di Giotto, Localita Vespignano Aglioni 1, 50039 Vicchio Italy
Take a look of the places where the great artist Giotto lived.
Pass By: Villa Poggio Bartoli, Località Molezzano, 45, 50039 Vicchio FI, Italy
Admire the charming country Villa Poggio Bartoli, that for centuries the villa was the country residence of Florence’s most noble families in the Medici entourage, framed in one of the world’s most beautiful settings.
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Vicchio, Italy
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Bike & Mountain Bike Tours
