Back to Basilicata in the Bradano valley, you will cycle rolling hills through an explosion of colours, olive groves and ancient farmhouses.
Local culture, traditions and genuine food will fascinate you and give you an unforgettable atmosphere of this corner of Southern Italy.
Highlights
The Sassi of Matera
The Trulloes and the Itria Valley
The Land of Ravines
The Bradano Valley
Itinerary
Day 1 – Matera
Arrival in Matera and transfer to your hotel.
Suggested (not included): guided tour around the Sassi – a UNESCO world heritage site since 1993 – with its small streets and squares, caves, rock churches and cellars. Two districts built from the Medieval age through to the last century. We suggest you have dinner at one of the Sassi’s typical restaurants. Overnight stay.
Day 2 – from Matera to Alberobello
Distribution of bicycles, briefing and departure for Alberobello. You will pass through the small villages of Gioia del Colle and Noci and on to Alberobello, the capital town of “trulloes” and a UNESCO world heritage site. Accommodation in the historical centre in a trullo dating from 1600. Overnight stay.
Length: 69 km
Grade: Easy to Moderate
Day 3 – Alberobello Loops
Cycle Option n. 1
The Itria Valley loop to Locorotondo and Cisternino
Length: Approx. 45 km
Grade: Easy
Cycle Option n. 2
A trip to the underground world of the Castellana Caves
Length: Approx. 40 km
Grade: Easy
Day 4 – The Land of Ravines
Heading south into the Taranto province, you will pedal through deserted roads and vineyards. You will cross the Land of the Ravines and the villages of Mottola and Palagianello. The Ravines are deep precipices, often more than 100 metres deep, similar to canyons. Overnight stay in a farm not far from the Bradano River.
Length: Approx. 70 km
Grade: Easy to Moderate
Day 5 – The Bradano Valley
Today you will continue pedalling along the Bradano River through vineyards and orange trees. After a light ascent on the Montescaglioso hill (a visit to the Benedictine Abbey is a must), back to the valley again and overnight stay at a holiday farm specialized in producing vegetables. Relax in the swimming pool.
Length: Approx. 55 km
Grade: Easy to Moderate
Day 6 – Enjoy a rest day or…
Today you can enjoy cycling loop in the valley or relax by the swimming pool.
Cycling along the ancient “Via Appia” (an old Roman road), you will pass through the charming medieval village of Miglionico, with a nice view of the valley.
Length: Approx. 35 km
Grade: Easy to Moderate
Day 7 – Back to Matera
Back to Matera with climb skirting the Park of Rock Churches again. Free afternoon for visiting museums, walking in the Sassi and enjoy your dinner in a cave restaurant.
Length: Approx. 25 km
Grade: Moderate
Day 8 – End of tour
Breakfast and end of tour.
details and prices
Easy to Moderate
6 days by bicycle on hilly terrain of easy to moderate difficulty
280 km, with stages from 25 to 64 km to be done in 3 – 8 hours within the day
Cave hotels, Trulli houses and holiday farms
Casual Self Guided Tour (B&B and 3* hotels): € 770,00
Comfort Self Guied Tour (4* hotels and farm holidays): € 935,00
departure dates
Self Guided Tours
Any day from March to October
July and August upon request
Guided Tours
Every Saturday in May, June, September and October
SELF GUIDED TOUR PRICES
Casual tour: € 770,00 *
Single room supplement: € 250.00
Comfort tour: € 935,00 *
Single room supplement: € 300.00
Prices per person based on double room occupancy
Included
7 nights in double rooms with breakfast, luggage transfer, technical and emergency assistance, road book and maps.
Not Included
Medical/Luggage insurance, minivan assistance, drinks, lunches and dinners, entrance fees, tips, personal extras, everything else which does not come under the heading “Included”.
additional charges
Hybrid bike: € 120,00 (7 days)
E-Bikes and Gravel road bikes: € 240,00 (7 days)
Carbon road bikes: € 240,00 (7 days)
Helmet : € 10,00
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extra nights
Matera
Pre tour extra night in Matera (casual tour): € 55,00 in double room – € 95,00 in single room
Pre tour extra night in Matera (comfort tour): € 110,00 in double room – € 145,00 in single room
Add one of our authentic experiences
Matera, escorted tour of the “Sassi”
2 hours
from 25 € per person – 4 PARTICIPANTS MIN.
A tour of the Sassi districts along beautiful paths, discovering the typical courtyards surrounded by cave-houses.
Alberobello, UNESCO site
1,30 hours
from 30 € per person – 4 PARTICIPANTS MIN.
Easy walk in the town of Alberobello, a World Heritage site and home to thousands of the curious round shaped “trulli”, white dry-stone houses with conical roofs made of lapidary stones.
The cheese laboratory in Itria Valley
1,30 hours
from 35 € per person – 4 PARTICIPANTS MIN.
Attend a cheese workshop in Valle d’Itria for learning how burrata, mozzarella, ricotta, first salt, butter, …are produced. Discover secrets that make local cheeses so delicious!
Wine tasting in Locorotondo
1,30 hours
from 40 € per person – 4 PARTICIPANTS MIN.
Puglia is a treasure trove of some of the best Italian wines and a land of native vines that give life to products of the highest quality. Book a wine experience in a cellar of Locorotondo, famous for the white wine but not only!
all our cycling tours
Sassi and Trulli
8 days cycling tour • From € 770,00
A week cycling around the two wonderful UNESCO sites of Alberobello and Matera.
Castles and Wines
8 days cycling tour • From € 890,00
Everyday you will discover local art treasures and tasting food.
Basilicata Coast To Coast
5 days cycling tour • From € 645,00
From the Ionian to the Tyrrhenian Sea
Grande Puglia
13 days cycling tour • From € 1695,00
A cycling tour starting from the hills of the Alta Murgia and ending in Otranto.
Puglia Cycling Tour
8 days cycling tour • From € 632,00
An easy tour through the Heel of the Boot of Italy by bike.
unesco sites
8 days cycling tour • From € 1030,00
Cycling among the UNESCO world heritage sites of Apulia and Basilicata.
Southern Italy Coast to Coast
8 days cycling tour • From € 955,00
A challenge Road Bike Tour into the silence, light and history of Puglia and Basilicata.
Heart of puglia
5 days cycling tour • From € 680,00
A short break crossing the heart of Puglia from Matera to Monopoli.
Basilicata: Woods and Calanques by Bike
7 days cycling tour • From € 620,00
A bike tour in the heart of Basilicata, crossing different types of landscapes