From the Provence of the Popes to the Luberon – Self-guided
Duration: 8 days and 7 nights
Starting at
per person
Duration
14 nights
Level
3 - Moderate - hilly, sometimes mountainous - 50 to 80 km
This tour is also available as a Self-guided option
With the Alps at your back and a glass of Moscato d’Asti waiting for you at the end of the day… la vita è bella in the Piedmont region! Over the course of two weeks, discover the architectural richness of the towns along the route, the majesty of the mountains overlooking Turin, and enough culinary specialties to ensure you never eat the same thing twice.
On your bike, you’ll enjoy the narrow country roads lined with fields and centuries-old—or even millennia-old—houses! In the land of Barolo and Barbaresco, life is good, and the route will allow you to take in the rich landscapes of Italy’s agricultural heartland at a leisurely pace!
air travel for the passenger, their luggage, and their bicycle with Air Transat;
transportation between the airport and the hotel at the destination, both on the way there and back;
the bus transfer scheduled for Day 14;
14 nights in three- or four-star accommodations, based on double occupancy;
14 breakfasts and 3 dinners;
air travel for the passenger, their luggage, and their bicycle with Air Transat;
transportation between the airport and the hotel at the destination, both on the way there and back;
the bus transfer scheduled for Day 14;
14 nights in three- or four-star accommodations, based on double occupancy;
14 breakfasts and 3 dinners;
equipment, such as a bicycle
travel and cancellation insurance
equipment, such as a bicycle
travel and cancellation insurance
Montreal-Trudeau
Nice
Nice
Montreal-Trudeau
For groups of 12 or more cyclists, accompanied by our guide.
Route rating: 3
Moderate-difficulty route: hilly, sometimes mountainous; 50 to 80 km.
Montreal-Trudeau
Nice
Nice
Montreal-Trudeau
For groups of 12 or more cyclists, accompanied by our guide.
Route rating: 3
Moderate-difficulty route: hilly, sometimes mountainous; 50 to 80 km.
Check out the elevation changes along this route and plan your upcoming trip with all the information you need. Please note that the elevation changes are provided for informational purposes only and may not always reflect actual conditions on the ground.
Day 1
Arrival in Nice and transfer to Cuneo (2 hours).
Day 2
A rest day or a loop route via Bernezzo, Caraglio, Dronero, Busca, Tarantasca, San Pietro del Gallo, and Passatore (58 or 72 km).
Day 3
Cuneo, Morozzo, Mondovi, Trinità, Fossano. Loop via Carrù (56–67 km).
Day 4
Fossano, Narzole, Barolo, Gallo, Alba. Loop via La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Serralunga d’Alba (40 or 62 km).
Day 5
Alba, Barbaresco, Néive, Castagnole Tinella, Balbi, Piana del Salto, Costigliole d’Asti, Piano, Asti. Option via Piana del Salto (50 to 62 km).
Day 6
Asti, Mongardino, Montegrosso d’Asti, Canelli, Nizza Monferrato, Acqui Terme. Alternative route via Cascine, Canelli. (58 to 62 km).
Day 7
A rest day or a loop route via Visone, Cremolino, Ovada, Trisobbio, and Strevi. Alternative route via Carpeneto, Madonna della Villa, and Montaldo Bormida. (44–55 km).
Day 8
Acqui Terme, Terzo, Castel Boglione, Gianola, Mombaruzzo, Castelnuevo Belbo, Bergamasco, Oviglio, Alessandria. Alternative route via Castel Rocchero, Alice Bel Colle, Ricaldone, Maranzana (50–63 km).
Day 9
Alessandria, Montecastello, Bassignana, Valenza, Bozzole, Ticineto, Frassineto Po, Casale Monferrato. Loop via San Salvatore Monferrato. (60 to 65 km).
Day 10
Casale Monferrato, Pontestura, Gabiano, Brusasco, Lauriano, Casaleborgone, Gassino Torinese, Turin. Alternative route via Sciolze, La Rezza di Bardassano (56 to 87 km).
Day 11
Day off.
Day 12
Turin, Rivoli, Rivalta di Torino, Piossasco, Piscina, Pinerolo, Miralodo, San Secondo di Pinerolo. Loop via Villarbasse, Reano, Trana, (San Michele), Giaveno, Cumiana (50 to 81 km).
Day 13
San Secondo di Pinerolo, Bricherasio, Bibiana, Barge, Paesana, Sanfront, Saluzzo. Passes through Revello (44 to 51 km).
Day 14
Transfer from Saluzzo to Antibes (3.5 hours) and free afternoon.
Day 15
Transfer to Nice Airport and return to Montreal.
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