Cycling holidays: MTB, gravel and road cycling tour ideas
Explore cycling holiday ideas and multi-day MTB, gravel and road cycling tours, with route guides, GPX tracks and inspiration for your next trip.
Looking for your next cycling adventure? Discover a selection of multi-day tours and day rides to include in a cycling holiday. From gravel roads and historic villages to mountain trails and Alpine passes, these itineraries offer different ways to explore by mountain bike, gravel bike or road bike. Choose a route to match your fitness, technical skills and available time, then open its guide for details and available GPX tracks.
The buttons link to English guides where available; Italian-only pages are labelled accordingly.
Tuscany – the permanent Eroica route
Type: MTB, gravel – Days: 4
Ride the permanent Eroica route through Tuscany, following white gravel roads across rolling hills and historic villages.
Explore the Eroica route
Lombardy – Valtellina cycle route
Type: Trekking bike, MTB, gravel – Days: 4
Ride from Colico on Lake Como to Bormio, following the River Adda through villages, vineyards and Alpine scenery. This four-stage guide includes a map, a GPX track and practical tips; the final stage to Bormio is the most demanding.
Explore the Valtellina cycle route
Switzerland – Bernina and Valposchiavo tour
Type: MTB – Days: 1
A 67 km Alpine ride through the Bernina Pass, Pontresina, Morteratsch, Alp Grüm and Poschiavo. Lakes, technical trails, glacial potholes and views of the Swiss Alps make this a demanding day out.
Explore the Bernina tour (in Italian)
Sardinia – Santa Barbara mining route
Type: MTB, gravel – Days: 9
A journey through south-western Sardinia, taking in wild landscapes, former mines and traditional villages by gravel bike or mountain bike.
Explore the Santa Barbara route
Sardinia – Transardinia by mountain bike
Type: MTB – Days: 7
Travel from north to south through the wilder side of Sardinia, following remote roads across the island.
Explore Transardinia (in Italian)
Alps – Alta Valtellina Up&Down MTB tour
Type: MTB – Days: 3
Explore the Alta Rezia mountains on Alpine trails, passing lakes and mountain landscapes. The tour includes luggage transfers and selected hotels.
Explore the Up&Down MTB tour (in Italian)
The great Giro climbs – road cycling tour
Type: Road cycling – Days: 4
Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo: tackle legendary Giro d’Italia climbs on a flexible, self-guided tour through the Alps.
Explore the road cycling tour
Dreiländer MTB tour
Type: MTB – Days: 4
Ride through Italy, Switzerland and Austria on an Alpine tour with luggage transfers and hotels with wellness facilities.
Explore the Dreiländer MTB tour (in Italian)
Dreiländer road cycling tour
Type: Road cycling – Days: 4
An itinerary across Italy, Switzerland and Austria, combining Alpine scenery and famous climbs. The organiser states that this tour is suspended from 2026 and replaced by the great Giro climbs tour.
View the organiser’s update (in Italian)
Via Vandelli by mountain bike
Type: MTB – Days: 3–4
Explore the historic Via Vandelli by mountain bike, crossing the landscapes of the Apennines.
Explore the Via Vandelli
Via Postumia by bike
Type: Gravel, MTB – Days: Flexible
Follow an ancient Roman road on a cycling itinerary that brings together landscapes, history and riding. Plan your stages to suit your trip.
Explore the Via Postumia