Calorie-neutral wine and cheese? The reality is delightful: this fall you can indulge in bread, wine, olives and cheese to your heart’s content, then hop on your bicycle and pedal to the next farmers market or vineyard on the horizon.
ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours brings that vision to life with routes that pair cycling with regional culinary experiences. In Provence, tours include visits to olive mills and tastings of first-press oils. In Emilia Romagna, you can enjoy gourmet picnics featuring freshly picked local produce. And in Sardinia, harvest feasts showcase figs, nuts and seasonal fruits.
The experiences extend beyond tastings. In Sardinia, ride and dine like a shepherd—savoring fresh game with robust cannonau wines and sampling traditional pane carasau flatbread at a shepherd’s barbecue. In the small Provençal village of Lourmarin, explore a wine shop tucked beneath the corner of a castle, a charming stop that highlights local vintners and their bottles. Pricing varies by route, tour length and date; calories burned depend on the effort you put into your rides.
If you enjoy regional food and scenic cycling, these tours blend active travel with authentic culinary discovery, offering an easy way to connect with local producers, sample seasonal specialties and explore countryside at a relaxed pace.
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