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Ancona to Nice Cycling Route: 8-Day Bikepacking Adventure through Italy, Liguria & Southern France

from Ancona

to Nice

E-Bike: 4h 53 / day

Bike: 6h 25 / day

771 kmDistance
3,668 mElevation
8 DaysDuration
Difficulty
8Stages
Liguria
Bucket-list climbs
Climbs
Coastlines
Cross-border
Flat
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Description

Ancona to Nice: an 8-day bikepacking route from Italy’s Adriatic coast to the Côte d’Azur. The tour starts at the ferry port of Ancona, follows the flat coastline at first, then crosses Emilia-Romagna via Bologna, Modena, Parma and Piacenza. After that, the riding becomes more varied: vineyards, smaller roads, Piedmont, Liguria and the descent to the Mediterranean near Sanremo. The final stage follows the coast through Menton and Monaco before climbing the Col d’Èze and rolling into Nice. Create a free Rogonneur account to unlock all daily stages, GPX files, highlights and practical planning tips.

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Tour Details

This tour includes detailed day-by-day descriptions, accommodation recommendations, points of interest, difficulty ratings, and expert tips for completing this amazing cycling adventure...

Route

This tour works well if you want a long, manageable crossing through northern Italy and into southern France. The first part is very straightforward to ride: plenty of flat kilometres, frequent towns, easy resupply and little navigation stress. It is not scenic everywhere, and that is worth knowing. There is traffic, industry, suburbs and sections that are more functional than beautiful. That is part of the character of this route. The ride becomes more interesting once the plains slowly give wa...
Start Point
Ancona
End Point
Nice
Country
France, Italy
Regions
Côte d'Azur, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Piemont, Tuscany

At a glance

Distance

771 km

Difficulty

Medium

Road type

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Duration

8 days

Tour Itinerary

  • Day 1
    Ancona - Gabicce Mare

    89 km461 m

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  • Day 2
    Gabicce Mare - Villanova

    102 km198 m

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  • Day 3
    Villanova - Bologna

    59 km170 m

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  • Day 4
    Bologna - Parma

    94 km131 m

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  • Day 5
    Parma - Salice Terme

    125 km358 m

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  • Day 6
    Salice Terme - Millesimo

    127 km781 m

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  • Day 7
    Millesimo - San Remo

    116 km835 m

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  • Day 8
    San Remo - Nice

    59 km734 m

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Cultural & scenic highlights

Travel access

Travel to start

Requires planning

The tour start is not close to a major rail hub, airport or coach hub. Plan extra time for the final transfer, a taxi, an overnight stay or an additional ride to the route.

Travel from finish

Requires planning

The tour finish is not close to a major rail hub, airport or coach hub. Plan extra time for the transfer, a taxi, an overnight stay or an additional ride after the final stage.

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