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Nice to Venice by Bike: 13 Days Through Liguria, Tuscany and Northern Italy

from Nice

to Venice

E-Bike: 4h 13 / day

Bike: 5h 36 / day

999 kmDistance
8,516 mElevation
13 DaysDuration
Difficulty
13Stages
Tuscany
Climbs
Coastlines
Cross-border
Flat
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Description

Nice to Venice by bike: this 13-day route links the Riviera, Liguria, Tuscany, the Apennines and lagoon country. From Nice, it follows the coast past the Monaco area, Sanremo and Genova, then crosses Passo del Bracco towards La Spezia, Lucca and Florence. After that come the Chianti hills, Siena, the Crete Senesi, Anghiari and the serious crossing over Passo di Viamaggio to San Marino. Further north, the road flattens through Romagna, the Po Delta, Padova and the Brenta corridor to the edge of V

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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

The route is about 1,000 km long, but the effort is not evenly spread. Some stages are short and direct; others go beyond 100 km or collect more than 1,000 m of climbing. The riding changes clearly: tight coastal roads with town passages, longer inland climbs, Tuscan hill work, then wide plains with canals, embankments and little shade. This is not a remote bikepacking escape. It is a long point-to-point journey through busy, historic and visually rich parts of northern Italy and the French bord...
Start Point
Nice
End Point
Venice
Country
France, Italy, San Marino
Regions
Alps, Apennines, Côte d'Azur, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Liguria, Piemont, Siena, Tuscany, Veneto

At a glance

Distance

999 km

Difficulty

Medium

Road type

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Duration

13 days

Tour Itinerary

  • Day 1
    Nice - Alassio

    104 km1,143 m

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  • Day 2
    Alassio - Genoa

    95 km358 m

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  • Day 3
    Genoa - Sestri Levante

    55 km759 m

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  • Day 4
    Sestri Levante - La Spezia

    63 km1,039 m

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  • Day 5
    La Spezia - Lucca

    89 km437 m

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  • Day 6
    Lucca - Florence

    74 km434 m

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  • Day 7
    Florence - Siena

    66 km1,145 m

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  • Day 8
    Siena - Sinalunga

    46 km705 m

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  • Day 9
    Unione dei Comuni Valdichiana Senese - Anghiari

    59 km680 m

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  • Day 10
    Anghiari - Città di San Marino

    88 km1,460 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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