Enjoy Lucca province

Arrival in Italy, installation at your hotel in the centre of Lucca.
Take the time to discover the wonderful old city of Lucca with its fortifications and narrow winding streets.

The itinerary leads you to Bagni Di Lucca. After a smooth 25km climb, you take a small road running through this hilly countryside. Some wonderful panoramas of Lucca are well worth seeing.
Ride: 77km, G+ 1501m, max hight 896m.

Today's stage leeds you to Pisa. You can not come to Tuscany without seeing the famous leaning Tower. Starting from Lucca the ride to Pisa is a good warm up. After your visit to the Tower comes the cycle challenge of the day: the Monte Pisano. In good weather you can see Livorno and Pisa from the top of the hill.
Ride:65km, G+ 897m, max height 881m.

Now that you are well trained and feeling fit, this is the perfect moment for you to try the most difficult route of the week!
The day starts with a very smooth first 35km. The road then starts to climb steeply for the next 25km to reach an altitude of 927m.
Along the road, take the time to enjoy the marble mountain panoramas, the village of Castelnuovo Di Garfagnana and the Serchio valley.
Ride: 130km, G+ 1553m, Max height 927m.

After yesterday’s achievement, you will have a little time to rest your weary legs. Today’s route is not very long, however it is still challenging: you will climb steadily for 11km to reach the top of the Monte Serra.
This hill is famous to all the cyclists of the region thanks to the climb. Enjoy!
Ride: 56km, G+ 901m, Max height 851m.

You have a few kilometres to warm up before attacking the first climb of five that this stage has to offer.
On this day, you will ride the Monte Pitoro. This is a very famous hill in the region thanks to the annual race "Gran Premio Città Di Camaiore".
Ride: 91km, G+ 1549m, Max height 439m.

For the first part of the route today you will ride around the shore of lake Massaciuccoli. You will climb other hills covered in olives groves.
ride: 68km, G+ 1009m, Max height 409m.

Your holiday ends after breakfast in your hotel (transfer to the airport possible if arranged when booking the trip)

My brother and I have just had a brilliant week on the Enjoy Tuscany cycle trip. The hotel and cycle hire (excellent carbon bikes from Chrono cycles with very knowledgeable staff) were first class. The routes were challenging at times but extremely enjoyable and give the rider a sense of achievement at the end of the day. The views were spectacular. The directions provided were very good but I would reccomend also buying the local map (7.50 Euros). Europe Active provided us with fantastic service and I would reccomend them for your next cycling holiday.

The stay was wonderful, under mild sky (only one rainy day in Pistoia), the scenery was Breathtaking!

We were very well accommodated: slight drawback in Pisa where the hotel did not give us satisfaction, otherwise everywhere else: comfortable, professional reception.

I send you attached the diploma that we have been issued by Active Europe Corsica, can we have the same for Tuscany to "multiply our deeds"!

We will not fail to use Active Europe for our future trips.

Kind regards,
Jean Verri