Lionheart stage 2 - Salzburg to Paris

Richard the Lionheart is remembered as an iconic hero of the English speaking world. It is little known, however, that he didn’t speak English, hated living in England and at one stage said “I would sell London if I could find a buyer!” Our Lionheart tour promises to provide us with some of the best riding and history yet.

• Explore Europe’s number 1 best castle - Neuschwanstein.
• Climb to the Eagle’s Nest - Hitler’s retreat in the mountains, take on the Kitzhbuhler Horn and roll through Tyrol one of the most beautiful regions in Europe.
• Ride along stunning Lake Constance and through the Allgäu for amazing cycling landscapes.
• Climb through Germany’s Black Forest, famous for its spas, cuckoo clocks and Grimm’s fairy tales!
• Cross from beer to wine regions as we roll into France into the stunning vineyard-clad hills of the Alsace, known for both!
• Climb the Ballon d’Alsace as our final haute categorie climb…or shirt around the choice is yours.
• Cruise through Burgundy along the Grands Crus Wine Route, one of France’s principal and best wine-producing areas.
• Explore and admire Europe’s intriguing history of castles and Chateaux in the Loire.
• Stay in Austria’s and France’s nationally awarded most beautiful villages! Alpbach in Austria and Eguisheim in France!
• Finish your trail in Lionheart’s footsteps in Fontevraud Abbey, home to Eleanor of Aquitaine and burial place of the Plantagenets.