Adige Cycle Path: Innsbruck - Venice

A cycle tour for leisure cyclists that could hardly be more multifaceted! From mountainous Tyrol to the Adriatic, where the sea breeze blows around your nose. In addition to cultural highlights, culinary delights await, starting in Tyrol with hearty dishes and culminating in the lagoon city with pasta and wine. In addition, you can take in the cities of the tour: Innsbruck, Bolzano, Trento, Verona, Venice - cyclists' hearts, what more could you desire?

Innsbruck, the capital of Tyrol, serves as the starting point of the tour, which is already high on the 1st stage. By train or minibus, the journey takes you to the Brenner Pass and from there over 1,300 metres of altitude downhill to the lagoon city. The first destination, however, is the bishop's town of Brixen with its beautiful cathedral.

Along the Eisack river we travel to Bolzano, where a visit to "Ötzi" in the archaeological museum is included. Via Trento, the journey leads along the Adige river to Rivalta and Verona, where not only romantics should pay a visit to the balcony of the "Casa di Giulietta". Before the lagoon city beckons, a true insider tip awaits: Vicenza scores with numerous impressive villas and palaces by the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Highlights

• The Golden Roof in Innsbruck: Innsbruck's old town is a great place to stroll, shop and enjoy yourself. Between Annasäule, Ottoburg and the city's most famous landmark, the "Goldenes Dachl", there are many sights to explore.
• South Tyrolean wine and fruit: Apple-growing areas whose beguiling scent makes the blossom in spring even more special and the harvest in autumn a true experience. After a cycle along the countless vines, perhaps you would like a tasting?
• Piazza del Duomo in Trento: After the stages, how about a spritzer and a plate of antipasti? The perfect location for this is the delightful Piazza del Duomo in Trento, where culture and architecture create a beautiful scene.
• Cycle around the Arena di Verona: The third largest preserved amphitheatre in the world offers cultural delights. Where gladiators once fought, nowadays concerts and operas take place.

You will cycle on beautiful bike paths along the Eisack and Adige river valleys. From Verona you will mainly cycle on quiet side roads. You will be taken up to the Brenner Pass from where you shall descend 1,300 meters in altitude. There are only a few short climbs on Lake Caldaro and before Verona. If you prolong the tour to Venice, the only exhausting part is the Monte Berici before Vicenza (about 400 meters in altitude). This is a bike tour for everyone!