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Start of this bicycle tour is Trieste, the former Habsburger seaport seated at the foothills of the karst. During the Roman Empire Trieste became a busy and rich port. After a few kilometres you leave Italy and cycle to Slovenia and Croatia. This sunny peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea is characterised by little picturesque fisher villages, small towns on the karst hills, vineyards and valleys. Let yourself be surprised by the charms of a landscape rich in contrasts and the various colours of Istria.
The bicycle route through Istria runs slightly hilly. This cycling tour is suitable for children from the age of 14, and ideal in connection with our bicycle tours: “From the Dolomites to Trieste” and “Alpe-Adria-Cycle Path – from Villach to Trieste”.
Included and Not Included Services
Accommodation in hotels 3***, partly 4**** category
Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
Videobriefing
Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
Well planned routes
Digital travel documents
Telephone service hotline for the entire tour
Navigation App
Arrival to the starting point of the tour
Departure at the end of the tour
Drinks, tourist tax and all extras
Lunch, Dinner
Not mentioned entries
Rental bikes and travel insurance
Printed travel documents (available for €20 per package)
All not expressly mentioned under the item „Included services“
Variant with the ferry (ticket not included): ascent approx. 500 m, descent approx. 560 m / approx. 35 km
After a few kilometres you say goodbye to Italy. In Slovenia you cycle mostly on cycling paths through famous bathing resorts like Koper (Capodistria) and Izola (Isola d’Istria) to Piran (Pirano) or Portorož (Portorose), a spa town on the Slovenian Riviera. The longer version leads through „Val Rosandra“ in the back country.
You pass the salt gardens of Sečovlje, where they produce sea salt on huge areas through natural evaporation, and afterwards you cross the border. You cycle through the Croatian part of Istria, the biggest peninsula of the Adria, slightly hilly to Umag, which historic centre was built on the relics of a Roman colony. Umag is well-known also for the ATP tournament – „Croatia Open“, held every year.
From Umag you cycle - slightly hilly – to Novigrad or Cittanova. This medieval town surrounded by a battlement wall is seated on the water mouth of Mirna. Then you cycle to Poreč, the most important coastal city on Istria’s west coast. We suggest visiting the Euphrasian Basilica, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
Day 5: Departure Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay.
Quotation
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Tour information
- Duration 5 days
- Minimum age 14 years and older
- Difficulty Level Easy
- Distance 90 - 165 km