Alpe Adria Villach - Grado 5/4

Following the river Gail, you leave Villach behind and soon you also say goodbye to Austria and welcome Italy. In the border triangle of Italy-Austria-Slovenia stretches the Canal Valley, whose centre is the Italian border town of Tarvis. Austrians, Slovenes, Friulians and Italians have lived together here for centuries and all three major European language families - Germanic, Romanic and Slavic - meet directly here.

While cycling through the Canal Valley, you will admire the beauties of the Friulian Alpine region with its intact, untouched nature and extensive forests from the saddle. The small town of Gemona del Friuli, situated at the southern exit of the Canal Valley and at the foothills of the Julian Alps, is considered one of the most beautiful historic towns in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The town is dominated by the majestic Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral, which is certainly worth a visit. Wine dominates today‘ s stage. Hills full of vines line your path and invite you to taste a drop or two. Udine, characterised by Venetian influences, radiates calm and tranquillity; you can admire important late Gothic and Renaissance buildings while having a coffee in the „piazza“ or strolling through the city centre.

Accompanied by the breeze of the Scirocco, you glide past reed landscapes and water channels and arrive in Grado, a historic fishing town and one of the most popular seaside resorts on the Adriatic.
Day 5: Departure Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay on the Adriatic Sea.