Whether you have years of cycling experience or are just new to the bike, you will experience the very best cycling of your life with these 40 – 50km / 31mi ride routes each day.  If you love cycling and eating this trip is for you!

Each cycling route during your Imperia bike trip will be tailored specifically to you with a selection of spectacular comfortable bike rides ideal for the leisure cyclist. All rides start and end in the same place, so there are no targets to make each day and you cannot be left behind.

If you are looking for a challenge with your next cycling vacation take a look at our Challenging Bike Tours category, with fantastic cycling opportunities in superb destinations including, Australia, Portugal, Italy and the the French Alps.

A unique, luxury choice of Hotel Accommodation amongst the glitz & glamour of downtown Sanremo or tranquility in the village by the sea, the choice is yours!
Enjoy the action strolling, shopping, amongst historic sights, alternatively chill by the shores of the Mediterranean and let time pass like a local.
Your Luxury stay of 5* historic Italian charm or 4* modern Hotel stay amongst it all in the city or be charmed by the seaside town Santo Stefano al Mare, the most delightful village with great restaurants, direct access to the bike path, perfect luxury by the sea.

5* Royal Hotel Sanremo Liguria Italy

4* Best Western Hotel Nazionale Sanremo Italy

4* Best Western Hotel Anthurium Santo Stefano al Mare Italy

The Mediterranean coast is the absolute perfect base for your Italy bike trip and ideal for relaxing, the perfect cycling holiday.
A small selection of what awaits you off the bike when visiting the Liguria Region.  It wouldn’t be Italy without this Museum  Museo dell’Olivo.
Slow life down with a visit to Parasio in the old part of Porto Maurizio the Logge Di Santa Chiara offers spectacular views of the sea.
Spring is alive…with beautiful and characteristic botanical gardens at Hanbury’s Gardens in Ventimiglia
Let’s not forget to mention the native Ligurian vines such as Pigato, Vermentino, Ormeasco, Rossese, just some of our favourites and so is a visit to L’Azienda Agricola Maria Donata Bianchi

Italy is about ‘La Dolce Vita’ people watching, taking that long slow aperitif, sitting in the square like the locals.

‘Unpack Once, Ride Everyday’
The one location, one hotel cycling experience is the brainchild of Bridget (Owner/Operator).  On retiring from professional cycling, it was the pure pleasure of cycling that evolved the proven Practice Bicycle formula of one location.  To include everything enjoyable and removing the less pleasurable is our goal of your perfect cycling holiday experience.

Packing and Unpacking each day was tiring, stressful and time consuming. With insufficient time to relax, enjoy and experience the unique location before it was time to move on again.
With a life spent discovering the very best locations to Practice Bicycle, including endless ride options exploring in every direction all from the one hotel.
Experience the very best cycling of your life when you Unpack Once, Ride Everyday!

For your added convenience we have quality carbon road bikes as an optional extra available to you with all our Italy bike trips.
Many of our guests prefer their own bikes for maximum cycling pleasure. Should logistics and travel arrangements make this too difficult then our bike hire is the perfect solution.
Depending on availability and size, the Italian bike brand Torpado is available in both straight bar road bike and dropped bar road bike. Also, if you are looking for something a little more comfortable the Focus Carbon road bike is your perfect ‘friend’!
                   

Italy bike trips are in the perfect cycling location the town of Santo Stefano al Mare, between Imperia and Sanremo on the Italian Riviera.

The closest airport is Côte d’Azur International Airport Nice (France) and serviced by many airlines including, British Airways, American Airlines, Alitalia, easyJet, Cathay Pacific, Jet2 and Ryanair.

For train lovers the Rail Europe network brings you direct to the Mediterranean with convenient stops in both Sanremo and Imperia train stations (Italy).

By rental car for those who are looking for some excitement with their holiday the Highway A10/E80 Genoa-Ventimiglia, Autostrada dei Fiori exiting at Arma di Taggia.
The motorway is connected to the Italian motorways that lead to Milan, Florence, and Rome.  From France, you can reach Italy via the A8/E80 Côte d’Azur motorway.