Monday 13 August 2012

Sunday 9th September - Bicycle tour “Sweet lands and ancient Venetian stories”

A pleasant and easy itinerary along the Arcole Wine Road during the celebrations of the Settembre Colognese.
Main stages of the tour are Cologna Veneta, Veronella, Zimella and Bagnolo di Lonigo.
Starting point of the tour is Cologna Veneta with the visit of the Pretorio Palace. Afterwards we enter the countryside to reach Veronella, Zimella and Bagnolo of Lonigo, where we visit Villa Pisani and taste the excellent Arcole wines coupled with some local products. After the visit of Corte Nogarola the tour ends in Cologna Veneta with a final dish at the gastronomic stands.
At 3 p.m. there is the opportunity to participate to an interactive tour “O Colonia... - Emozionante tour interattivo alla scoperta della storia e della cultura di Cologna Veneta!”: a treasure hunt among the streets of the centre…



Hours: 9.00 a.m.- 4.00 p.m.
Meeting-place: Cologna Veneta, Capitaniato square
Total length:  26 km
Price: 10,00 € (adult); free for children (under 12 years of age)

Rental bike available on request (10,00 € per bike)




Information:
phone: + 39 340 7739525
info@viaggiamentelibera.it

Tuesday 3 July 2012

Sunday 15th July - Bicycle tour "The red colour of land"

 A pleasant itinerary by bike along the Arcole Wine Road, among the towns of Pressana, Cologna Veneta and Roveredo di Guà. Protagonists of the tour are the red land, Guà River, villas as well as vineyards, potatoes, radicchios and raw ham, that are productions of excellence in this region. Along the path we stop in the Lovato’s farm to taste the excellent Arcole and Merlara wines coupled with some local products. After this we enter into the countryside of Cologna Veneta to reach Roveredo di Guà, land of the golden potato and radicchio. At the end we come back to Pressana, land of the raw ham, where we visit the Villa Querini Stampalia, a little jewel in this territory. Finally we have a fresh and tasty lunch at the feast of St. Sebastian in Pressana.

Hours: 9.00 a.m.- 3.00 p.m.
Meeting-place: Pressana, Saint Rocco street (near the ancient Church)
Total length: 24 km
Price: 10,00 € (adult); free for children (under 12 years of age)

Rental bike available on request (10,00 € per bike)

Monday 18 June 2012

Sunday the 1st of July - Bicycle tour “Castles and vault treasuries of gold”


A wonderful itinerary by bike through the territories of Arcole and Merlara wines production, into a evocative setting of ancient castles and rural landscapes among the towns of Roveredo di Guà, Montagnana and Bevilacqua. This bike ride occurs during the fair of “Golden Veronese Potato” and leads us to Montagnana for a sightseeing and Urbana for a visit to the old monastery of San Salvaro. After this we have the opportunity to taste the typical Arcole and Merlara doc wines coupled with some local product inside the Bevilacqua Castle. At the end of the tour we return to Roveredo di Guà for a final tasty dish of “gnocchi”, made of local golden potatoes.

Rental bike available on request (10,00 € per bike)

Hours: 9.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m.
Meeting-place: D. Alighieri Street - Roveredo di Guà
Total length: 30 km
Price: 10,00 € (adult); free for children (under 12 years of age)