{"id":152,"date":"2014-04-11T10:32:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T08:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/?p=152"},"modified":"2014-04-11T10:40:23","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T08:40:23","slug":"the-wine-country-viewed-on-two-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/the-wine-country-viewed-on-two-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wine Country Viewed on Two Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/Tuscany-San-Gimignano-and-Volterra.z07.htm\">holiday in Tuscany<\/a> would not be complete without a tour of the magnificent <strong>wine farms<\/strong> such as <strong>Chianti<\/strong> and <strong>Brunello di Montalcino<\/strong>.\u00a0Your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/Tuscany-Firenze-Chianti-and-Valdarno.z03.htm\">villa in Tuscany<\/a> is very close to these regions and what better way to kick off your holiday than by doing some <strong>wine tasting<\/strong>.\u00a0Try getting on a bike and cycling from one wine estate to another for a truly unique <a href=\"http:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/Tuscany-Pisa-and-Lucca.z06.htm\">Tuscan holiday<\/a>. In this way you get to work off some of that exquisite wine before you are ready for the next one!<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Local tour organisations are available to help you prepare for your <strong>wine and bike tour<\/strong>. They provide all the equipment and meals you might need for the day. With such a tour you learn about the tastes of <strong>Italian wines<\/strong>, the process of making wine, and explore the magnificent landscape of Tuscany. If you desire it your tour guide can even include a 12<sup>th<\/sup> century castle tour with olive oil tastings as a part of it.<\/p>\n<p>If doing things without a tour group is your idea for a great vacation then there are choices aplenty for you.\u00a0Tuscany has a myriad different bike touring routes from which to choose. Many of these routes are loaded with hills to climb, stunning scenery and downhill runs winding through beautiful countryside.\u00a0In just one day of cycling you can cover quite a large region of wine, cheeses, and olive oil groves.\u00a0Experiencing the beautiful vineyards of this region by bicycle is a truly stunning way of seeing the countryside in all its spectacular glory.\u00a0If you need to plan a route that will meet all your requirements then simply head to a local tourist information for more guidance.\u00a0A holiday in this part of Italy has never been this exciting and full of fun and laughter.<\/p>\n<p><b>When to Cycle Tuscany<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is a sure way of meeting up with other enthusiastic cyclists who are out to enjoy the fruits of the wine regions of Italy.\u00a0The most enjoyable time to go is between the month of March and the month of June.\u00a0What a fantastic way to combine cycling with wine tasting and the most beautiful countryside in Italy.\u00a0So, get out of your<a href=\"http:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/Tuscany-Siena-and-Val-dOrcia.z04.htm\"> house\u00a0in Tuscany<\/a> for the day.\u00a0Hop on a bicycle and see the vineyards as you have never seen them before!<\/p>\n<p>Do not delay, book your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/Tuscany-Arezzo-and-Casentino.z02.htm\">villas in Tuscany<\/a> today and you will not be disappointed in any of the landscape or attractions. An Italian getaway has never looked as good as they do right now!\u00a0Make your dream holiday come true and try a cycling while wine tasting tour. The alternative is car hire or an automobile tour to these same wonderful vineyards, olive oil groves, and cheese factories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A holiday in Tuscany would not be complete without a tour of the magnificent wine farms such as Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino.\u00a0Your villa in Tuscany is very close to these regions and what better way to kick off your holiday than by doing some wine tasting.\u00a0Try getting on a bike and cycling from one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4],"tags":[45,93,31],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}