Day 1 - Welcome to Milan
Pick up of guests at Milan Linate / Milan Malpensa airport / Milan central station between 14.00 and 15.00 o’clock on Sunday*. Transfer to the Relais Château Monfort in Milan, welcome drink and weekend briefing before accommodation in the rooms. Later, dinner at the restaurant of Chef Cracco.
Meals: dinner
Destination: Milan
Bike itinerary: nothing
Accomodation: Relais Chateau Monfort or same category alternative one in case of overbooking
*Both pick-up and dropp-off services out from scheduled range time are also guaranteed with an additional cost which will be communicated on request: we kindly ask our guests to advise us in right advance for organizational reasons.
Day 2 - Up & Down in Brianza
An energetic breakfast before, transfer to Brianza on board our 100% electric vehicle till to our Godoit corner. You will start a fun up and down – called “Mangiaebevi” in Italian language – on the country roads of Brianza between Monticello, Sirtori and Colle Brianza, which will make your body temperature increasing a lot. It will also be an opportunity to visit some of the most famous Italian design companies, whose furniture is famous all over the world. Our guides will then take you back to the hotel to allow you a shower and a wellness massage, before taking you to dinner for the tasting of another Milanese starred menu.
Meals: breakfast, light lunch and dinner
Destination: Milan and Brianza
Bike itinerary: about 70 km and 900 meters (uphill) altitude gap
Accomodation: Relais Chateau Monfort or same category alternative one in case of overbooking
Day 3 - From Lake Como climbs to Milan’ fashion streets
Breakfast in hotel, another transfer to Brianza on board our 100% electric vehicle till to our Godoit corner: now, you’re ready for a magic tour that will take you through some of the most spectacular streets of Lake Como, leading you to Bellagio where starts the mythical and hard climb to the Madonna of Ghisallo. A few kilometres descent, just to go up again traversing a ring that will bring you to the historical little town of Sormano where you will rest for a light lunch; before starting the descent to the cars. Once back at the cars, a shower at our Brianza Godoit corner will await for you. The shows must go on: you will be run to the Lake Como for flying over it from the edge of a seaplane and take home an amazing souvenir. Then a last starred restaurant near the Scala in Milan will wait for you to greet the capital of Italian style, before moving to Franciacorta and arriving at the Relais Chateau Albereta.
Meals: breakfast, light lunch & dinner
Destination: Lake Como and Milan
Bike itinerary: about 80 km and 1’100 meters (uphill) altitude gap
Accomodation: Relais Chateau Albereta or same category alternative one in case of overbooking
Day 4 - Lake Iseo and Franciacorta
After breakfast at the hotel and the last bicycles fine tuning, you’ll be ready for a bike itinerary that will take you to discover the hills of Franciacorta and those ones above Lake Iseo in the 2nd half: crossing vineyards, green hills, changing the landscape view from the Orobic Alps to Lake Iseo up to the city of Milan. You will taste a light lunch on the shores of Lake Iseo, before returning to the hotel where you can relax your muscles with a massage in the Spa. Then, you’ll spend a perfect Italian style afternoon starting with the visit of the vineyards of the famous label Franciacorta Bellavista and its magnificent wine cellar where you can delight yourself with a fantastic tasting of their best wines made with the classic Champenoise method. Later, our guides will lead you to enjoy your palates at the Michelin starred restaurants “Due Colombe” in front of the renowned Berlucchi hill.
Meals: breakfast, light lunch & dinner
Destination: Franciacorta and Lake Iseo
Bike itinerary: about 65 km and 900 meters (uphill) altitude gap
Accomodation: Relais Chateau Albereta or same category alternative one in case of overbooking
Day 5 - Discovering Bergamo’s hills and Lake Garda
After the breakfast, our guides drives 100% electric vehicles for a few kilometers until surroundings of Bergamo’s hills where the ride tour will start crossing also the heart of Bergamo Alta, among bell towers, ancient walls and the mythical final climb of many editions of the UCI Worldcup “Giro di Lombardia”. Here, you’ll taste the light lunch with an amazing view on and from Bergamo Alta. Back in hotel, you’ll restore yourself in the Spa and back in shape for visiting the magnificent “Vittoriale degli Italiani” overlooking Lake Garda, and then immerse your palate in an oil tasting at the award-winning producer Comincioli. On board our electric fleet, you will move to one of the most interesting starred restaurants in the area.
Meals: breakfast, light lunch & dinner
Destination: Franciacorta, Brescia and Bergamo
Bike itinerary: about 70 km and 800 meters (uphill) altitude gap
Accomodation: Relais Chateau Albereta or same category alternative one in case of overbooking
Day 6 - History & fashion in Milan, arrival at the airport
After the breakfast, the transfer on board our electric fleet will take you to one of the most appreciated 100% Made in Italy handcrafted carbon bicycle manufacturer: you will be able to appreciate the production of looms and accessories, the typical Italian care to details. After this visit, there will be time for a last transfer to Milan just to taste a light lunch overlooking the Duomo of Milan, before arriving to the airport not before 2.30 pm on Friday.
Meals: breakfast and light lunch
Destination: Milan
Bike itinerary: no one
OPTIONAL – Kids and wife services on demand