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Mappa del Veneto Itinerario Palladiano Palladio e Colli Berici, da Vicenza a Montagnana Lungo l'Adige da Verona a Rovereto via del Prosecco la lunga via delle Dolomiti Muson dei sassi da Padova a Castelfranco da Santo Stino a Caorle lungo la Livenza da Sacile a Santo Stino lungo la Livenza da Calalzo di Cadore a Cortina d'Ampezzo da Cortina d'Ampezzo a Toblach/Dobbiaco da Feltre alla Valsugana da Treviso al Montello Un Po in bicicletta tra Mantova e Sèrmide Itinerario destra Po tra Ferrara e Ariano Polesine Un Po in bicicletta tra Ferrara e Sèrmide Itinerario ciclabile Padova-Monselice Itinerario ciclabile Padova-Montagnana-Legnago Ciclabile del Mincio da Mantova a Peschiera Ciclabile del Mincio da Verona a Mantova Ciclabile del Brenta Ciclabile del Brenta da Borgo Valsugana a Bassano Venezia in bici Lido e Pellestrina in bici La riviera del Brenta in bici Alzaia del Sile Il Terraglio

Even in the Veneto it is very difficult to find bike routes that are truly free from the motorized hordes, as they are in the middle-European countries. All the same, I present in this section some routes that I personally have tried and that are relatively peaceful and cyclable.

Flat routes: the [not very] cyclable route along the Brenta and the [a bit more] cyclable route that goes from Padua to Monselice following the Canale di Battaglia; dedicated bike paths are rare and poorly connected to each other; I refer here to the incomplete bike paths along the towpath of the Sile River from Treviso to the Venetian Lagoon; along the stream Muson dei Sassi from Padua to Castelfranco; and one that goes from Vicenza to Longare. Two true bike routes are in fact on the border, one with Lombardy, the bike path along the Mincio from Mantua to Peschiera, and the other along the Po, but on the Emilia-Romagna side of the river, with the Destra Po bike route. Other flat routes (but cyclable only in winter!) and somewhat obvious are those that follow the shoreline, for example, along the Livenza up to Caorle.

Routes with moderate climbs: relatively peaceful for the biker are the Montello, the Euganei hills and the Berici hills: these are undulating paths, with a bit of climb to them, but offering something for everyone, and providing quite an healthy environment. Routes of medium difficulty include the Valdobbiadene and the Valcellina. From Feltre you can follow the Via Claudia Augusta to Valsugana in Trentino. Inaugurated in 2003 is the bike path of the Dolomites between Calalzo, Cortina d´Ampezzo and Cimabanche.

Paths with steep climbs: the Monte Grappa, the Nevegal, and the climb up to Tambre concluding at the Bosco del Cansiglio.

The bicycle is also an ideal way to visit the many Venetian villas, which are located primarily in the provinces of Venice, Padua and Treviso; for example, a Palladio route between Padua and Vicenza.

Thanks to the Train + Bike service you can go further, for instance, in Carinthia (Austria) around Villach or in Slovenia along the valley of the Isonzo River.

Complementary to these routes is the use of the Train + Bike service operated by Trenitalia.


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