This is the ultimate riding experience for motorcycle and car lovers. A tour of
Northern Italy - visiting:
- the
Ducati Museum in Bologna,
- the
Ferrari Galleria in Maranello,
- the
Moto Guzzi Museum in Mandello,
- the
Aprilia Factory in Noale,
- the
Morbidelli museum in Pesaro and
- the
Benelli Museum also in Pesaro.
Between each stop there are hundreds of twisties, kilometres of curves as we cross the
Appennini mountain chain where racing champions like
Valentino Rossi learned to ride. Our tour takes us along the foothills of the
Dolomites, next to the shores of
Lake Garda, and through the
Tuscan countryside.
Day 1 - Arrive in Milan
Free transfer to the hotel where you will meet with the guide and collect your rental bike. Welcome dinner and briefing with your tour leader.
Day 2 - Milano - Maranello - Futa Pass - (200 kms)
Depart from
Milan and travel to
Maranello, roughly 200 kilometers, to visit the first of this tour’s highlights: the
Ferrari Gallery. After our visit and lunch we will continue on one of the most enjoyable roads that crosses the
Appennini mountain chain, towards the
Futa Pass for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 - Passo della Futa - Fiesole (Florence) - (100 kms)
After breakfast we will ride to
Firenze where we will have a free afternoon to explore the city. Dinner and overnight in
Fiesole, one of the beautiful
Firenze suburbs, overlooking the city.
Day 4 - Fiesole - Pesaro - The Morbidelli Museum - (200 kms)
Morning ride to
Pesaro, on the road through the
Muraglione Pass, another famous road for Italian riders and’Sunday racers’. We will then visit the
Morbidelli Museum, a private collection of more than 300 wonderfully restored bikes, in a new building near the
Benelli plant. Dinner with
Benelli Club friends and a visit to the
Benelli Museum.
Day 5 - Pesaro - The Ducati Factory and Museum - Bassano - (350 kms)
Today is the longest day of the tour. We will travel from
Pesaro to
Bologna, the home of the
Ducati museum and factory. We will have lunch at the factory worker’s restaurant and then depart to the
Veneto region through the
Delta of the Po, Italy’s main river. Dinner and overnight in
Bassano Del Grappa, a beautiful medieval town and World War II historical battlefield.
Day 6 - Bassano - Dolomite Region - The Aprilia Factory (200 kms)
A short morning ride will take us to the modern
Aprilia factory in Noale. After lunch we will proceed to
Trento and the beautiful
Dolomite mountain region with dinner and overnight in the
Alps.
Day 7 - Dolomites Region - Lovere (250 kms)
From the Dolomite region around
Trento we will travel along sweeping roads to
Lake Garda. After a coffee break along the largest Italian lake we will continue along the
Iseo Lake for dinner and overnight in
Lovere.
Day 8 - Lovere - Lake of Como - The Moto Guzzi Factory - Milan (250 kms)
The roads leading through the
Italian Alps to
Como Lake are a rider’s paradise. We will have lunch on the shores of
Lake Como and make an early afternoon visit to the historical
Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario to admire the collection of this prestigious motorcycle company. The final ride back to
Milan to return the bikes, followed by a farewell dinner in a typical Milanese restaurant.
Day 9 - Departure
Spend free time in
Milan, the most cosmopolitan Italian city, before your return flight. Free transfer available to the airport.
Bassano Del Grappa Bassano del Grappa is a precious jewel, a city that has managed to skilfully combine respect for tradition and modern entrepreneurship. Symbolized by the famous Ponte degli Alpini, Bassano joins [...] [Photo: Wikipedia]
Bologna Bologna, a city of arcades, is a favorite destination among tourists, Italians and not, as it still preserves the charm of a big city in the past, rich in monuments and works of art. The downtown is [...] [Photo: Wikipedia]
Bologna - Borgo Panigale (Ducati) The Ducati Museum presents the evolution of this famous Bolognese motorcycle firm. An exposition of motorcycles, period materials, projects, mechanical components, pictures and videos.
Como Lake Como Lake, with an area of 146 sq. km. is the third Italian lake for extension after Garda Lake and Lake Maggiore. Its characteristic inverted Y shape is given by the three branches: Colico north, [...] [Photo: Wikipedia]
Fiesole: Villa Schifanoia The small town of Fiesole is located on a hill about 300 meters high at about 6 kilometres from Florence, and is a popular tourist destination for the beauty of the surrounding landscape and its [...] [Photo: Wikipedia]
Futa Pass The Futa Pass (Passo della Futa) is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, at an elevation of 903 m. It separated the valleys of Mugello and the valley of the Santerno River. The Futa Pass is crossed by a [...]
Garda Lake: Riva del Garda Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) is the largest lake in Italy. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age. Being easily accessible from the north via the Brenner pass, the lake is a [...] [Photo: Wikipedia]
Mandello Del Lario (Moto Guzzi) The original Mandello site remains home to the company’s headquarters, the production facility, the historic wind tunnel, the company library, and the Museum. The Moto Guzzi Museum displays models [...]
Maranello (Ferrari) The Ferrari gallery in Maranello has the most extensive collection of Ferrari motor cars in the world. There are cars in the Ferrari gallery that date back to the 1960’s and would fetch hundreds of [...]
Noale (Aprilia) In Italy, whenever anybody mentions the town of Noale, in the province of Venice, people automatically think of Aprilia, immediately after the second world war Alberto Beggio opened his bicycle [...]
Pesaro (Morbidelli) The Morbidelli Museum was born at the end of the 1990’s thanks to the tenacious spirit of initiative of Giancarlo Morbidelli. Since several decades, Giancarlo has been searching, collecting and [...]
Pesaro (Benelli) At the Officine Benelli, the official Benelli Museum, you will find 150 fully restored motorcycles plus various new arrivals ready to be restored by the club members.