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Brda vs Kras TerraCycling Experience – Slow Food, Fast Bike

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Terra Magica Tour – discovering and tasting the Slovenian Tuscany

TerraCycling tours are for crazy bike food and wine lovers. For those who love to pedal 60 to 100 km per day on non-traffic roads, who want to discover new wonderful places on earth, make a toast after a ride with a precious glass of Rebula wine at a small boutique winery and enjoy the delicious food in selective local restaurants.

On Brda vs Kras Tour you will ride through two different wine regions, Brda and Kras, with the best wine in the world. From orange and white wine on one hand to red wine on the other. Jure and Jurij, the TerraGuys and founders of TerraCycling, will ride with you to the area most beautiful places and meet with you the local winemaker for a toast together. You will be treated almost like professional cyclist; your bike will wait for you ready every morning and after a long ride your legs will regenerate under the hands of a trusty masseur. In the evenings, you will feel like at home at selected restaurants where you will lick your fingers after a delicious slow food dinner. Or small boutique accommodation among the vineyards will be just the perfect place for a peaceful sleep after an exhausting ride.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

  • Cycling on non-traffic roads through the land of a thousands hills – passing back and forth across the Slovenian-Italian border
  • Coffee break in the Italian medieval village Cividale del Friuli, situated in the region where the world renowned Illy coffee is produced
  • Tasting of biological orange wine at the winery owned by our friend Cotar
  • Special Florentine steak grilled on wine at the Uros Klinec house
  • Breathtaking view from the top of the hill with the Adriatic Sea on your left and the Julian Alps to the right

Package

OVERVIEW
  • Group size: Min 4 / max 14 persons
  • Accommodation: 5 days/4 nights in the area’s best and most delightful small boutique accommodations with nutritional breakfast
  •  Activities: 4 fully guided rides – the owners of TerraCycling, Jure and Jurij, will be your personal hosts. Don’ t worry about the language, we can speak English, Italian, Spanish, Croatian or Slovene!
INCLUDED
  • 4 nights in the area’s best and most delightful small boutique accommodations with nutritional breakfasts
  • 4 genuine lunches with wine – the best this region can offer
  • 4 slow food dinners accompanied with carefully selected wines
  • carbon framed road bike
  • well-designed TerraCycling suit (jersey, pants, arm and leg warmers, socks, bidons)
  • daily suit laundry
  • van and mechanical support during all rides
  • bike wash and setup – You will not have to think about your bike; we will take care of it in order for you to find it ready for the next challenge
  • genuine snacks and drinks made from local products served during the rides
  • guided wine tasting in the local cellar, meeting the owner and wine producer who will tell us the secret of wine making
  • aperitif and toast to the memories in making after every ride
  • massage to regenerate after the exhausting ride
  • memorable pictures of the trip, capturing you both on and off the bike taken from our professional photographer
  • Trieste airport pickup and drop off
EXCLUDED
  •  single supplement £150
  • Optional transfers from Ljubljana or Venice airport – £POA
  • airline tickets
  • insurance
KEY INFORMATION
  • Equipment you should bring: You will receive your TerraCycling suit (jersey, pants, arm and leg warmers, socks, bidons) and a carbon frame road bike on rental. A daily laundry will be arranged and you will need to bring your cycling shoes, pedals, helmet and gloves.
  • Number of participants: Min 4 or reduced number by prior arrangement
  • Meeting point: Trieste airport (pick up included in price).
  • Reservation: Advance booking is required – we recommend a min 8 weeks notice
  • Availability: Early spring to late autumn

Itinerary

DAY 1: ARRIVAL

  • Arrival in the afternoon with pickup from Trieste airport and transfer to the beautiful wine region of Goriska Brda. Optionally, we can arrange transfer from Venice or Ljubljana airport (or any other close airports)
  • Welcome drink with local biological grown wine
  • Warm up ride with coffee break at Formentini castle
  • Glass of wine with beautiful view of the valley
  • Welcome dinner in selective local restaurant
  • After dinner short next day ride presentation

DAY 2: 61KM RIDE

  • Nutritional breakfast with local delights
  • Ride around Castel Monte and Cividale del Friuli; coffer break with world-renowned Illy coffee; 61km ride with 670m of ascent
  • Lunch at La Subida
  • Wine degustation in local wine cellar
  • Dinner at Kabaj Morel restaurant and winery
  • After dinner short next day ride presentation

DAY 3: 82KM RIDE

  • Nutritional breakfast with local delights
  • Ride from Monte San Floriano to Monte Sabotino and Kanalski Vrh; 82km with 1590m ascent
  • Lunch on the top of Monte Sabotino, WW1 highlighted location and coffee break with homemade strudel at Korsic restaurant
  • Afternoon massages
  • Dinner near Piazza Medana at Alex Klinec homestead
  • After dinner short next day ride presentation

DAY 4: 86KM RIDE

  • Nutritional breakfast with local delights
  • Ride from Goriska Brda to Kras with lunch at Kantina Cotar; 86km ride and 810m ascent
  • Coffee break at Max Fabiani garden in Stanjel
  • Afternoon guided tour at Čotar winery
  • Van transfer to Goriska Brda
  • Fiorentina steak on the terrace with amazing view at Klinec
  • After dinner tour wrap up

DAY 5: DEPARTURE

  • Nutritional breakfast with local delights
  • Transfer to Trieste airport (or optionally to another airport)

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