In the depths of Southern Tuscany at a place called Saturnia between Sienna and Rome and about 50km from the coast, there is a beautiful new 4* country house hotel set in an amazing location overlooking gorgeous Tuscan countryside. This delightful Sports Hotel specialises in daily cycling and walking tours using the hotel as a base. Saturnia is famous as a spa for its natural health giving hot springs.

CycleWild has run successful Rides  based at the Saturnia Tuscany Hotel and they are glorious in every respect. Flight times should allow for arriving at the hotel for a late lunch thereby you can spend the first afternoon for a good introduction to the area and make use of the spa facilities and pool in and around the hotel.

The Ride will be based at the Hotel with 4 varied tours which have been personally researched - 2 round trips and two whereby you are either transported with your bikes to the start or you are collected on short transfers of about 1 hour.

This 6 day event is a unique opportunity to explore Tuscany’s sublime landscape and charming coastline. The cycling tours takes in traditional towns, panoramic countryside views and dramatic seafront settings. Tuscany is incomparable for its natural beauty, rich artistic heritage, and superb cuisine and wine. This tour is perfectly positioned to explore Tuscany’s southern landscape - villages steeped in Etruscan and Roman history with several examples of necropolitic (prehistoric) sites to visit, greenery-filled promontories that stretch into the sea, and stunning hill towns rising up from the rock face.

During May, June and September you can be reasonably assured of warm sunny weather, not too hot and so ideal for cycling. The cycle routes are varied and scenic through rolling countryside with some good hills but not that difficult with grades virtually all around or below 7%, with daily ride distances 75 to 100 km (max) per day –but this can be tailored to the group’s requirements. Road surfaces are generally good with little traffic. You will have a strong support team with an English/Italian speaker guide  and of course a great cycling group.                                                                            

Return to UK will be on the 6th day possibly allowing some time for relaxation in the morning at the hotel’s glorious 25 metre heated pool and spa facilities or indeed further riding.

The hotel is of course very comfortable and there will be the option for single room (with supplement). There is also a laundry service for cycling attire. The food quality is excellent and the chef is well geared up for vegetarian/fish alternatives and any other diet for that matter. Wines are all Italian –mostly local, superb and very good value.