Cycling tour Alpe-Adria for connoisseurs: Salzburg – Grado in 10 days

Day 1: Arrival to Salzburg

Already on the day of arrival, an absolute highlight awaits you, the Mozart city of Salzburg. Winding alleys and squares invite you to stroll and dreamy cafés to enjoy genuine Austrian pastry specialties. Visit and tour historical buildings like the cathedral or the fortress.

The travel documents and your rental bikes – if booked – are waiting for you at the hotel.

Bike tour Salzburg – Gollig, about 30 km

Majorollow the shady meadows of the Salzach as you leisurely roll out of Salzburg, the Salzach is your companion. It goes to Hallein, a Celtic town rich in the past due to salt mining . The main attraction is undoubtedly the world-famous Celtic Museum. Passing the Gollinger waterfall, your eponymous overnight stop is quickly reached . Characterized by its pretty market square and the 13th century castle.

A possible excursion leads to the beautiful Bluntau Valley.

Bike tour Gollig – St. Johann, approx. approx. 35 km

From Golling you cycle up to Pass Lueg-Höhe, enjoy the view of the wonderfully striking Tennengebirge.
The mountain is now getting closer and closer to the Salzach and the rumbling of the water is getting louder and louder. You pass the so
called “Salzachöfen”, an imposing gorge created by the Salzach . After throwing with its high
towering castle is soon St . Johann reached . From Golling to Werfen the journey over the Lueg Pass can be made by train.
be bridged (on own account, approx. minus 15km)

Bike tour St. Johann, 65 km, 500 m ↑, 400 m ↓, approx. 5 h + 15 min. train ride

Shortly after Schwarzach you say goodbye to the Salzach, from today on the Gasteiner Ache accompanies you through the wild and romantic Gastein valley. Via Dorfgastein and Bad Hofgastein you cycle to the well-known spa and winter sports resort Bad Gastein at the foot of the Hohe Tauern, which offers a variety of natural-historical and architectural sights. The landmark is the Gastein waterfall in the middle of the village, which has been the motif of many painters and poets.

Now it is only a stone’s throw to Böckstein, where a train of the Tauernschleuse will take you to the other side of the Alps, to Mallnitz, in only 10 minutes.

Back in the saddle, enjoy the exhilarating descent to your hotel in the Möll Valley.

Bike tour Mölltal – Spittal, approx. 30 km

First along the river Möll you cycle today through impressive high mountain landscapes. In the place
Möllbrücke begins the Drau Valley and with it the sunny south of Austria.

Leisurely you roll the last kilometers
to Spittal an der Drau. The city was already in the Middle Ages an important transportation hub for pilgrims
and also owed their prosperity in part to them.

Bike tour Spittal – Villach, approx. 30 km

Almost by itself you roll along the Drava in a gentle downhill. Halfway you should take a rest in the small
Market municipality of Paternion. Pedal a few more times and you’ve reached Villach,
whose heart is the charming old town with its southern flair.

Bike tour Villach – Venzone, approx. 70 km, 550 m ↑, 1,050 m ↓, approx. 6 h + train ride

You will bridge the ascent to Tarvis by train.

From Travis station you will then cycle leisurely downhill through the Canal Valley, admiring from the saddle the beauties of the Friulian Alpine region with an intact, untouched nature and vast forests. The bike paths are also very well developed in Italy.

One of the pretty villages on the foothills of the Julian Alps serves as an overnight stop.

Bike tour Venzone – Udine, approx. 50 km, 200 m ↑↓, approx. 4 h

At the southern exit of the Canal Valley lies one of the most beautiful historic towns in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The townscape of Gemona del Friuli is dominated by the majestic Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and will also inspire you.

On the way to Udine, the first vines already appear along the bike route. Once in the city, feel the “dolce vita” with a coffee in the “piazza” or during a stroll through the alleys, admiring the late Gothic and Renaissance buildings.

Bike tour Udine – Grado, approx. 55 km, 200 m ↑↓, approx. 4 h

Warm breeze of the Scirocco blows around your nose! You will drive through wide reed landscapes and along small water channels towards the Gulf of Venice. In the Roman city of Aquileia, the so-called “Second Rome”, you should in any case plan a stop before you reach your destination of the trip.

One of the most popular seaside resorts on the Adriatic, the historic fishing town of Grado, not only knows how to inspire with its extensive sandy beach, but also the historic harbor and the narrow streets with cozy restaurants exude Italian flair.

Departure or extension

Today it’s time to say goodbye to Italy’s hospitality and laid-back attitude.
Would you like to stay one day longer? Please ask when booking; we will try to find extra nights for you.