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TOUR PLANNER 2019
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GIROLIBERO CYCLING HOLIDAYS
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JANUARY
Enter the Photo/ Video Competition and win a 300 € voucher MON 31
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Matera (Apulia) is European Capital of Culture 2019 MON 04
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SOME NEW TOURS · IT244 Bike and Hotel Self-guided
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Every Saturday from Apr. to Sep. 7 days from 490 € · IT243 Bike and Hotel Self-guided
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Tuscany Leonardo’s Landscapes: between Pisa, Vinci and San Miniato Every Saturday from Mar. to Oct. 6 days from 520 €
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River Adige Cycle Route Resia Pass to Lake Garda
31 January Deadline for 5% off Early Bookings
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· IT002 Bike and Hotel Self-guided
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Every Wednesday and Saturday from Apr. to Oct. and also Sundays from Jun. to Oct. 7 days from 590 €
All tours on pp. 52-55
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Alpe Adria From Villach to Grado
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CYCLING HOLIDAYS
ORIGINAL TOURS IN ITALY AND FRANCE Girolibero’s own Original Tours bear the hallmark of Expertise and Clockwork. We believe that local knowledge, along with attention to detail, commanding competence and solid team work, make our trip designers stand out from the crowd.
ORIGINAL TOURS CHECKLIST For our tours we:
handpick your hotels design your tour, each step of the way provide multilingual tour info and assistance select and train our own tour leaders create tailormade guidebooks, the Girolibero Greens series – detailed, illustrated and designed specifically for our cycling itineraries coordinate all the logistics from our headquarters in Vicenza assemble and service your bike in our workshop, down to the last bolt
PARTNER TOURS WORLDWIDE On our site we also feature a number of tours organised by operators we have partnered with – all tried and tested by us. Croatia, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria, France, Greece, Scotland, Vietnam are all there for us.
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London River Adige Cycle Route 1
Venice Lands
Piedmont and Lake Como
Paris
Friuli - Venezia Giulia 8
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Loire Valley
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Lake Garda
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Provence and Camargue
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Tuscany and Umbria 2
Apulia Sicily
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Dolomites to Adriatic
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PEOPLE R i g h t B e h i n d Yo u
Girolibero Headquarters – nerve centre – 1,500 m2 of offices, a 1,500 m2 bike workshop, 70 sit-stand desks, 15 potted lemon trees; plus sun terrace, kitchen/diner and chillout area for pilates and yoga sessions during lunch break... – Last but not least, over 40 people working in synergy to provide you with the best possible holiday experience. ◆ Take a virtual tour of our HQ girolibero. com/virtualtour
Tour Designers – team – Expert and thorough, they organise all services and logistics, including overnight stays. – Knowledge of the territory comes second nature to tour designers, who also study and scout in advance all Girolibero itineraries.
Bookings and Assistance Department – team – Girolibero’s multilingual bookings office will help you find the perfect ready-to-go holiday or customise an existing tour. – Our Customer Hotline and Care service is there to help you seven days a week with any emergency or tour-related issue.
Mechanics – team – Girolibero’s chain gang of professional mechanics revises and tunes up the bikes deployed on tours, on a weekly basis. – In winter all 2,200 bikes come back into Girolibero’s workshop for a complete overhaul.
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A h e a d o f Yo u Tour Leaders – team – Their job is to do what it says on the can: Lead Tours. – Handpicked, professional and thoroughly trained, Tour Leaders also attend a special Girolibero training weekend every year. – They will be familiar with all things local, from the people and their culture to the terrain and the sites, and they’re there to make your experience as rich and enjoyable as possible.
Crew – team – Crew members aboard the Ave Maria, Vita Pugna, Caprice and L’Estello are selected and trained by Girolibero. – Whilst professional and efficient, they soon become your travel buddies too, welcoming you on board and sharing the family atmosphere that comes natural on a Girolibero barge.
BIKE AND FAMILY SOME TOURS · IT037 Bike and Family Self-guided Lake Garda Easy cycling and bags of fun Every day from Apr. to Oct. 7 days from 510 € reductions 0-14 years · FR020 Bike and Family Self-guided Loire Valley A fairy tale freewheel Every Saturday from Apr. to Sep. 7 days from 535 € reductions 0-15 years · IT038 Bike and Family Self-guided Euganean Spa District Nature and relaxation for the younger ones Every day from Mar. to Oct. 6 days from 380 € reductions 0-15 years
All tours on pp. 52-55
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Logistics and Luggage Transfer – team – Girolibero’s ground staff personally take care of luggage transfer from hotel to hotel and bike delivery. – Personalised and durable luggage labels supplied. – You cycle on ahead, we carry the weight and worries.
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IT008 - ITALY / APULIA
TRAVEL AND DISCOVER That’s what a bike tour should be all about: love every kilometre, challenge yourself, immerse yourself in the local culture, let the unexpected surprise you. And if it’s all organised for you, it gets even easier: we’ll sort out the route, the bike, the hotels, the info.
IT025 – ITALY / VENICE L ANDS
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IT005 – ITALY / RIVER ADIGE CYCLE ROUTE
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FR020 - FRANCE / LOIRE VALLEY
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FORGET HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO It’s a holiday, not a race. Ride at your own pace, appreciate what’s around you, soak up the views, and... stop whenever you want: we won’t tell anyone! Take time to snap a shot: viewing your photos will be the best cure for those Back Home Blues! And you can always take part in the Girolibero Photo Competition to win a 300 € tour voucher.
FR013 – FRANCE / PROVENCE AND CA M ARGUE
FR024 – FRANCE / PROVENCE AND CA M ARGUE
IT035 - ITALY / APULIA
ITALY / GIRO D’ITALIA / TAILORM ADE
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ORIGINAL TOURS 2019
ITALY / VENICE LANDS IT003/ IT053
Venice Lands / 8 days / from 495 € or 1020 €
IT016
Vicenza to Venice / 5 days / from 395 €
IT048
Venice Lagoon round tour / 5 days / from 395 €
IT025
Euganean Spa District / 7 days / from 440 €
IT038
Euganean thermal district for families / 6 days / from 380 € / reductions 0-12 years
IT009 / IT010
From Mantua to Venice / 8 days / from 890 €
IT011 / IT012
From Venice to Mantua / 8 days / from 890 €
IT168
Venice Lands / 8 days / from 595 €
IT205
2019 Giro d’Italia / The Dolomites and Verona Time Trial / 9 days price on rq.
Tailormade Departures, itineraries and services can be customised for private groups.
ITALY / RIVER ADIGE CYCLE ROUTE IT015
Resia Pass to Verona / 8 days / from 680 €
IT030
Resia Pass to Bolzano / 5 days / from 410 €
IT002
Resia Pass to Lake Garda / 7 days / from 590 €
ITALY / DOLOMITES TO ADRIATIC IT001 / IT049
Bolzano–Verona–Venice / 8 days / from 630 € 2, 3* hotels
IT040 / IT162
Bolzano–Mantua–Venice / 11 days / from 1,530 €
IT018
Bolzano to Verona / 5 days / from 460 €
IT014
Bolzano–Cortina–Venice / 8 days / from 610 €
IT013
Bolzano–Bassano–Venice / 8 days from 630 €
IT081
Bolzano–Verona–Venice / 8 days / from 610 €
IT032 / IT027
Innsbruck–Verona–Venice / 7/10 days / from 590 €
ITALY / LAKE GARDA IT024
Peschiera, Verona and Mincio River / 7 days / from 525 €
IT037
Peschiera del Garda family tour / 7 days / from 510 € / reductions 0-12 years
IT039
Desenzano / Peschiera to Venice / 7 days / from 500 €
IT020
Peschiera, Ferrara and the Po Delta / 8 days / from 650 €
ITALY / FRIULI - VENEZIA GIULIA IT004
Venice to Poreč / 8 days / from 520 €
IT244
Alpe Adria Cycle route from Villach to Grado / 7 days / from 490 €
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Tel (+39) 0444 1278.430 USA/Canada toll free number 1-800-347-0178
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Eco-calculator: Due Emme Pack Srl, Arjowiggins Graphic papers, UniversitĂ degli Studi di Bologna Cover paper: Favini Remake Carapace, from the waste of leather manufacturing. Inside paper: Eural Offset paper, 100% recycled. Print: Chinchio Industria Grafica S.r.l. - Italy Graphic: noparking.it
ECO-CALCULATOR We have chosen to produce this Tour Planner, with a print run of 7,000, on 100% recycled Eural Offset paper. By not using virgin fibre paper, we have saved: refuse 1,962 kg (equivalent to the amount generated by an average family of 3 over 491 days) energy 6,048 kWh (equivalent to the usage of an average family of 3 over 617 days) co2 470 kgCO2 (equivalent to 2,868 km driven in a compact car) water 47,501 L (equivalent to the usage of an average family of 3 over 90 days) timber 3,188 Kg (28 trees saved)
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GIROLIBERO CYCLING HOLIDAYS
Contact us: Via Conforto da Costozza 7 36100 Vicenza, Italy
Monday to Friday 8.30 to 13.00 and 15.00 to 18.30 (GMT +1)
