About this tour
Pedal through the rolling Marche region on electric bikes, linking hilltop towns, vineyard slopes and nature reserves over four days. Based from Ascoli Piceno, you'll ride country lanes and forest tracks with a guide, while a support vehicle shadows the group carrying luggage. Time your visit for autumn harvest season to join locals pressing grapes at a traditional evening feast, complete with regional wines and fried olives—the area's signature exports.
Highlights
- E-bike rides through Marche vineyard country
- Visit to working grape harvest and pressing festival
- Traditional peasant banquet with local folklore music
- Stays in three different towns across the region
- Support vehicle carries kit and provides mechanical backup
- Dawn rides past ridgelines and national park edges
What to expect
Days blur into a rhythm of early starts and moderate cycling. Each morning you'll roll out on flat-battery-assisted routes—mostly gravel or quiet tarmac—stopping for lunch at small settlements. Afternoons vary: some days you'll climb into hilltop villages; others, you'll drift through oak woods. The real event arrives in harvest season, when you'll swap the bikes for grape-pressing duty at a village gathering. Expect folk music, regional wine flowing freely, and the heavy smell of crushed fruit. Nights are spent in different lodgings, each with dinner included. The support team handles punctures and exhaustion equally.
Good to know
You'll need moderate fitness—e-bikes help, but hills still demand effort. Not suitable if pregnant, with spinal issues, or poor heart health. Three nights' accommodation and all meals included; local wine and food purchases are separate. Buses connect the region if you need a rest day.
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