Pictures of Venice

Venezia is an unique city, there is nothing similar in the world, only few bad attempt to imitate it. Venice, declared UNESCO World Heritage site, is almost impossible to visit cycling, you need to walk a lot instead, the more you walk the more picturesque corners you can discover. The people say that bikers are not good walkers, maybe it is true, but when walking in Venice it is never a stress. I think Venice deserves a space on CuboViaggiatore, these Panoramic pictures are one of the best memories I have.

Mill Valley And Panoramic Hwy.

This is the third time in San Francisco I decided to invest to an high performance rental bike rather than the usual city bike tin order to have possibility to cover a bigger distance and discover new places (for having more fun as well actually).

Ciclovia Alpe Adria

In One Week from Salzburg to Grado - The route leads us from Salzburg City of Mozart (elev. 425 m) through the Salzachtal and Gasteinertal valleys to Böckstein. From here we take an 11-minute train ride to Mallnitz (1,191 m), before biking again from Carinthia via Spittal a. d. Drau, Villach and Arnoldstein to the Austrian-Italian border. Now on Italian soil, the route leads us – occasionally along abandoned railway lines – via Tarvisio, Gemona, Udine and Aquileia to Grado on the Adriatic Sea. Our companions along the way are idyllic towns, imposing sights and magnificent natural landscapes!

Day 8: His Majesty the Great Saint Bernard

Today was the most amazing day of my trip. Perhaps the planning was a little too challenging, more than 3000 meters in altitude with the trailer carriage and about 140 km in length. I'm almost going to... take the train ... come on ... Arriving would not have the same value.

Day 7: The tour of the three cantons

Dal Canton of Solothurn to Canton of Fribourg passing through  Canton of Bern 

Nonostante la giornata sia iniziata in mezzo alla nebbia è stata una gran bella giornata, non solo dal punto di vista mtereologico, la nebbia si è poi alzata e nel pomeriggio si sono anche toccate punte di 30 gradi, ma anche una giornata molto piacevole e tranquilla non particolarmente difficile sia per i dislivelli che per la navigazione.

Day 6: Re-crossing the Rhine

The morning begins with a rainy sky, it does not rain, but the road is wet and the sky is not encouraging, the clouds lick and grab in the tall trees of the forest.

Day 6: Re-crossing the Rhine

The morning begins with a rainy sky, it does not rain, but the road is wet and the sky is not encouraging, the clouds lick and grab in the tall trees of the forest.

Day 5: The Black Forest

The Black Forest is not flat

Today I start with good intentions to enjoy the views of the Black Forest, quietly, rather than making miles.

Day 4: From the Lakes to the Black Forest

From high traffic roads to cycling roads.

 

Today starting with downhill and going back to the Lucerne Lake (also called "Lake of the Four Forested Cantons"). The first thing I notice when going out the hotel is children going to school riding push scooters very fast down the hill, indeed Isenthal village is laying on the hill side.

Day 3: Urka the Furka!

From the Rhone to the Rhein

Departure from Brig a bit slowly actually, I missed the wake up alarm, let me say not a good starting gun considering the long stage (140 Km with Furkapass to climb) I have in front of me ... it is holiday anyway.

Day 2: Simplon Traffic

The breakfast in the Hotel Monterosa is abundant and excellent enough to start a well riding. Greeted Federico, the hotel owner, who I'm sure is following on the blog, I would recommend the Hotel Monterosa if you are visiting the Orta Lake area.

Day 1: Aldo Pacer, rice fields and Orta Lake

Do you remember Aldo of Pedalando per non dimenticare? Unbelievable pacer today! He went along my first Stage of Turin - Black Forest with me for the first 60 km. With his help (I have been in the wake of him all the time) I arrived up to Santhià with an average speed of about 30 Km/h.

The sea with a lot mountains

Liguria from the eyes (and the bike) of Lorenzo 

Lorenzo tells us about these two beautiful days riding in Liguria on the hills above Imperia, that in these September days it is almost like "forcing" Lorenzo to take the bike and riding.

by Lorenzo Spanò

Day 1: 2013 September the 3^rd

A Lighthouse above the Aurelia Road, picture taken from the second turn of Poggio uphill (famous for the Milano-Sanremo race), I went up together with 2 racer guys from Laigueglia, even if always following their wheels at the end they even compliment me with me with my trekking bike (I call it the "gate") and the age declared on my id.
After arriving on the top they went down toward Sanremo ... (fortunately) while I got back to my normal pace of retired man toward Ceriana that offer a slight and scenic uphill.

View of Ceriana a couple of turns away, the village is very alive because is the destination of many people from Sanremo, it is strange the Tunnel which splits the village.

Tour Proposal: Turin - Black Forest

Overall Description
This bicycle trip will pick you up in the magic atmosphere of the dense woodland of the German Black Forest, the region which extends from the Swiss border, north from Basel, up to Baden-Baden city. This trip touches only the southern part (Southern Black Forest Nature Park) of the Schwarzwald, which is rich of nature and local traditions. The Tour will pass across Switzerland with its spectacular mountain passes like Simplon Pass, Furkapass and Great St Bernard Pass and reach the Feldberg in the Black Forest (Germany), the highest peak in the area, and the lakeside resort towns of Titisee, the reservoir Lake of Schluchsee and many other highlights that you can see below in this post.

Overall Map and Stages

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Stages:
1^st Stage: Turin - Ameno (128 Km)
2^nd Stage: Ameno - Brig, Switzerland (114 Km)
3^rd Stage: Brig - Isenthal (126 Km)
4^th Stage: Isenthal - Ühlingen-Birkendorf (138 Km)
5^th Stage: Ühlingen-Birkendorf - Todtmoos (82 Km)
6^th Stage: Todtmoos - Wolfisberg (88 Km)
7^th Stage: Wolfisberg - Montbovon (121 Km)
8^th Stage: Montbovon - Aosta (143 Km)
9^th Stage: Aosta - Turin (127 Km)

Trip Report: Way to Santiago de Compostela

As a follow up in the thread about "the encounters of the destiny" I would like to post on CV the Marco's trip on the way to Santiago de Compostela
I met Marco while riding together in the Susa Valley in one of the meet up wanted by the fortune. In this post Marco describes his trip between the end of May and the beginning of June 2013 together with the friends of him Giorgio1, Giorgio2 and Ezio.

Colle della Dieta (Col of Diet)

It is not really clear the name of this mountain pass. The Road that connect Mezzenile with Viù in the Lanzo Valleys is apparently called "Colle della Dieta" (that literally means the "Diet Col") at least there is a sign just before the peak that in the small town called Monti. The local people here tell that the road has been paved within the latest 2 years.

Make a Wish

The famous "encounters already written in the destiny" are back. The encounter with Marco while riding to Nevache is bringing good outcomes. Following I would like to post the information received from Marco about a very nice initiative that held place on Sunday June the 30th for the Wish A Mile 2013. Congratulation for the initiative.

By Marco Mazzola 

On Sunday June the 30th a riding meeting was organized from Bosconero to Stresa in the occasion of Wish A Mile 2013, an event organized since years in the US and now even in Italy has been adopted. This event is connected to a funding collection in favor of Make a Wish Italia.

Ayas Valley (Day 2) - Col De Joux and Col Tze Core

This is the Monte Rosa view from my window when I woke up, completely different from the view the day before. In the evening, chatting with the Hotel Alpe Fleurie owner, he advised me about an alternative route on the way back to Turin. He proposed me to pass through the Col De Joux e Col Tze Core, from Brusson the uphill is not too tough consideraing that the starting point from Brusson is already at 1332 meters of altitude.

Finally the sun gives the right value ate the beauty of these mountains.

Ayas Valley (Day 1)

One of the most emotional things when travelling with bike are the encounters (the encounters of the destiny as Lorenzo is used to call them). The meet up today with Adolfo from Barcelona who is travelling with his mountain bike around the world with the target of reach the Nepal has been a proper encounter of the destiny, I do not believe in randomness in this case.

Adolfo was riding in my opposite direction, towards Torino, while I was riding toward the Aosta Valley, when he saw me with my extrawheel he understood that I was a bike traveller and he soon tried to stop me in order to ask me some information. We introduced each other and of course he also mentioned about his blog called alguienquepedaleaporahi, I hope he will hav time to update it, it would be nice to follow him on cuboviaggiatore. Adolfo had a problem with his rear wheel, he was asking me to show him a good bike shop to repair it. I showed him the way to get to Cicli Bergamin in Torino. I had information later from the bike shop owner that everything was repaired and Adolfo could resume his trip toward Nepal. Have a good luck Adolfo. We will follow and support you.

My trip resumed slowly towards the Aosta Valley, the first stop was for taking some pictures at the  Agliè Castle, where it is of course possible to visit, but unfortunately my short available time didn't allow me to do. Second stop for a having a sandwich in Baio Dora.

Torino - Nevache (Val Claree)

Day 1
Torino - Nevache (130 Km)

Valle di Susa vista da Exilles

Departure from Torino at 7:30 am, I rode for the usual deviation to avoid the traffic to go out the city.

Once arrived on the SS25 before arriving in Susa I met a nice rider, Marco. He started asking information about the Extrawheel, we had a coffee together and he tells me about his trip in Turchia and Santiago de Compostela. I was really impressed about his stories and I propose him to use the CuboViaggiatore blog to share his experiences, that could be useful for people with the intention to do the same trip.

Dopo aver preso un caffè con Marco proseguo il mio viaggio verso Bardonecchia, dove scopro che il giro d'Italia ha lascciato il segno.

Pedaling for not Forget. The video.

Directly from Lorenzo Spanò helmet

All the Stages of "Torino - Palermo"

Day 1
Sunday 2013 May the 26^th
1^st Stage: Turin - Recco (201 Km)

Day 2
Monday 2013 May the 27^th
2^nd Stage: Recco- Livorno (181 Km)

Arrival to "Casa UGI" (Day 18)

16^th Stage: The Heroes are back - Sommariva Bosco - Torino (50 Km)

Lorenzo wrote on Facebook just before the arrival in Torino and I translate here:

Today is the last day of our trip From Torino to Palermo "Pedaling for not forget". It has been a very valuable trip for me, I lived very emotional and meaningful moments which will remain in my heart forever. Any place we visited was a memory that accompanied me up to the arrival in Torino as well as for the rest of my life. I would like to transmit the emotions to all our volunteers, because when I was visiting the families my feeling of when they were in the hospital was still alive inside me and all of us were living that moment as is was in the present, it was a really beautiful feeling! It is like I was bringing all the UGI with me during my trip. Now I'm approaching the finish line I would love to embrace you all and especially from the families who express this desire to embrace all the people in "casa UGI". I will be on time, let's wait for me!

The arrival of our heroes.

The embrace with Lorenzo's family.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 17)

15^th Stage: Zuccarello - Sommariva del Bosco (112 Km)

This is the picture of the Bed and Breakfast where we stayed, the name is Podere La Villa in Zuccarello.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 16)

14^th Stage: Genova - Zuccarello (106 Km)

We are a bit in advance on the timetable, so we take a bit of relax looking at this beautiful landscapes finally ending up in a sunny day!!!

Perfetctly on time at the appointment at the Noberasco factory with the young bikers who are joining us up to Zuccarello.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 15)

Ferry boat from Palermo to Genova

Who was waiting for us in Genoa? The rain of course!!!

Sightseeing in Palermo (Day 14)

13^th Stage: Sightseeing in Palermo (51 Km)

10:20am Departing from Bagheria. A picture saying goodbye to the Lorenzo's family.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 13)

12^th Stage: Finale di Pollina - Bagheria (80 Km)

Stage necessary for moving to Bagheria close to Palermo, where Lorenzo relatives are waiting.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 12)

11^th Stage: Milazzo - Finale di Pollina (140 Km)

Pictures by Milazzo Team Adventure

Departing in Milazzo.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 11)

10^a Tappa: Scilla - Milazzo

This night we stayed in Scilla, a lovely town closer ot Villa San Giovanni, the B&B is called Stelle del Mare.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 10)

9^th Stage: Cetraro -  Scilla (218 Km)

8:50 am. Just after one hour from departing we met the never missing rain. We stopped for another hour, the reast of the stage was a nightmare with with wind and people providing wrong information.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 9)

8^th Stage: Roccagloriosa - Cetraro (110 Km)

We met a group on holidays. They came from Puglia region, a couple of them lived in Torino.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 8)

A day off in Roccagloriosa

This was the view ofthe Aldo home town in the morning. Indoor the humidity was really high as well as cold, later anyway the sun rose up and we started visiting relatives.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 7)

7^th Stage: Salerno - Roccagloriosa

At 7:43, really early in the morning we took this picture and many thanks to Mimmo e Maddalena who woke up so early just for give us their best Regards.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 6)

6^th Stage: Caserta - Salerno (93 Km) 

In the morning the sky on the north side is sunny and on the south side with a really serious intention to rain. Unfortunately our direction is toward the bad side.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 5)

5^th Stage: Anzio - Caserta (185 Km)

Today we have been almost all day under the rain. sometimes we could see a shy sun appearing. Like in this picture taken in Terracina.
 We didn't arrived up to Caserta because the last thunderstorm was too much for our already proven energies. We were trembling for the cold when arrived in the hotel. Now is time for a hot shower and then dinner.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 4)

4^th Stage: Orbetello - Anzio (188 Km)

The arrival to Anzio today was really emotional, posters with our 
"Pedalando per non dimenticare" Brochure was everywhere on the wall, it was impossible to retain to cry.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 3)

3^rd Stage: Livorno - Orbetello (183 Km)

The day started relaxed and quite, we were not aware about riding under the rain for 140 Km yet.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 2)

2^nd Stage: Recco- Livorno (181 Km)

Today really hard day, a lot of uphill and heavy showers, we also being forced to stop many times, additionally the traffic was horrible, anyway also this stage is done and tomorrow flat terrain is expected, hopefully without the wind we met today.

Pedaling for not forget (Day 1)

Today the first news from Lorenzo:

1^st Stage: Torino - Recco (201 Km)

The first stage ended up in Recco at 7:08 pm. At 3 pm we were in Genova, it has been extremely difficult to cross the city, it took 3 hour. Tomorrow we start soon with an uphill.