Since 2009, one of our most popular tours and brand new for 2011, is the addition of the lovely Ave Maria. This italian boat has been totally rebuilt in order to meet the highest expectations. The tour takes place within the Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto regions of Italy from Mantova to famous Venice via Castelguglielmo, Ferrara, Adria, Porto Levante and Chioggia. 
Never before has there been a Bike & Boat tour in Italy like this!! You can relax on board the boat every evening instead of shuffling from hotel to hotel, and enjoy leisure sails while cycling through gorgeous Italian countrysides and villages during the day.
The tour starts in Mantova (Mantua) – beautifully surrounded by lakes. Its centro historico is not to be missed – dozens of fascinating piazzas, churches, monuments and courtyards!
Castelguglielmo is a small town of about 1800 people within the Veneto region. Via small villages and hamlets, you’ll make your way to Ferrara. Ferrara is known as the City of the Renaissance, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ferrara has many early Renaissance palaces and one of the best preserved Renaissance walls in Italy.
Adria lies between the mouth of the Po and Adige Rivers and was once an Etruscan city. Porto Levante is a great port town with incredible seafood, fantastic views as well as the great wildlife of the Po Delta National Park.
The coastal town of Chioggia is Venice in miniature. It has great medieval architecture and a famous fish market. Last but not least is the great city-on-water, Venice. Venice is a delight of lavish pallazi, elaborate bridges, quaint piazzas and magnificent churches all crammed into a maze of narrow streets and canals.
This tour is also available from Venice to Mantova.
