{"id":5395,"date":"2015-02-26T16:01:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=5395"},"modified":"2016-03-31T19:06:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:06:21","slug":"bike-florence-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/bike-florence-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence and Rome at 2 wheels of distance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello,<\/em>
\n I am looking for a map or guide book on cycling from Firenze to Roma<\/em>
\n Thomas Heidenberger<\/em>
\n Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

Inspired by Thomas’s message, we are ready to propose a new travel!<\/p>\n

Go from Florence to Rome<\/strong> with no other propelling force but our legs, no other means of transport but our bike. So wonderful, but not so easy.
\nI see, you are torn about it. Bike<\/strong> is perfect: low-cost, eco-friendly, healthy<\/strong>. And places are marvellous… But the itinerary is neither short nor banal…<\/p>\n

No one denies you need to be in good shape, but who arrived at the end (maybe leaving from Canterbury!) assure that the main ingredients are perseverance and curiosity. And \u2013 why not? – the possibility of a little revenge on those athletic friends that keep posting photos on facebook from incredible places.<\/p>\n

A really charming feature of this journey is the possibility of going through the Via Francigena<\/strong> (a really ancient pilgrim road<\/strong>) for a long stretch. Today it’s not easy empathize with the reasons that pushed these persons, and yet we keep going through the same roads \u2013 just think about the Camino de Santiago.
\nWhy? A song of Enya says: \u201cPilgrim, it’s a long way \/ to find out who you are<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Giardini di Boboli. Picture by Shaun Merritt via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

The legs of journey by bike<\/h2>\n

The 8 legs<\/strong> that we suggest have been chosen to fully exploit the possibilities of visiting the art cities and riding in the green. Obviously you can make different choices, the important thing is create an itinerary that is custom-made for yourself and allows you to take your time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the website bicilalia.org<\/a>\u00a0you can find the itinerary \u201cCiclopista del Sole<\/strong>\u201d that starts from Brennero. The way which goes through Modena describes a route that touches Florence and Rome.
\nIf you click on the map at the top of the page<\/a>, you can obtain useful information about the types of routes that link the legs.<\/p>\n

Our last suggestion is to choose carefully the leaving period, avoiding the Summer months. Indeed some parts are really sun-exposed and you may not find water until the end of the leg.<\/p>\n

Down here you find some books and links<\/strong> that could be useful to project your travel:<\/p>\n