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Monte Nerone: bike and mtb tracks

Sonya Argelli — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:19:17 +0000

For the bike lovers who desire to discover new mtb runs in the territory of Marche region, the Nerone Mountain represents a destination of absolute interest both cyclist and naturalistic. There is who has defined it even “the Marche’s Ventoux”.
The beauty of this mountain situated in the province of Pesaro-Urbino already crossed the national confinements, reaching The Netherlands, where the magazine “Fiets” observed its landscape virtues comparing it to the mythical peak of the French Alps.

With its 1.525 meters high, the Nerone Mountain is a good point of arrival for the cyclists on holiday in Marche’s territory, attainable also from the Adriatic coast, for the ones who loves to pedal in the middle of the nature. Less popular than a lot of other mountains well more notes, the Nerone Mount, just famous for an excellent pecorino cheese, offers a marvellous panorama to the cyclists that reach its peak.

In 2009, also the Italian Giro discovered for the first time this Marche’s mountain, climbing it in one of its most difficult stages. The Bike Hotel Bologna in the Marche wait for you with a lot of offers for bike holidays. Come to discover the Nerone Mountain.

Secret Bike Touring in the Marche

Sonya Argelli — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:24:09 +0000

Sea, hills, high mountain, art towns, medieval suburbs, important cultural festivals and good regional cooking: they are among the most known and appreciated characteristics of Marche region.
But there are also “the secret Marche”, those more “hidden” and less famous, but not necessarily less beauty.
From the Adriatic coast to the Apennines of Sibillini Mounts, crossing through the sweet hills of the provinces of Pesaro, Ancona, Macerata and Ascoli, the Marche’s territory is full of beautiful landscape to explore. A bike holiday is the perfect way to go to discovery of secret Marche.
From the coast to the hinterland, you can pedal on simple runs long, admiring beautiful landscapes surrounded by a nature still intact. Beautiful panoramas will unexpectedly appear in front of you.
Leaving from Senigallia, for example, after a few kilometres on bike you can reach the hills and pedal among the typical vineyards of the famous Verdicchio that you can then taste at dinner in your hotel.
Book soon your bike holiday and leave to the discovery of secret Marche.

Park of San Bartolo by Bike and Mtb

Sonya Argelli — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:52:58 +0000

If you are looking for new bike runs in Marche, the one on the hills of San Bartolo is what you need. If you are spending a holiday for cyclists, comfortably welcomed by the Bike Hotels in Marche, you can bike on it easily with your whole family.

The run for cyclists in the Park of San Bartolo is in fact of a few kilometres and it isn’t particularly difficult. From the hills of Gabicce Monte you’ll reach the place of Fiorenzuola of Focara after only 8 kilometres and 250 meters, with a general gradient of only 133 meters.

Excellent to spend a sport and nature day in a bike holiday, the bike run in the Park of San Bartolo offers to cyclists the possibility to pedal in total surety on streets with little traffic, inside the woods, enjoying beautiful panoramas with special view on the Adriatic Sea.

Between Gabicce and Fiorenzuola Focara, in fact, the bike run follows the beautiful panoramic road with a middle inclination of only 1,6%. For the cyclist more “technological”, it is also possible to download the run map on their GPS. Your Bike Hotel in Marche wait for you to make you know the Park of San Bartolo.

Monte Conero in MTB

Sonya Argelli — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:11:58 +0000

Known and visited by the tourists of every part of Europe for its fascinating bluffs, the characteristic suburb of Sirolo and the beaches of Numana, the Monte Conero represents one of the many landscape beauties of the Marche’s region absolutely not to loose. And the best way to go to the discovery of this beautiful promontory, a few far from the town of Ancona and the sea towns of its coast like Senigallia, it is with any doubt the bike.

A holiday for cyclists chosen among the lot of special offers by the Bike Hotel Bologna in Marche will be a tourist experience really unforgettable. In the territory of the Monte Conero you can bike on a lot of roads for cyclists, on the level roads of the coast road or climbing on its slopes, on an easy slope for many lines also shaded. Once reached the peak, you can admire a beautiful panorama on the whole Adriatic coast of Marche and not only.

Your bike hotel will know how to give you every suggestion to reach in the best way the Monte Conero. Rich of typical flora and fauna, the territory of the Conero Mountain is protected by the homonym Regional Park and it is an ideal destination for a bike run with departure from your Bike Hotel in Marche.

Caves of Frasassi by Bicycle

Sonya Argelli — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:13:56 +0000

Among the principal naturalistic beauties of the Italian territory, the Caves of Frasassi represent one of the greater tourist destinations in the Marches, region from the thousand attractions.
Pedalling along a simple run that connects them to the famous seatown of Senigallia, it is possible to easily reach the Caves of Frasassi by bike. Taking advantage of a beautiful bike holiday on the Marches Adriatic coast you can so visit these beautiful caves, famous in the whole Europe.
Down the bike, you can refrigerate to the coolness of the 14 constant degrees of the caves walking along a special run.
So, get ready to choose a bike holiday for your 2010 summer. The Bike Hotels of Marches are ready to suggest you the best bike runs, as those that from the coast near Senigallia brings you to the Caves of Frasassi, to visit its famous stalactites and stalagmites.
In the proximities, you can also visit the Romanesque church of St. Vittore alle Chiuse, the nineteenth-century little temple by Valadier and a speleological and palaeontology museum.
Excellent also for the off-road cycling, the bike itinerary from Senigallia to the caves of Frasassi is also inserted among them for mountain bike in the Marches.

Marche Bike Runs: The Furlo Pass

Sonya Argelli — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:18:55 +0000

Marche region’s territory is a real heaven for people who love cycling.
Here, they can bike by the seafront, on sweet hills or climb to the great mountains, from the Adriatic See to the Sibylline Mounts.
The Furlo Pass formed among the Pietralata and Paganuccio mountains by the erosive action of the river Candigliano it represents particularly a new interesting destination for the cyclists.
Placed in the homonym natural reserve along the original run of Flaminia Roman Street, it belongs to the territory of the Montefeltro, recently also crossed by the Italian professional cycling Giro.
Ideal both for the cyclists and bikers, the Furlo Pass offers to the sportsmen an environment of great naturalistic beauty edged from 3.600 hectares of lawns and woods.
Along the run you can stop to a quick visit to the town of Urbino, or to taste a good plate with the excellent hypocrites of Acqualagna.
If you love bike, the Furlo Pass waits for you in Marche, a region full of cycling and mountain bike runs, and with a lot of Bike Hotels.

Cycling Tours Marche

Lisa Guerrini — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:41:48 +0000

Riding through the Italian province of Marche you can find the cycling tours of the Metauro Valley. If you like cycling you can’t miss an adventure through “The Cesane” by bike. In this place you will discover the most enchanting cycling tours of the province of Marche. The Cesane lie in a vast territory to the east of the city of Urbino.
They express the beauty and the charm of the interland of this province, full of wonderful sceneries and unforgettable panoramas. The landscape is studded with churches, mills, ruins and ancient parish which characterize splendid sights. Riding on your bike you can admire incredible views which loom on the horizon until you reach the heart of a thick and mysterious forest.
This are some of the most interesting itinerarys: the Mount Paganuccio; the Cesana Mountains on the track n° 37; the Cesana Mountains through Alce Nero; the Cesana Mountains through Belloca and the Furlo Pass passing through the Mount Pietralata. In this area there are many up-to-date and comfortable Bike Hotel like the “Hotel Bologna”, (3 stars), in Senigallia.
It is an hospitable, pleasant and relaxing place situated in a delightful city. Your holiday will be unforgettable especially if you are a sportsman or a sportswoman. In particular the cyclists will find their ideal place to live the most exiting adventures on a bike, riding, kilometer after kilometer, through the mountains, the hills and the valleys until they reach the coast.

photocredits by kekkoz

Mtb Tracks in Italy – Marche

Lisa Guerrini — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:01:12 +0000

In the heart of Italy, on the Apennines between Umbria and Marche, stands the majestic Mount Catria (1702 m altitude), with minor peaks, Monte Acuto (1668 m), Mount Corno (1412 feet), Mount Tenetra (1240 m), Monte Alto (1321 m) and Mount Morcia (1223 m).
Mount Catria is one of the highest peaks of the Apennines and it offers wonderful views down to the sea.
There are some very interesting cycling itineraries and mtb tracks to enjoy over there.

MTB track BALZE del CATRIA
Fonte Avellana – Catria – Acuto – Grotticciole – Forchetta – Avellana

Length: km: 33.3
Only clockwise, as described.
Requires good physical preparation and a mountain bike in perfect condition, especially regarding the tires and brakes.

MTB track GROTTONE
Petrara – Gingualdese – Val Canale – Monte Roma – Petrara

The total length of the route is around 11,200 km
Only clockwise, as described.

The staff of the Hotel Bologna is here to provide information materials and organize group excursions to discover routes for cyclists during your cycling holiday in the Marche.
Contact us immediately!

Hotel Bologna

60019 Senigallia (AN) Italia

tel +39 071 7923590

fax +39 071 7921212

info@hbologna.net

Marche and Tuscany by Bicycle

Lisa Guerrini — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:00:04 +0000

The Marche and Tuscany are the more suitable regions of central Italy for your cycling holiday.
The typical sweet morphology of Marche and Tuscany, is a pleasant scenery for bike routes and exciting mountain bike trails.
Riding along the roads of Tuscany and Marches means to enjoy cultivated fields landscapes, well-ordered vineyards, olive groves, to discover cycling routes in a land rich in history, natural beauties and monuments.
The protected areas of the Marche represent the 8% of the region:
Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini
Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga
Park of Monte Conero
Parco del Sasso Simone and Simoncello
Parco del Monte San Bartolo
Parco della Gola della Rossa and Frasassi
in addition to local protected areas and WWF Oasi, as scenery for a beautiful bike tour.
The morphology of the Marches looks like the coast of Liguria: rocky peaks, lush vegetation and wildlife protected area, overlooking the sea where you can enjoy extraordinary landscapes, clean air, sea breeze, the sweet scent of flowers mixed with sea perfume.
The Bike Hotels offer specific proposals for cyclists, with routes suitable for elite cyclists, who have a passion for mountain bike or road bike, or bike routes more accessible, suitable for cycling amateurs, who aim to discover new landscapes of Marches and Tuscany, riding a bike.
In Senigallia, the staff of Bologna Hotel waits for you to show its 77 fabulous bike tours, with start and finish in Senigallia, among hills and woods, always surrounded by breathtaking natural landscapes, which rises from the coast towards the Apennines, crossing the countryside and the hinterland villages.

Cycling Holidays in Italy – Discover Marche and Tuscany!

Lisa Guerrini — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:53:43 +0000

Spend your holidays in Italy and discover the Bel Paese in a region, the Marche: sea, hills and mountains, all in one!
It is better, if you love cycling holiday!
Here all cyclists can ride through beautiful landscapes, medieval villages and discover the taste of Italian traditional cuisine.
For your cycle holidays choose Bologna Hotel in Senigallia, a cycling hotel in the Marches, with bike facilities for cyclists on holiday:

Bike room
your bike in a locked garage!
Bicycle Workshop
small workshop equipped for routine maintenance.
Sport Stores and mechanic
technical support center and 10% discount on accessories and sports clothes.
Cycling Guide
Cycling guides of the Bologna Hotel, your new cycling friends!
24 hours laundry
wash free your sport clothes.
Fitness, physiotherapy and massages
masseur on request
agreement with the GF fitness center, at 1500 m from Bologna Hotel.

Italy is the perfect place for your bike holidays!
Come discover the beautiful cycling routes of the Bologna Hotel!
As in Tuscany, even in the Marche, 53% of the territory is mountainous, and on every hill, stands castles, medieval villages and museum… do not miss it!