Your holiday along the Sun Route
Verona, Lake Garda, Mantua, Bologna: an easy route between landscapes and good food
Enjoy slow and sustainable cycling along the Sun Route across the Po Valley.
The route is part of Eurovelo7, a major European project aiming to connect Europe’s northernmost point, North Cape, with its southernmost point, Malta.
This self-guided tour will take you to the most evocative and distinctive areas of Unesco World Heritage cities (Verona, Mantua and Bologna) and into little-known territories across the Po Valley countryside with its historic villas and timeless villages.
We start out from Verona, heading west to Peschiera del Garda. From there, we continue along the fascinating Mincio River cycle path towards Mantua. Following the course of the rivers Mincio, Po and Secchia, and arriving at Mirandola, we then intersect the new cycle path built on the old Bologna-Verona railway line. We eventually reach Osteria Nuova and Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, our final stage, after crossing a bunch of narrow alleys.
You can choose between two versions:
- Verona, Lake Garda, Mantua, Bologna: an easy itinerary through natural landscapes and good food
An experience accessible to all, allowing you to immerse yourself in nature and the food and wine culture of the regions you pass through, whilst enjoying a cycling trip that embraces a slower pace and promotes environmental awareness. - Verona, Mantua, Bologna: an itinerary through natural landscapes and good food (EXTENDED)
Along the route, you’ll visit authentic villages such as Mirandola and San Felice sul Panaro, before reaching Bologna – the city of a thousand porticoes, medieval towers, Europe’s oldest university and a cuisine that will win you over.
