Bike Riders
The Art of Travelling Wellsm
P.O. Box 130254
Boston, MA 02113
www.bikeriderstours.com
info@bikeriderstours.com
Contact: Lorenzo De Monaco,
Director
1.800.473.7040 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
NEW DESTINATIONS BRING NEW ADVENTURES
FOR BOSTON BASED BIKE RIDERS
(March 7, 2006) Bike Riders, the adventure travel company offering distinctive vacations in Europe, Canada and New England is happy to announce several new adventures for the 2006 season. To complement their extensive list of destinations, Bike Riders now offers biking through Galicia, the Northwest region of Spain, Puglia Guest Chef Biking in Italy, Québec Biking in Canada and a Biking & Hiking combination adventure through Umbria, Italy. Like all Bike Riders excursions, these new trips feature breathtaking scenery, 4 and 5 star inns and celebrated dining experiences.
Galicia: Spain's Hidden Gem is a treasure trove of beauty tucked away along the stunning northwest coast of Spain. Scenic estuaries, lush vineyards and medieval villages are just a few highlights on this journey. Bikers travel down quiet roads and cross the mountains that separate the provinces of Ourense and Pontevedra, stopping to take in dramatic views of the Galician countryside. After staying in luxurious properties including the magnificent 15th c. Parador Hotel de los Reyes Católicos, travelers toast their week at the Michelin starred Toñi Vicente with a glass of the finest white Ribeira wine.
Dates: May 21-27, Jul 9-15, Jul 30-Aug 5, Sep 17-23
Length: 7 days/6 nights
Cost: $3280/person
Cucina Pugliese in Puglia, the latest addition to Bike Riders signature Guest Chef series, is the perfect combination of the flavors and scenery and the cultures and cuisine of southern Italy. Award-winning Chef Chris Prosperi, of Metro Bis in Connecticut and Boston's up and coming, Matt Abdoo, chef of Marco, join Bike Riders for an exceptional week of biking, while they celebrate the specialties of Pugliese cuisine. During the day, guests ride through almond groves, vineyards and fishing villages along the Adriatic Coast and spend their evenings enjoying the bounty of land and sea as well as a variety of fresh and seasonal vegetables. Hotels include Il Melograno, a lovely Relais & Châteaux property overlooking the orange groves and Masseria Torre Coccaro, a magnificently restored 5 star masseria hotel near the coast. Bike Riders' Guest Chef Adventures combine the best of a bicycle tour with cooking lessons, vineyard tours, wine and cheese tastings and dining in four- and five-star restaurants with a renowned chef as a traveling companion.
Dates: Sep 10-17, Oct 8-15
Length: 8 days/7 nights
Cost: $3980/person
Québec and the St. Lawrence offers a taste of Europe without leaving North America. Beautiful villages, riverside rides, world-class dining, and old world charm make Québec an inviting destination and remarkable biking experience. Pedal along miles of beautiful bike paths through 17th c. hamlets crowned by church spires, alternating between scenic bi-ways along the St. Lawrence to inland rides along the renowned Route Verte, or cycling greenway. Hotel stays include charming inns and country hotels such as Auberge Saint-Antoine, an outstanding inn featured on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List and l'Auberge des Glacis, a former mill turned country inn. This trip rating is perfect for those looking for easier biking or proposing their first bike trip.
Dates: Jun 18-23, Jul 16-21, Jul 30-Aug 4, Aug 13-18, Sep 10-15
Length: 6 days/5 nights
Cost: $2280/person
Biking & Hiking: Escape to Umbria adventure immerses the traveler in the true Italian experience. The journey begins walking through fabled towns such as Montefalco and Bevagna and through lush vineyards before indulging in a winery visit and tasting of one of Italy's most esteemed wines, Sagrantino di Montefalco. Travelers continue their journey biking through the medieval towns of Assisi, Spello and Deruta, take a private guided tour through the Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto's famous frescoes and stay at the lovely 5 star property, Le Tre Vaselle. This trip is ideal for those ready for a new Bike Riders' experience...on two feet and two wheels.
Dates: Jul 18-22, Sep 19-23, Oct 17-21
Length: 5 days/4 nights
Cost: $2380/person
About Bike Riders
Since 1991 Boston-based Bike Riders has been offering small, elegant cycling trips to Maine, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, the Canadian Maritimes, Ireland, France, Italy. Spain and Portugal. A Bike Riders trip features off-the-beaten track itineraries, world-class inns and celebrated restaurants, many of which are Bike Riders' exclusives. Privately owned and operated by Eileen Holland and Lorenzo De Monaco, a husband-and-wife team who share a passion for travel and good food, as well as roots in many of regions they visit, Bike Riders "saturates [travelers] in the locale" and avoids the "generic tour" atmosphere of larger travel companies. Bike Riders has been recommended by such publications as Travel & Leisure, Food & Wine, Vogue, USA Today, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, Fodor's, Departures and Italia Magazine. Bike Riders also offers self-guided and private tours. More information can be found at www.bikeriderstours.com
Contact: Lorenzo De Monaco, Director, Bike Riders 1.800.473.7040
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