On two wheels
The Appian Way starts inside Rome and turns into a Roman road with nothing on it after a few kilometres.
50 things to book22 placesthe nearest is in Rome itself
That is the shortest ride and it is not the best one. Further out: the crater lakes, the Sabina hills up the Tiber, the flat reclaimed plain south of Latina, and the Maremma coast, which is the best cycling country in central Italy.
Almost all of it can be done on an e-bike, and on the volcanic hills that is not laziness — the climbs out of the craters are short and steep.
Close enough that the drive is not the day.
Closest to Rome first. Never by who pays us.
On two wheelsBike rental at a cafe that sits directly on the basalt paving of the Via Appia Antica, at number 175.
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On two wheelsThe cafe organises guided tours inside the Appia Antica park, by bicycle or on foot, with guides in several languages.
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On two wheelsA four-hour small-group e-bike tour, 30 km, starting from Via dei Cerchi 59 in front of the Circus Maximus, the closest departure point to the Appian Way by bike lane.
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On two wheelsNon-electric trekking and city bike rental from the shop at Via dei Cerchi 59, in front of the Circus Maximus.
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On two wheelsE-bike rental from a shop at Via dei Cerchi 59, in front of the Circus Maximus.
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On two wheelsThree hours on an e-bike, out through the aqueducts and along the Appia Antica.
€8 per person
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On two wheelsA four-hour guided ride on the Via Appia Antica, which the operator notes is almost entirely closed to traffic on Sundays, past the Baths of Caracalla, Porta San Sebastiano, the…
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On two wheelsBike and e-bike rental from a family-run shop in Via dei Mille 8, near Roma Termini.
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On two wheelsA four-hour guided e-bike tour that leaves the city centre through the Aurelian Walls and rides the 2300-year-old basalt paving of the Appian Way past the Circus of Maxentius, t…
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On two wheelsThe six-hour version of the same 27 km Appian Way route, with a guided visit inside the Catacombs of St Callixtus (St Sebastian on Wednesdays) and a final stop at the Baths of C…
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On two wheelsRental from a shop in Via Labicana 49, a few minutes from the Colosseum, with a fleet the operator states at over 300 bikes and more than 20 models: trekking, mountain, gravel, …
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On two wheelsThe train tickets are in the price. You ride the Castelli, Castel Gandolfo to Nemi.
See the dayOut after breakfast, back with the evening still yours.
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On two wheelsA guided 7 km ride on the Ciclovia dei Laghi, inside the Bracciano-Martignano regional park, with panoramic points over the two lakes, the Monti Sabatini, the Monti della Tolfa …
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On two wheelsMountain bike rental in the old town of Anguillara Sabazia, on Lake Bracciano, run by the In Itinere cooperative.
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On two wheelsAn 18 km guided bike ride through the Nazzano-Tevere-Farfa Nature Reserve, north of Rome.
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On two wheelsA 45 km e-bike ride through the hills where Italy's first DOP olive oil is produced, among centuries-old olive groves and oak woods.
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On two wheelsA 20 km guided e-bike itinerary to one of the last places where Pecorino Romano DOP and Cacio Magno are made.
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On two wheelsA 24 km guided e-bike tour above the Tiber valley.
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On two wheelsA 30 km guided e-bike route between the hills of the Tiber valley, Mount Soratte and the river banks.
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On two wheelsGuided electric bike rides on the trails of the Monti Simbruini park.
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On two wheelsA guided ride of about 25 km on a semi-loop from Camping Europing in Tarquinia to Montalto di Castro, crossing the seasonal Arrone stream and taking in the old town of Montalto …
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On two wheelsGuided e-bike rides on gravel roads and trails around Rieti province.
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On two wheelsThe Vulci archaeological and nature park, on the river Fiora between Montalto di Castro and Canino, rents pedal-assisted e-bikes in spring and summer so visitors can cover the E…
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On two wheelsA mostly flat 10 km ride inside the Lago di Vico nature reserve with an environmental guide, with a 20-30 minute stop at an observation hide in the marsh area and an introductio…
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On two wheelsA full private day out of Rome by train and e-bike: from the Alviano nature reserve in the Tiber valley the route climbs to Civita di Bagnoregio, the hilltop village reached onl…
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On two wheelsThe same association runs five fixed mountain-bike rings, each a full day out: the Val d'Orcia ring (41 km, 1200 m of climb), the Monti Amerini ring (37 km, 1500 m), the Lake Bo…
A sports club — you join them for the day
See the dayA full day, out and back, and worth the drive.
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On two wheelsA four-hour outing that mixes walking and an e-bike ride through the woods of the Valnerina to an abbey, guided.
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On two wheelsBike shop in central Bolsena renting electric and muscle mountain bikes, gravel bikes and kids' e-bikes, seven days a week.
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On two wheelsBike Point is a bike shop in Orbetello with a workshop and Shimano and Bosch service for e-bikes.
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On two wheelsGirobike rents non-electric city bikes for men, women, teenagers and children in Orbetello.
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On two wheelsGirobike, a bike shop in Orbetello trading since 2003, rents electric city bikes on a daily scale: 30 euro for one day up to 198 euro for seven days.
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On two wheelsGirobike rents electric mountain bikes from its Orbetello shop, priced by the day: 40 euro for one day, up to 268 euro for seven days.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride of 22 km declared, lasting 3 to 4 hours, from Orbetello.
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On two wheelsLa Casa del Ciclo has been selling and renting bicycles in the centre of Orbetello since 1937.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride of 32 km declared, lasting 3 to 4 hours, from Orbetello.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride of 38 km declared, lasting 5 to 6 hours, from Orbetello.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride of 32 km declared, lasting 3 to 4 hours, starting from Orbetello.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride of 43 km declared, lasting 5 to 6 hours, from Orbetello.
See the dayThe islands, and the few places whose position we have not pinned down yet.
Best fit for this section first, then whatever you can book today. Closest to Rome breaks a tie. Never by who pays us.
On two wheelsThirty minutes from Termini by train, then six hours through Frascati vineyards.
€89 per person
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On two wheelsA 25 km e-bike route from Frascati climbing to the archaeological park of Tusculum through woods, ridges and hairpins, with views over Rome and the hill towns, and returning to …
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride leaving the centre of Frascati, climbing gently towards Monte Tuscolo and continuing on dirt tracks and hill roads to one of the area's historic wineries, w…
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On two wheelsAn eight-hour private e-bike day out of Rome: Caffarella park, the Park of the Aqueducts, then a 30-minute train ride from Capannelle station up to the Castelli Romani.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride that leaves central Rome on the Appian Way past Cecilia Metella, Villa dei Quintili and Santa Maria Nova, climbs to Albano Laziale, Ariccia — where there is…
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On two wheelsA bike rental centre a few metres from the Terme di Saturnia, on the provincial road, with a published price list: gravel bikes from €49 a day, road bikes and e-MTBs at €59, roa…
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On two wheelsElectric bikes to ride the old Via Sacra, the Loggetta, Fontana Tempesta, the Grotticelle and the Rotte Cave up to the top of Monte Cavo, where there is a food stop.
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On two wheelsCicli Rebike, a bike shop on Via Madonna delle Grazie in Fondi, runs the town's Fondi Free Bike service: you book a bike through the form on their page or by calling, then colle…
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On two wheelsWorldbike Formia rents road bikes, mountain bikes and pedal-assist e-bikes by the day from its shop on the Via Appia in Formia.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride of 35 km declared, lasting 4 to 5 hours, from Orbetello.
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On two wheelsMBM also rents non-electric bikes at Alberese and Principina a Mare.
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On two wheelsMBM rents pedal-assist bikes from two points: the Alberese car park at the gate of the Maremma Park, and Via del Tirreno 21 in Principina a Mare.
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Driving time from the middle of Rome, on the road network and without traffic. It tells you whether the day stands up; it is not a timetable.
Getting there
The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.
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