The white roads of Tuscany
White roads, cypress-lined lanes and the Tuscan countryside unfolding at the pace of a bicycle.
The white roads set their own pace.
Some rides are measured in distance; others in the places they lead you. Across Tuscany's white roads, every climb brings another view, every descent another quiet valley, every café another reason to stop. It is a day shaped as much by the landscape as the ride itself, where being on two wheels becomes one of the most rewarding ways to experience the countryside.
The ride begins where the tarmac ends.
Follow sections of Tuscany's famous strade bianche, where pale gravel roads wind through vineyards, cypress avenues and rolling hills. Away from the main roads, the landscape feels remarkably unchanged, with little to interrupt the ride beyond distant farmhouses and the occasional medieval village.
Every climb earns another view.
The roads rise and fall through Chianti, where sweeping views give way to shaded woodland, quiet farmhouses and hilltop villages that invite an unplanned pause. The day is punctuated by small villages, family-run cafés and shaded piazzas where an espresso or leisurely lunch feels well earned.
The festival that keeps these roads alive.
Each autumn, these quiet gravel roads become the setting for L'Eroica, a celebrated cycling festival that brings riders from around the world to Chianti on beautifully restored vintage bicycles. More than a sporting event, it is a tribute to the landscapes, traditions and slower pace of life that first inspired the route.
