Via Claudia Augusta

Across the Alps from FÜSSEN to RIVA del GARDA – sporty

Your transalpine cycle trip starts from the foot of Ammergebirge mountain range and from the idyllic Forggensee. Past the Füssener Lechfall, the cycle path continues along the Lech into Tyrol's Ausserfern. The rugged elegance of the Lechtal Alps and the Zugspitze mountains flank the cycle path as far as the Ehrwalder Becken, a protected moorland, in whose subsurface parts of a Roman “beating road” of the Via Claudia Augusta are preserved. From Biberwier an organised shuttle-transfer takes you to Fernsteinsee Castle and the cycle path, embedded in the amazing Tyrolian landscape, meanders through the picturesque Gurgltal (Gurgl Valley) and into the Upper Inn Valley until Landeck.
A sporty, serpentine like ascent of approx. 700 metres awaits you between Pfunds and Nauders by Reschensee lake water reservoir. From there you take the Adige Cycle Path, along the playful river, through the lush fruit growing landscapes of the sun-drenched Vinschgau valley, via the spa town of Merano and the idyllic shimmering Lake Caldaro to the lovely Castelfeder holiday region. The wine gardens and numerous manorial castles nestle upon the hills and high plateaus around Lake Caldaro and the South Tyrolean lower land flows seamlessly into the famous Trentino. It seems just a stone’s throw from Trento through the prolific Vallagarina to the deep blue lake Garda and the cragged cliffs and delicate pink blossoms of oleander bushes by Riva del Garda.

Highlights
  • Roman Villa Rustica, Schwangau by Füssen
  • Natural element water and wildly romantic mountainside – appealing and vast
  • Sunken church tower of Altgraun (14th century), Reschenstausee water reservoir
  • Original milestone of Rabland, city museum of Bolzano
  • Tridentum. The Roman underground city - S.A.S.S., Trento
  • City tower/Torre Apponale, Moated castle/Rocca di Riva, Riva del Garda
Itinerary
Day 1: Individual journey to Füssen

King Ludwig II. and his fairy-tale castle welcome you in Füssen.

Included Services | Price per Person | Extras

Included services

  • Accommodation in carefully selected 3-star hotels *
  • 6 Overnight stays including large breakfast buffet
  • Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
  • Transfer across Fern Pass
  • Extensive travel papers | GPS-data available on demand
  • Local tax in all places of accommodation
  • Phone service daily from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm

* Restaurant recommendations for dinner in all stage towns can be found in the travel information after booking

Price per person

Accommodation in a double room (from May 1st)
EUR
1.125,00
Accommodation in a double room (from May 15th)
EUR
1.179,00
Accommodation in a double room (from July 15th)
EUR
1.209,00
Single room surcharge
EUR
259,00

Extras

Rental of 21-gear touring bicycle
EUR105,00
Rental of Pedelec/E-Bike
EUR240,00
Extra night in Füssen in DR/B&B
EUR99,00
Extra night in Füssen in SR/B&B
EUR139,00
Extra night in Riva del Garda in DR/B&B
EUR109,00
Extra night in Riva del Garda in SR/B&B
EUR149,00
Transfer Riva d.G.-Füssen (Tues, Thurs, Sun)
EUR180,00
Vehicle transfer Füssen-Riva d.G.
on request