A short coast down to Nauders is followed by a short and easy uphill passage where you cross the border to Italy at Reschen Pass and with it the main Alpine ridge You cycle downwards towards Malles past Reschenstausee reservoir with the sunken church tower of Altgraun one of the most famous photo motifs of Italy Enjoy the first evening on South Tyrolean soil and enjoy strolling through the old alleyways of the town Day 7 Burgusio Malles Glorenza or Nauders Merano approx 65 km Today you cross the entire Val Venosta The route leads from an altitude of more than 1 000m down to the town of Merano that is located at an altitude of 350m Most of the route follows the course of River Adige From your starting place this pleasant cycling stretch leads down to the smallest town of the Alps the town of Glorenza Past the marble town of Laas you get to Naturns and eventually past the impressive Kastellbell castle to the spa town of Merano Enjoy an evening walk through town along the Passer promenade surrounded by subtropi cal flora Day 8 Merano Castelfeder Holiday Region approx 50 60 km There is plenty to see along this route Niederlana s famous Schnatterpeckaltar the largest Gothic wing altar in the Alpine area the highest church tower of the South Tyrol in Terlan and a great number of fortresses and ruins on both valley slopes After a short stop at South Tyrol s capital city of Bolzano you have a wonderful occasion of refreshing your legs at Lake Caldaro Today s tour ends at Castelfeder Holiday Region with the towns of Ora Montagna Egna and Salor no which is where the German speaking South Tyrol ends Day 9 Castelfeder Holiday Region Levico Terme approx 60 70 km You should have managed to pick up a couple of Italian words before you continue to pedal on along River Adige to Trento where you see the old town with its Dome and Castle of Buonconsiglio The sporty highlight today are about 600 metres of altitude difference up to Civezzano and Pergine Valsugana Just a couple of kilometres more and you reach Lake Levico which will make you forget the struggle Day 10 Levico Terme Feltre approx 65 km A beautiful tour on a new cycle path from Levico Terme along River Brenta to Borgo Valsugana and Primolano awaits you From here you have to take a regular road up to Arsie and Fonzaso in order to finish in Feltre one of the most important historical cities Day 11 Feltre Pieve di Soligo approx 50 km or 60 km via Praderadego Pass Today you ve got two options Either you take the hilly but not too exhausting road through the Prosecco viney ards or you take the sporty road and pass by Lentiai and the impressive Praderadego Pass approx 900 Altitude difference Pieve di Soligo is definitely perfect to relax after a harder day Day 12 Pieve di Soligo Quarto d Altino Venezia approx 65 km You have to hit the pedals just one more time in order to get to Venice On the way you find some real highlights too Right past Pieve di Soligo still in the middle of the prosecco hills you see Castello San Salvatore throning Soon after Ponte Priula you arrive at the art and radicchio town of Treviso which is finally followed by Quarto d Al tino a small town very close to the original start of Via Claudia Augusta Day 13 Excursion to Venice Overnight stay again in Quarto d Altino Set aside your bike and relax while you take the train in approx 20 minutes to the train station Santa Lucia of Venice This is the perfect initial point to explore the uncountable alleys and channels of Venice Have a look at Piazza San Marco and maybe even treat yourself with a gondola ride 29

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