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Seven riders in matching kit on a quiet hill road, with the plain stretching out behind them

Bassano del Grappa · Northern Italy

Cycling holidays in Northern Italy, built by the people who live here.

We are Susi and Benji. We ride these roads every week of the season, eat in the places we send you to, and build each holiday the way we would build it for a friend.

See the four we are asked for most
Self-guided from €365 per person per day Guided from €450, usually six to twelve Season April to October Official Tour Operator of Basso Bikes

Where you would be riding

One town, and six landscapes within an hour of it.

Bassano del Grappa sits where the plain stops and the mountains start. Leave town by bike and within minutes the traffic thins, the road tilts, and you are somewhere else entirely.

North is Monte Grappa, with ten roads to the summit and a 2024 Giro stage on its slopes. Further north again, the Valsugana cycle path runs traffic free for fifty kilometres to the lakes of Trentino. East are the terraced Prosecco hills, a UNESCO landscape that looks more like Asia than Italy. South are the Euganean hills, volcanic islands that rose out of a sea. West is Valpolicella, and then Garda.

Most international travellers have never heard of Bassano before they arrive. By the time they leave it is usually their favourite place in Italy.

  • 1,775 mMonte Grappa, with ten different approaches to the summit
  • 50 kmOf traffic free cycle path up the Brenta valley to Trentino
  • 3Airports within an hour: Treviso, Venice Marco Polo, Verona
  • 10Regions we know well enough to build a week around
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“We've taken many destination cycling trips over the years, but this one checked every box: spectacular routes, stunning scenery, outstanding food, and genuinely personal service.”
Amanda T · Bassano and the Prosecco Hills · July 2025

Best sellers

Four holidays we have run again and again.

These are the ones guests keep asking for, which means the groundwork is done and the timings are proven. Each one runs guided or self-guided. We publish the riding days we actually ride, and you choose which of them end up in your week.

The Ponte degli Alpini and the old town of Bassano del Grappa reflected in the River Brenta at dusk

Bassano · Monte Grappa · Asiago

Basecamp

Best of Bassano del Grappa

The mountain, the plateau and the wine hills, all from one town. You never change hotel. Four riding days to pick from, including Monte Grappa itself, the Foza climb to the Asiago plateau, and an afternoon in Asolo that is mostly about lunch.

5 nights 4 riding days 55 to 85 km a day 300 to 1,600 m Climbing
Self-guided from €365 per person per dayGuided from €450, usually a group of six to twelve See the riding days
Terraced vineyards and a village in a green valley in the Prosecco Hills

Bassano · Asolo · Valdobbiadene

Journey

Bassano and the Prosecco Hills

Two weeks of Northern Italy in one. The hills behind our house first, then east into the terraces of Valdobbiadene where the vines climb every slope. A stop at an osteria where there is no landlord and you leave the money in a tin.

6 to 7 nights 5 to 6 riding days 37 to 85 km a day 300 to 1,900 m Rolling
Self-guided from €365 per person per dayGuided from €450, usually a group of six to twelve See the riding days
A mountain lake between steep wooded slopes, with the Trentino peaks behind

Bassano · Valsugana · Levico Terme

Journey

Bassano to the Trentino Lakes

Ride north up a river valley until the mountains close in and the lakes open up. Fifty kilometres of traffic free path, a stop at the Bici Grill where we always order the pinse, then two lakes you can swim in straight off the bike and a spa for the afternoon you decide not to ride.

7 to 8 nights 6 riding days 28 to 75 km a day 300 to 1,000 m Rolling
Self-guided from €365 per person per dayGuided from €450, usually a group of six to twelve See the riding days
A rider photographing Lake Garda from a gravel road cut into the cliffs above the water

Valpolicella · Lake Garda · Verona

Journey

Valpolicella and Lake Garda

Amarone country, then the long blue water of Garda. Small family estates where the person pouring made the wine, a day on the Lessinia plateau above the valley, and a finish in Verona. The only one of the four that does not start in Bassano.

8 nights 5 to 6 riding days 28 to 82 km a day 300 to 1,250 m Rolling
Self-guided from €365 per person per dayGuided from €450, usually a group of six to twelve See the riding days
Two smiling riders taking a selfie on a cobbled street in an old town

Self-guided

No guide. No support vehicle. Everything else arranged.

You keep the privacy. You still get the table we would have taken you to.

  • Routes designed around your pace, and ridden by us before you arrive
  • Every restaurant, cafe and tasting booked on your behalf
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner included, with wine, water and coffee
  • Basso bike or e bike, helmet, fitting on arrival, mechanical support on call
  • Susi and Benji on WhatsApp and phone, around the clock, all week
From €365 per person per dayPriced for two sharing. How self-guided works
Guests in green Sip Cycle Explore shirts gathered round a table outside, one with a glass of red wine

Most of our days end up at a table like this one. That part is not an accident.

Susi and Benji sitting on a stone wall high above the plain, Benji in his cycling kit

Susi and Benji

We met in Thailand, and worked this out in Argentina.

We met in Chiang Mai in 2019, worked remotely and travelled for two years, and somewhere between vineyards in Mendoza started talking about combining cycling, food and wine into something of our own. That conversation became Epic Italy.

Benji has been on a bike since he was thirteen, racing or touring, and knows every climb, cafe and quiet back road around Bassano. He plans each route and rides it before you do. His brother Sam, an ex professional and a coach, works with guests in the months before they arrive.

Susi grew up here. She is training as a sommelier and has a talent for finding the family restaurants and small estates nobody writes about. Andrea runs every transfer and luggage move, and plays bass in a punk band.

Most travel companies sell destinations. We sell what we know, and the people we know. That is the whole business.

Con affetto, Susi and Benji

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Our partners

Basso Bikes Bassano Club House (BCH) AVEO RisoBiso KASK Castelli

Official Tour Operator of Basso Bikes. Bassano Club House (BCH) is a partner, and where most weeks begin.

What guests say

Written by people who actually came.

Every review here is from a guest we hosted, with their name on it. You can read the rest on our Google profile.

A 10/10 experience and without a doubt the best holiday we have ever had. Ben and Susi took care of everything for us, and we never felt alone even though the trip was self-guided.

Hulda SpurklandSelf-guided, Bassano, Asolo and the Prosecco Hills

They personally checked every route beforehand. We rode quiet back roads, through charming villages, and discovered places we never would have found on our own.

Lule SSelf-guided, Valpolicella and Lake Garda

One of the best cycling experiences I have ever had, from the food and wine to watching the pros in the Giro race over Monte Grappa.

William AllenGuided, Bassano del Grappa

Experiences

Not staying a week? Spend a day with us.

Small groups, starting and finishing in Bassano, built with the producers and artisans we use on the longer holidays. Each one can be taken on its own or dropped into a bespoke week. The bike is optional.

A host laughing as he lifts a sheet of dough among olive trees, guests behind him with glasses of wine

FocacciArt: Focaccia Making in Villa

An afternoon in a historic villa garden: pick herbs and vegetables, shape and decorate your own focaccia with a local chef, then enjoy it at an aperitivo in the grounds.

€90 per personSee the day
A man in a Basso T-shirt pointing at a bare Basso frame as he explains it to visiting riders in the showroom

Basso Heritage Experience

A full day with Basso, one of Italian cycling's great names, based right here in Bassano del Grappa. Ride on Basso bikes through the hills, then visit the heritage museum and the factory floor for a behind the scenes look at the brand's history, finishing with lunch.

From €130 per personSee the day
Guests walking through a vineyard below a Palladian villa, with the mountains behind

Bassano Hills by Bike, Wine & Palladian Villa Tour

Quiet roads through the countryside outside Bassano, ending at a 16th century Palladian estate for a guided villa tour and tasting of its organic wines.

From €140 per personSee the day

Questions we get asked

Before you write to us.

How hard is the riding?

Most days are between 50 and 85 kilometres with 600 to 1,200 metres of climbing. Every week has one deliberately easy day and at least one day you can skip entirely. We grade each holiday Cruising, Rolling or Climbing so you know before you book. E bikes are available at the same price as a gravel bike.

How many people are on a trip?

Guided usually runs for a group of six to twelve, friends, family or colleagues who already know each other, and above eight we add a second guide. Self-guided is priced for two.

Can a couple book a guided trip?

Guided is built around a group, so for two the price works out differently. We can still do it, and we will tell you what it costs on the call. For most couples self-guided is the better trip rather than the cheaper one: the same routes, the same tables, and nobody else on the trip.

What is actually included?

Accommodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner, wine and water with meals, airport transfers, your Basso bike with helmet and fitting, mechanical support, your welcome pack, and us on call around the clock. Guided adds guides on the road and a support vehicle. Flights and travel insurance are not included, and we recommend both.

Which airport should I fly into?

Venice Marco Polo, Treviso or Verona. All three are about an hour from Bassano, and transfers are included.

How do I book, and what do I pay?

It starts with a conversation, then an outline and a price. A 30 per cent deposit holds your dates and the balance is due 90 days before you arrive.

The journal

What we know, written down.

Mostly answers to questions guests actually ask, written from here rather than from a desk somewhere else.

Monte Grappa

How many roads go up Monte Grappa?

The question we are asked more than any other by cyclists arriving in Bassano. The answer is more than you would think, and one of them is barely a road at all.

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Prosecco Hills

The osteria with no landlord

Halfway up the Cartizze terraces there is a house with no staff, a vending machine full of very good wine, and the best view in the region.

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Food and wine

The best half day in Bassano del Grappa

Food, history and craft in one afternoon, without renting a car or booking anything a week ahead.

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Plan your trip

Tell us roughly what you want and we will build it.

No call centre and no sales team. The quickest way in is fifteen minutes on a call with us. If you would rather write, the form works too and the reply comes from Susi or Benji, usually the same day.

Book a call

If you already know your dates, say so and we will come back with availability and a price rather than a brochure.

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