Published on: 18 March 2013 | Last updated: 17 March 2018
I’ve just published a guide to the Via Claudia Augusta - which also follows the Adige as far as Verona. The new article includes a lot more information about things to see and do along the way. I’m going to update this series but in the meantime you might also want to read the articles about the Via Claudia Augusta.
This route takes you from the Alps to the Adriatic. From the border to Verona the route is almost entirely on tarmac-surfaced traffic-free cycleways. From Verona there is a stretch on roads and the final section the last section through the provincia di Rovigo is mainly on unsurfaced roads - although you could cross the river and follow the river on quiet provincial roads.
The route takes you through Italy’s apple country of the Südtirol, where you will pass through mile after mile of apple orchards, which then give way to vineyards. It takes you close to the cities of Meran (Merano), Bozen (Bolzano), Trento, Rovereto and Verona.
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The Via Claudia Augusta route runs from Donauwörth in southern Germany and follows the Adige until you get to Trento where one branch turns off towards Feltre, Treviso and Venezia, while another continues on towards Ostiglia and the Po.
The Ciclabile Valle dell Adige and the Ciclabile Valle dell’Adige (Sole) form part of the Ciclopista dell Sole (link opens in new window) which takes you to Bologna, Firenze and Roma. Or you could pick up the Bicitalia Ciclovia Tirrenica (link opens in new window) which takes you from the Verona to the Ligurian coast.
At the end of the route you could head north following the Islands and Lagoons of the Adriatic coast route.
When to go
May, June and September are probably the best times - the Adige valley can get very hot in July and August.
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Articles in this series
- The Adige: from the mountains to the sea: Overview
- The Adige: from the mountains to the sea – Part 1
- The Adige: from the mountains to the sea – Part 2
- The Adige: from the mountains to the sea – Part 3
- The Adige: from the mountains to the sea – Part 4
- The Adige: from the mountains to the sea – variant
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