Top Activities on the Ground in Venice

Discover a different side of Venice away from the crowds on this 4-hour bike tour through the countryside. Travel outside the city with a guide and small group to cycle through charming villages and along beautiful country roads. Follow the Brenta River, passing historic estates like Villa Foscari in Malcontenta and the former summer homes of the Venetian Doges, and soak up local culture with a lunch stop in the town of Doro.

Immerse you and your family, friends or group and follow your guide to take your mind and heart to places of natural, historical, cultural and artistic interest to ensure that your stay is a most exciting and memorable one.

The Dolomites are unique mountains of their kind, we will discover them on foot and away from the chaos but in safety and walking for hours immersed in nature, with an environmental hiking guide, who, with many years of experience, knows all the most beautiful places to walk in nature and enjoy breathtaking views, perhaps hoping for a meeting with the local fauna. There may be an opportunity to taste excellent local mountain products such as mountain cheese, it will be possible, after agreement with the customer, to stop for lunch in a refuge with excellent specialties of mountain cuisine.

Discover the beaches of Venice on a 4-hour cycling tour of the Venice Lido.  Join a knowledgeable guide for a ferry ride to the Lido (own expense) with your bike in tow, hearing stories of Venetian history and taking in local sights as you travel across the lagoon. Then embark on a 9-mile (16km) leisurely ride along the waterfront, visiting such spots as the old Jewish cemetery and the Muzazzi fortifications, built to protect against flooding.  Enjoy exploring the unique culture of this part of Venice without the usual crowds.

Immerse you and your family, friends or group and follow your guide to take your mind and heart to places of natural, historical, cultural and artistic interest to ensure that your stay is a most exciting and memorable one.

The Euganean Hills are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights from 300 to 600 m from the Paduan-Venetian plain a few kilometers south of Venice, a 20-minute drive from Padua. Here you will find beautiful landscapes between vineyards and olive groves, alternating with castles, villas and small medieval villages. A beautiful cycle path, all flat, embraces this landscape, it is the Euganean Hills Cycle Ring.Whether you want to cover it all or just some small sections, we will give you all the useful tips to organize your bike tour in the southern part of the Hills Euganei to discover the Catajo Castle, the Valsanzibio Garden and the walled city of Monselice, or in the northern part, to visit Villa dei Vescovi or the Abbey of Praglia. In both cases, we will organize a pleasant break in a family-run winery where the producer will explain his wines to you and will accompany you first on the visit of his cellar and then on the wine tasting.

Travel & Bike is your reference point for bike rentals in Venice, in the Riviera del Brenta and in all of Veneto! Our office and bike rental point is located in Venice Marghera, directly on the I-1 cycle path that connects Venice to Lake Garda. We are right on the bike path less than 1 km from the Venice Mestre train station (exit Marghera side). We can satisfy every need to those who wish to spend a relaxing holiday in our territory. Brand new bicycle touring bikes equipped with side bags, 7/21 gearboxes, padlock, bottle cage, all perfectly in order and constantly revised. Furthermore, we will let you find the bicycle at the hotel or accommodation of your choice and we can also provide you with information material on the itineraries and on the main tourist, cultural and food and wine attractions of our territory.

Explore the Riviera del Brenta on two wheels during this leisurely paced bike tour. Select either a morning tour from Vigonovo or an afternoon tour from Dolo, and follow a guide ride around the Brenta River region. Stop in small towns, admire villas and soak up the Italian countryside scenery.

Discover the Villas, Castles and most beautiful corners of the Euganean Hills. An easy bike ride along the Euganean Hills Bike Route (E2) to discover the most important monuments of the Euganean Hills: Castle Catajo, the town of Battaglia Terme and the Garden of Valsanzibio. Itinerary: completely flat. Length: 35 km in 4 hours. Difficulty: easy. Departure/return: Abano Terme.

The Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offer numerous possibilities for routes and itineraries, immersed in one of the most evocative panoramas in the world. The tour of the Dolomites includes the most famous cities and lakes in the spectacular Dolomites: Pieve di Cadore, Tre Cime, Cortina, Lago di Misurina, Lago Auronzo. Enjoy an unforgettable day tour to discover the most beautiful mountains in Europe, the Italian Dolomites. Note: From November 15th until the reopening of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (about the third week of May), with this tour you will visit the Lake Braies and San Candido, located on the border with Austria, instead of Lake Misurina and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. From 23 November to 6 January, you can also visit the Christmas markets of San Candido.

Let's bike through the "Orto di Venezia" (Venice's "vegetable garden"), through artichokes fields and farms, admiring the Venice skyline from a very unusual view and tasting the unique honey produced only on this island. Bike along the island banks and fields and enjoy a rare view of Venice from an unusual spot. Experience the unique natural beauty of the island, appreciating the relaxed and traditional lifestyle of its few inhabitants. In fact, although being the largest island of the lagoon, Sant’Erasmo is populated by only 700 people, the majority of whom farm their own lands producing amazing fruits and vegetables. One of most interesting crops is the typical purple-hued artichokes, a slow food ® presidium “Carciofo Violetto di Sant'Erasmo”. Another typical activity in the island is beekeeping: bees enjoy the amazing variety of flowers growing on the salty soil, and they produce a unique kind of honey which you will be able to taste. While biking you will appreciate the variety of crops grown by local farmers as well as beautiful wild landscapes while spotting the belfries of Venice from afar.

The crowds in St. Mark’s Square can be overwhelming, but with this bike tour on the quieter Venice Lido you can take a break from the melee. Explore the highlights of this area with a guide to avoid the hassle of following a map and pedal past elegant Art Nouveau villas, the San Nicolò Abbey, and historic Nicelli Airport. Relax after your ride at one of the Lido’s many beaches.

It is a unic way to explore the ''venetian beach'', with a guide who will take you through nice naturalistic routes, till the old non touristy own named Malamocco. Malamocco is a hidden Venice wich have a beautiful beach behind it, where it will possible to swim before biking back to the lagoon side, and to the starting point again.

It is a race through the most beautiful places in Venice, with a guide, so you can take advantage, with a healthy activity, of the knowledge of the territory of a Venetian doc, runner. Panoramic views of the calli, places that are rarely beaten but historically very interesting, all without bothering to choose the route.

This bike tour is an extraordinary opportunity to discover a hidden and off the beaten path part of the Venice lagoon: a bike itinerary to Lio Piccolo and Mesole, little towns nestled between the sea and the Venice Lagoon. Fauna, history and nature: indispensable elements in an unforgettable excursion along the Venetian lagoon, crossing an incredible variety of landscapes shaped by nature and human activities. A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in one of the most beautiful areas of the Venetian coast, pedalling surrounded by a lush vegetation and myriads of birds that will frame an unforgettable day. Thanks to the convenient pick up at Venice Fondamente Nove and the transfer by water bus to Treporti, this fun Venice bike tour is the ideal solution for those who want to discover the less well-known and crowded areas of the lagoon, wonderful landscapes rich in history, traditions and scenery of rare beauty, just outside the hustle and bustle of the most famous destinations

We will discover the Lido island by bike, with its groomed shellac beaches, bronzed lifeguards and old ladies sipping Prosecco at the market, experiencing the Belle Epoque glamour passing in front of the beautiful hotels designed in the 20s in Art Noveau style. We will enjoy special views of Venice biking along the lagoon and reaching an old Israelitic cemetery. Biking through the San Nicolò harbor mouth we will reach its lighthouse and we will end up at the Hotel Excelsior, where the stars gather on the red carpet during the glittering Venice Movie Festival. We will bike along the canals of Malamocco, a colorful fishing village that’s like a miniature version of Venice, cycle through a forest reserve to a lighthouse and relax like the locals do by heading to quiet Alberoni beach for a drink or a swim. The route will continue on the lagoon side of the island, with views of the abandoned island of Poveglia, the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio and San Lazzaro degli Armeni.

Feel like a modern Venetian aristocrat and visit the exquisite Villas along the Riviera biking along along the Brenta river from Venice. For centuries summer officially started in June with a flotilla of fashionable Venetians headed for their summer residence along the banks of the Brenta river. There were once 3000 villas in the Venetian hinterland, built between the 15th ad 18th century built by aristocratic families who set up fabolous country estates, enhancing their incomes with farming and indulging in wild parties. You will reach the brenta river with a comfortable vaporetto ride from Venice, where you will find a rental bike to discover the Brenta river and visit some of these marvellous villas, including the Palladio's exquisite La Malcontenta, Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari, Villa Barchessa Valmarana and the Versailles-like Grand Villa Pisani. The bike drop off will be flexible, allowing you to get comfotably get back to Venice by bus.

We'll meet at San Marco Square or Rialto Bridge, as you prefer, and start a two hour tour of Venice where I will guide you through the discovery of numerous wonderful views, far from the traditional tourist routes. We leave the crowd and dive into the romanticism of Venice, with their bridges and canals. Ready to have a romantic walk in Venice?

Hop from island to island in the lagoon by bike: we will start from the Lido island, with its groomed shellac beaches, bronzed lifeguards and old ladies sipping Prosecco at the market, experiencing the Belle Epoque glamour passing in front of the beautiful hotels designed in the 20s in Art Noveau style. We will bike along the canals of Malamocco, a colorful fishing village that’s like a miniature version of Venice, cycle through a forest reserve to a lighthouse and relax like the locals do by heading to quiet Alberoni beach for a drink or a swim. We will enjoy special views of Venice biking along the Pellestrina island and its fishing communities strung out the water's edge in jaunty pastel colours. The route will continue to Chioggia, another miniature of Venice and a fishing community. You will decide if you prefer to bike back from the same route or to reach Venice by from the mainland, returining to Lido after a spectacular view from the ferry to Lido in front of St. Marks.

This bike tour starts from the downtown and takes you to the old city center cycling through industrial piers and across the Liberty Bridge over te Venice Lagoon. At Tronchetto Island you will drop off the bike and start to discover Venice walking by yourself. In the old town it is forbidden to ride a bicycle!

Enjoy an extraordinary day in Lido Island by riding a bike along the sea and the lagoon. Admire the stunning landscape and the most prestigious art nouveau buildings. Possibility to go for a swim. All sort of bicycle at your disposal.

Follow the Sile river by bike from Treviso to the Venice lagoon through naturalistic oases, lush cultivated fields and the “burci”, evidence of the ancient trade of Venice with its hinterland. The bike path along the Sile river winds along secondary roads, away from traffic and in close contact with nature, starting from the historic center of Treviso and proceeding along the alzaie ("towpaths"), used centuries ago to towing boats upstream by land. We will continue to the island of Villapendola, the Green Lake and the Burci cemetery, ancient boats from the Venetian era. Following the easy paths along the river, we will reach Portegrandi, the entry point into the lagoon and the original mouth of the Sile before the Venetians diverted its course to the east. We will continue admiring unexpected views of the lagoon and the islands of Torcello and Mazzorbo, decing whether to return to Venice or continue along the river Piave Vecchia returning by train from San Dona di Piave.

Feel like a movie star at Lido, where actors and producers gather on the red carpet during the glittering Venice Movie Festival. We will discover the island by bike, with its groomed shellac beaches where Lord Byron used to gallop, bronzed lifeguards and old ladies sipping Prosecco at the market, experiencing the Belle Epoque glamour passing in front of the beautiful hotels designed in the 20s in Art Noveau style. We will end up at the Hotel Excelsior, where the stars gather on the red carpet during the glittering Venice Movie Festival. The route will continue on the lagoon side of the island, with views of the the islands of Lazzaretto Vecchio, where the word "quarantine" was created, and of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, which is hosting a small community of Armenian monks

If you want to get lost, but always finding the right way, discovering areas and details that escape the view for most, you cannot miss the different Treasure Hunts in Venice.