Belluno Italy Cycling Vacation

June 6 - 13, 2025
(or beyond? - you can always stay longer!)

Trev first experienced the Belluno region of Italy at the end of a 7 day stage race. He got a sense of beauty, history, and grandeur while descending the San Boldo pass. He swore to Marie that he'd take her back so they could both enjoy the area on their own time. In 2024, Marie and Trev spent 5 days targetting the Belluno area and determining whether hosting a vacation that included cycling could work. They were extremely pleased with what they found. They now want to show it to you!

Like most of our Doctrine Vacations, we focus on the region first and love to include the bike to be able to experience it while enjoying our favourite hobby. Our vacations aren't 'training', there will be no 'long days in the saddle'. There is simply too much else to enjoy!

Our theme for this vacation is "Embrace the History and Culture"

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Join us this summer June 6 - 13 2025.

June 6th Departure from Calgary flying to Venice through one stop in Toronto.
June 7th An extremely short transfer to Belluno which is 1 hour North of Venice.
June 7th - June 11th Enjoying the region by bike, foot, and food!
June 12th We'll transfer to Venice to spend a day exploring the Ancient City!
June 13th Arrival back in Calgary after we get you to the Venice ariport, or you have the option to stay and continue exploring!
(See flight details below)

This vacation will be $5,500 CDN + GST.

This is based on double occupancy. Single occupancy is an option, however, we will have to determine the cost.

Everything Will Be Taken Care Of...
Let us do the planning so you can do the enjoying. Rides, all meals, airport transfers, upkeep of your bike while there, coaching, guiding, experienced awesome support, local street cred, sooo many photo ops, drone footage, friends that love to do what you do!
Recommended Ability and Equipment:
The Doctrine holds several cycling vacation that have NO ability criteria other than the ability to ride safely. This vacation requires slightly increased level of technique and skill due to the nature of the European roadways (twisty turny!). We will also stipulate at a minimum a fairly recent road bike with the ability to mount 30mm or wider tires.

The Experience

Here is what we are proud to have developed.

Our newest vacation is based out of the roads surrounding a region we've fallen in love with in Italy called Belluno. It is close the the Proseco and Grappa areas as well as the famous ski villas of Cortina and Corvara. There are a lot of wonderful things to enjoy in Italy, so while we'll certainly be exploring the region by bike, we won't be spending on day on two wheels. We'll strike a great balance between exploring, relaxing, eating, and learning the culture and history. We'll have rides for most abilities, however, we would classify this as an intermediate level vacation. We don't take cyclists anywhere 'ordinary'..

Doctrine Coaches Trev and Marie are excited to host this once in a lifetime cycling and sightseeing adventure.

Trev first visited this region of Italy during a stage race called Haute Route Dolomites way back in 2016. He was so enamoured with the culture, terrain, architecture, and roads that he knew he had to bring Marie back to show her. Mission accomlished in 2024, when they went back to explore the area in more detail. Marie agreed this was the perfect location to base our type of unique vacation.

The Doctrine philosophy of cycling vacations is too embed ourselves into a region that contains quite a few attractions that we love, not just good roads for cycling. Yes, this is a cycling vacation, however, it won't be 'endless climbing in the Dolomites' or 'Miles and miles of road'. We really strive to find the perfect balance of a good ride and coupling it with more great experiences. In Iceland we take our guests off the beaten path to experience waterfalls, restaurants, and islands not seen by the 'everyday tourists'. This vacation will be similar!

Supported rides will be 2-4 hours depending on weather and your comfort level. Unlike Iceland, the weather is more predictable, especially in June. This being said, we are going to be prepared to ride in any conditions but know that sometimes plans will change to the "B or C" option with the hope that your sense of adventure is ready to be flexible on a moment's notice too, just like in Iceland! The history of Italy makes Canada seem so young and we hope to help you experience this.

For the final day, we'll travel back into Venice to ensur we are extremely close to the airport so there are no hiccups getting you home. We'll use this opportunity to spend several hours in the ancient city of Venice. Even if you've been there before, the canals and buidling are so extensive, there are always places to explore. As well, Marco Polo square never gets old. We'll then retire to the hotel and get you to your flight the following morning.

The biggest logistics for this vacation is to arrive with the correct bike and the proper clothing ready for anything. Even though the average temps for Italy at this time of year are very temperate, we want to ensure we have the right clothing for most conditions.

We'll handle the driving, the fixing, the routes, the meals, and the sleeping!

We'll work with you in the months leading up to your vacation to ensure you have everything you need.

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Belluno Italy Cycling Vacation

Everything Will Be Taken Care Of...

Recommended Ability and Equipment:

The Experience

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