| Via Carolingia | |
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| Itinerary type | Cycle lane |
|---|---|
| State |  Italy |
| Start | Champion of Italy |
| end | Rome |
| Length | 1250 km |
| Tourism site | |
There Via Carolingia it's a itineraryEuropean which takes place through 185 municipalities, 20 provinces, 5 regions and affects three states Switzerland, Italy is Vatican CITY.
Introduction
Cross the places traveled by the court of Charlemagne between the 8th and 9th centuries to travel from Aachen to Rome, where Pope Leo III crowned the Carolingian sovereign emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas night in the 19th century. The route is divided into 26 stages, for a length of 1250 km. with mainly asphalted road surface and unites Champion of Italy to the Eternal City (Vatican CITY), from the Alpine passes to the heart of Italy.
The itinerary aims to discover the "minor assets" of our immense cultural heritage and the areas under environmental protection for their significant landscape value. To grasp the thrill of such a particular journey, the most appropriate means is the bicycle.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (the Caravaggio), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio, ☎ 39 035 326323.
- 2 Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Ferno. The airport has two terminals (T1 and T2), the second is used for low cost flights. The bus service Motorway connects the airport with Milan central station in about 50 minutes, while the Malpensa Express it connects Terminal 1 with Cadorna station (red and green line underground) in 40 minutes. The buses of the Sadem is Motorway reach the city of Turin (2 hours), while the company Foxes make a few trips for Genoa (3 hours).
- 3 Milan-Linate airport, Viale Enrico Forlanini, ☎ 39 02 232323.
By car
- From Italy:
A9 motorway Milan-noise: continue on the A2 Chiasso-Lugano motorway, exit Bissone-Melide-Campione d'Italia
- From Switzerland:
A2 highway Basel-noise: Exit Melide-Champion of Italy
From Lugano: Lake Lugano Navigation Company
On the train
By bus
From Milan: F.N.M.A.Bus, departure from Milan Cadorna (corner via Paleocapa)
Stages
Via Carolingia: full screen map.Stage 1: Campione - Erba km. 65.6 (Difficulty: Challenging)
4 Champion of Italy (CO), Bissone (CH), Maroggia (CH), Arogno (CH), Lanzo d'Intelvi (CO), Pellio d'Intelvi (CO), San Fedele Intelvi (CO), Castiglione d'Intelvi (CO), Dizzasco, Argegno (CO), Colonna (CO), Tremezzina (CO), Comacina room (CO), Griante, Bellagio (CO), Oliveto Lario (LC), Valbrona (CO), Ace, Canzo (CO), Longone al Segrino (CO), Eupilio (CO), Longone al Segrino (CO), 5 Grass.
Stage 2: Erba - Bergamo km. 58.7 (Difficulty: Medium)
6 Longone al Segrino, Merone (CO), Rogeno (LC), Bosisio Parini (LC), Molteno (LC), Sirone (LC), Oggiono (LC), Dolzago (LC), Brianza Castle (LC), Valletta Brianza (LC), Santa Maria Hoè (LC), Olgiate Molgora (LC), Brivio (LC), Cisano Bergamasco (BG), Villa d'Adda (BG), Cisano Bergamasco (BG), Pontida (BG), Ambive (BG), Brembate di Sopra (BG), Almenno San Bartolomeo (BG), Almenno San Salvatore (BG), Villa d'Almè (BG), Sorisole (BG), Ponteranica (BG), 7 Bergamo.
Stage 3: Bergamo - Soncino km. 51.4 (Difficulty: Easy)
8 Serious, Orio al Serio (BG), Grassobbio (BG), Cavernago (BG), Ghisalba (BG), Martinengo (BG), Cortenuova (BG), Roman of Lombardy (BG), Lair (BG), Football (BG), Pumenengo (BG), Pallavicina Tower (BG), 9 Soncino.
Stage 4; Soncino - Castiglione delle Stiviere km. 58.8 (Difficulty: Easy)
10 Orzinuovi, Orzivecchi (BS), Borgo San Giacomo (BS), Verolanuova (BS), Offlaga (BS), Manerbio (BS), Leno (BS), Ghedi (BS), Gottolengo (BS), Ghedi (BS), Calvisano (BS), Carpenedolo (BS), 11 Castiglione delle Stiviere .
Stage 5: Castiglione Stiviere - Mantua km. 44.1 (Difficulty: Easy)
12 Solferino, Cavriana (MN), Volta Mantovana (MN), Goito (MN), Marmirolo (MN), Porto Mantovano (MN), 13 Mantua - In the city, the "Mantova Carolingia" association is developing the project "Charlemagne's vegetable garden" in a land in the ancient monastery of Gradaro, to create a medieval vegetable garden planted with the species transcribed in the "Capitulare de villis "drawn up around the end of the eighth century by Charlemagne.
Stage 6: Mantua - Correggio km. 59.2 (Difficulty: Easy)
14 Curtatone, Borgo Virgilio (MN), Motteggiana (MN), San Benedetto Po (MN), Suzzara (MN), Gonzaga (MN), Hold it up (KING), Novellara (KING), Campagnolo Emilia (KING), 15 Correggio.
Stage 7: Correggio - Nonantola km. 45.4 (Difficulty: Easy)
16 San Martino in Rio, Rubiera (MO), Modena, 17 Nonantola.
Stage 8: Nonantola - Sermide 52.3 km (Difficulty: Easy)
18 Ravarino, Bomporto (MO), Crevalcore (BO), Cemetery (MO), San Felice sul Panaro (MO), Final Emilia (MO), Mirandola (MO), Bondeno (FE), 19 Sermide.
Stage 9: Sermide - Ferrara km. 42.2 (Difficulty: Easy)
20 Felonica, Vigarano Mainarda (FE), 21 Ferrara.
Stage 10: Ferrara - Argenta km. 43.3 (Difficulty: Easy)
Stage 11: Argenta - Ravenna km. 55.8 (Difficulty: Easy)
24 Alfonsine, Argenta (FE), Bagnacavallo (RA), 25 Ravenna.
Stage 12: Ravenna - Savignano sul Rubicone km. 52.7 (Difficulty: Easy)
26 Cervia, Cesenatico (FC), Gatteo (FC), 27 Savignano sul Rubicone.
Stage 13: Savignano sul Rubicone - Gabicce Mare km. 45.2 (Difficulty: Challenging)
28 Santarcangelo of Romagna, Rimini, Riccione (RN), Misano Adriatico (RN), Catholic (RN), 29 Gabicce Mare.
Stage 14: Gabicce Mare - Fano km. 40.9 (Difficulty: Challenging)
Stage 15: Fano - Montemarciano km. 51 (Difficulty: Challenging)
32 San Costanzo, Mondolfo (PU), Trecastelli (AN), Monte Porzio (PU), Trecastelli (AN), Senigallia (AN), 33 Montemarciano.
Stage 16: Montemarciano - Osimo km. 54.7 (Difficulty: Challenging)
34 Falconara Marittima, Ancona, Sirolo (AN), Camerano (AN), 35 Osimo.
Stage 17: Osimo - Montecosaro km. 33.7 (Difficulty: Challenging)
36 Castelfidardo, Recanati (MC), Montelupone (MC), Morrovalle (MC), 37 Montecosaro.
Leg 18: Montecosaro - Fiastra di Tolentino km. 44.1 (Difficulty: Challenging)
38 Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Montegranaro (FM), Monte San Giusto (MC), Corridonia (MC), Petriolo (MC), Urbisaglia (MC), 39 Tolentino.
Leg 19: Fiastra di Tolentino - Pioraco km. 46.7 (Difficulty: Challenging)
40 San Severino Marche, Gagliole (MC), Castelraimondo (MC), changing room (MC), 41 Pioraco.
Leg 20: Pioraco - Assisi km. 63 (Difficulty: Challenging)
42 Fiuminata, Nocera Umbra (PG), 43 Assisi.
Leg 21: Assisi - Spello km. 49.2
44 Bastia Umbra, Perugia, Torgiano (PG), Bettona (PG), Cannara (PG), Bevagna (PG), 45 Spello.
Leg 22: Spello - Spoleto km. 40.3
46 Foligno, Montefalco (PG), Castel Ritaldi (PG), Todi (PG), 47 Spoleto.
Stage 23: Spoleto - Arrone km. 40.8
48 Sant'Anatolia di Narco, Scheggino (TR), Ferentillo (TR), Montefranco (TR), 49 Arrone.
Leg 24: Arrone - Rieti km. 38.6 (Difficulty: Medium)
50 Terni, Colli sul Velino (RE), Contigliano (RE), Rivodutri (RE), Poggio Bustone (RE), 51 Rieti.
Stage 25: Rieti - Farfa di Fara in Sabina km. 48 (Difficulty: Medium)
52 Belmonte in Sabina, Torricella in Sabina (RE), Rocca Sinibalda (RE), Poggio San Lorenzo (RE), Monteleone Sabino (RE), Frasso Sabino (RE), Poggio Moiano (RE), Poggio Nativo (RE), Castelnuovo di Farfa (RE), 53 Fara in Sabina.
Leg 26: Farfa di Fara in Sabina - Rome (Vatican City) km. 52.1 (Difficulty: Medium)
54 Coltodino, Talocci fraz. Fara (RI), Martini village fraz. Will make, Corese Pass fraz. Will make, Montelibretti (RM), San Martino Sant'Anzino fraction Monterotondo (RM), Source of Pope fraz. Monterotondo (RM), Settebagni fraction From Rome, Colle Salario fraction From Rome, Rome, 55 Vatican CITY.
