Almafi Coast or Tuscany?

Pin Head

I have some travel credits to use to get me to either of the above. Which of the above is more friendly in way of traffic and routes. Will be based in same hotel every night, so just some gentle rambling.

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pizzoferro33

Hi There,

Been to Amalfi ..... been to Tuscany....

Amalfi area, wonderful scenery...good location, get the wrong time of year, be stuck behind coaches, busy roads all wanting to see the Amalfi coast. Abs beautiful ...

Having been to Tuscany twice, x2 cycling trips + hols with wife pre children, it is spectacular! Some fantastic scenery, climbs, descents ... and you have a lot more choice route wise, can hit the "strada bianca" white roads, as seen in the Giro ... if I were you, Tuscany ... highly recommend to stay somewhere off the beaten track, else you could get stuck in amongst hoards of US/Far Eastern coach loads of folk, in and around places like San Gimingnano ... can't go wrong .... can I come ?

rhnb

Totally agree with the post above. Amalfi coast is beautiful, but busy.

Also consider Umbria or the Marche - a bit quieter than Tuscany.

Have done a few tours in Tuscany/Umbria/Marche and wrote them up here if you're interested...

http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk

Have a great time!

Cheeers... Allan.

Intherain

Ditto the above. I was in Naples / Amalfi 4 years ago and Tuscany last summer.

Tuscany is beautiful, the roads are fantastic for riding on and the food is excellent!

Enjoy.

prb007

It's unanimous....
I've done Rome-Naples-Pompeii-Sorrento-Positano on a tandem; superb scenery but
very busy roads - took a ferry from Naples-Sorrento because of a landslide &
glad we did cos you could see the traffic backed up from miles out to sea!

Fly to Pisa (ideal base - lovely city) and try and take in
at least the following;
Pisa
Lucca
Florence
Fiesole
San Gimigniano
Siena
Radda-in-Chianti

enjoy - buon viaggio

couldashouldawoulda

I've only been to both the above on a vespa (sad I know!).

If I was pedalling - Tuscanny beyond a shadow of a doubt!

Amalfi is a mad buzz with crazy bends on a cliff edge with tourist coaches, Tuscany is a gentle bends on a steep hill with wine lorries.

I've just checked with my wife and Amalfi on a bike of any sort is crazy.

99.99% I'd say Tuscany.

prb007

oh - forgot to mention, Montepulciano - superb wine country...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montepulciano

easy choice, then...bus filled traffic jams or
rolling hils and vineyards galore!

BenS999

I have been to Tuscany and its fantastic, highly recommend it. Not been to Amalfi but hear only good things. In fact i have an old work friend who is from the Amalfi coast and has recently set up a website about the Amalfi, see link below:

http://www.insideamalficoast.com/

FJS

It's a weird comparison, produced by Travel Agents' brochure geographical labeling. Like comparing Morecambe Bay and Scotland. Amalfi is a very pretty but busy small bit of rocky coast more or less on the outskirts of Napels, while Tuscany is a big and very diverse region, with cities, mountains, hills, plains, industrial zones and beaches.

Completely depends on where you plan to go in Tuscany.
- North = mountains
- West = plains and beaches
- Centre, South and East = hills and medieval towns/villages

kirby1024

Some of my rides in Northern, Central and Southern Tuscany can be followed at http://www.lkjh.org/bike/tuscany/index.html

rozi258

Did you all go in July and August? or was the traffic crazy all year round?

andymiller

rozi258 wrote:

Did you all go in July and August? or was the traffic crazy all year round?

My guess would be: busy from April through to October, really really busy in July and August.

ridelikeapro

I haven't been to the Amalfi Coast, but I've been to Tuscany 3 times, and will be riding there again in May. It's just fab! Quiet roads, great surfaces, beautiful scenery and hilltop villages. Also plenty of exhilarating curvy-carve-through-them-corners descents. Check out some photos here:-
http://www.gregarios.co.uk/cycling-club ... scany.html

':D'

Ridercouncil

the best place in Italy to ride a bike is Marche. no question.

check this out and the site.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rider-Cou ... 8975426167

Ridercouncil

the best place in Italy to ride a bike is Marche. no question.

check this out and the site.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rider-Cou ... 8975426167

barney69

I've been to both and agree that Amalfi is fantastic, it gets stupidly busy.
One of the guys who works for me is Italian and a couple of years ago fixed us up in Sinalunga in Tuscany - it was stunning.As I was there with the family I didn't have my bike but maybe one day...
Ciao and enjoy

Italiano

+1 on Tuscany if you wanna enjoy some cycling.