Route Description
Cima is a lovely village, situated between the lake and high mountains.
Pretty view on the lake.
Is there anybody not (yet) convinced that this is a pretty area?
We crossed Lago di Como (whatever that is in English) by ferry from
Menaggio to Bellagio.
As you can see even heavy mountainbiking doesn´t really help
to get my weight under control!!
View from the lake in direction of Bellagio, isn´t this pretty?
This replica built by Italians looks almost like the original Bellagio
in
Las Vegas ??? !!!
(Or was it vice versa ??!!!)
Bernie taking a nap around noon. Incredible that I was able to sleep
- a result of heavy biking.
Typical Italian landscape near Borgo.
We crossed Mountain Pass "Passo del Bratello" which is just 3000
ft, however with 95 centigrade it has been a bit of a challenge.
Claus-Dieter was waiting for me with his camera ready.
Claus-Dieter seemed to be very relaxed. "Where´s the next pass,
let´s move on!!"
Almost at destination, the mediterranean. We arrived in Lerici,
in the background the old castle at "Punta di Maralunga".
We continued biking along the shoreline toward west.
We liked this pretty village of San Terenzo so much that we tried to
find an accomodation - however without any success. So we continued along
the coast.
At the west side of San Terenzo we discovered a beautiful laguna.
We stayed a couple of hours and enjoyed the refreshing mediterranean water.
Behind the laguna the bikeway ended (rocks, no way to continue), we had
to return and go along a main road towards the center of La Spezia.
Finally at our destination: The Harbour Promenade of La Spezia.
Relaxing and enjoying the pretty view!
Claus-Dieter
Bernhard
Fotoshooting !!
We finally found a hotel - I had seriously considered to spend the
night on the beach, but that wasn´t necessary. After a delicious
Italian dinner we spent a couple of hours at the Promenade, a real nice
environment with many outdoor bars and restaurants.
Next morning: Preparation for return.
We cheated on the way back and preferred to take a train.
This time the organization was perfect. They had a special wagon for
bikes.