A Bike Blog Is Born!

From Etruscan country to Pontine plains. From the crater lakes of north Lazio to the hilltop towns around Cassino. From the banks of the Tiber in central Rome to the beaches around Ostia. We're on our bikes most Sundays, discovering unruined Italy.

Share our experiences and practical information. The Blog is interactive: you’re most welcome to have your say by using the Comment facility.

Although postings are mainly in English, as my written Italian is not perfect, comments in Italian or other languages are always welcome. From time to time they will be pasted into the main comments, with a translation if possible.

The next few postings will present past, much-loved routes, not necessarily in the order in which they were done. They’ll include the disused railway from Capranica-Civitavecchia , the Lake Bracciano circuit, and the Pontine Plain from Latina to the coast.

Later, we will post each ride as soon as we’ve done it, again with practical tips including maps. So - on your velocipedes, come with us!

(PS: the header photo isn't in Lazio but on the Canal du Midi in the south of France. Another truly great ride. A fresh photo will be posted from time to time.)