Holiday apartment in Riccio: Via Romea, cycling and wine

Riccio between pilgrimage route and cycling

Riccio lies in the Cortona–Pozzuolo section of the Via Romea route between Il Castagno and Pietraia. The Via Romea, which runs through Riccio, is a pilgrimage route to Rome. This specific connection to the route may be a deciding factor when planning a trip if pilgrimage routes are the main focus. If you rent a holiday apartment in Riccio, you can also combine your stay with cycling, culture, landscapes and wine.

Cycling culture at the Chiesa di Sepoltaglia

The Chiesa di Sepoltaglia adds a second, distinctly different travel highlight. The Bacialla Bike 2026 race course runs over the hill on which the Chiesa di Sepoltaglia stands. Sepoltaglia in Bike was scheduled to finish at 12:00 at the Chiesa di Sepoltaglia in Località Riccio. The non-competitive cycling excursion is open to mountain bike, e-bike and gravel riders. When planning your day, this allows you to distinguish between a race course in 2026 and an excursion without a competitive character.

Museums and a palace in the surrounding area

The Museo dell'Accademia Etrusca and the Museo Diocesano Del Capitolo museums are located in the surroundings of Riccio. Also nearby are the Museo della Civiltà Contadina di Fratticciola museum and the Villa Guglielmi- Isola Maggiore palace. This gives you a cultural selection of three museums and one palace, which can be viewed as a complement to the route and cycling themes in your trip planning. Those who do not want to make their stay exclusively active will find specific cultural points of interest in the area around Riccio.

Mountains, an island and Tuscan wine

The landscape also offers several points of interest. The Monte Maestrino mountain, the Monte Castel Giudeo mountain, the Alta San Egidio mountain and the island of Isola Maggiore are located in the surroundings of Riccio. The three mountains and the island span a range of mountain and island landscapes. This may be interesting when choosing a holiday apartment if you would like to include a particular landscape focus in your travel plans.

A pleasurable dimension complements the choice of location: Enoteca Meucci offers wine tastings in a tasting room in typical Tuscan style and organizes guided cellar tours. During the wine tastings, you can learn about the wine production techniques. This allows you to round off a travel day that begins with routes, cycling or culture with an insight into wine production.

Festa di Santa Maria in May

The annual Festa di Santa Maria is celebrated at the Chiesa di Sepoltaglia on the fourth Sunday in May. This recurring annual date adds a clearly dated occasion to your trip planning. If you would like to take this period into account when planning your holiday apartment in Riccio, the fourth Sunday in May is the key reference point.

More places for your trip planning

If you would like to discover more places besides Riccio: Monsigliolo, Col Di Morro, Camucia, Barullo-Centoia, Chianacce, Cegliolo, Pietraia, Campaccio.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cortona.