An Example Of A 'Bikeit You’ll Likeit Tour'
Day 1 - Aubusson
Our tour starts at Aubusson a Medieval market town where the weaving and tapestry making that serviced the court of Louis the XIV is still practised. You will arrive on market day and be greeted by staff at your hotel. According to locals, this hotel offers some of the best food in the region. We shall spend the evening and afternoon fitting your bikes and providing you with your packs of tour information. The evening will allow you to meet your tour companions over dinner and enjoy the hospitality of your French hosts. Those who can’t wait to try their bikes can sample the countryside and visit nearby Felletin with its 12th Century Church, in the evening.
Day 2 - To St Sylvan and Bellegarde-en-Marche
Via Felletin, St Quentin and Crocq, this is a beautiful undulating ride through rich woodland lakes and streams where the ancient fortified towns and villages of Eleanor of Aquitain and Richard the Lion Heart straddle the hillsides of beautiful wooded valleys. You will arrive at an 18th Century water mill where you can relax by the side of the river and enjoy an aperitif before your hosts present your evening meal in the old Mill House.
Day 3 - St Sylvan and Surrounds
You will remain at the water mill and take a local tour to some quiet medieval stone villages including Sermur, Le Compas, Lupersat, and Bellegarde on Marche, this ride will allow you to sample the area and investigate Celtic monoliths, Roman bridges, while cycling through quiet country lanes and farm hamlets. Take time to observe the wildlife for there are plenty of wild boar, ermine, otters and hawks, as well as buzzards in the fields and woodland you shall pass through. Lunch will be provided for you and the delights of local farm produce will satisfy those healthy appetites. On your return to St Sylvan be greeted by your hosts Gerard and Irène and spend another evening in this delightful environment.
Day 4 - St Sylvan to Chenerailles
Through more of those amazing country lanes past the huge Limousin cattle who inspect you as you glide by to St Domet, past numerous water mills and chateaux, through Puy de Malsignat, Peyrat de Nonieres, then to Villemonteix Chateau. After reaching your resting place near the grounds of a chateau you will take a leisurely cycle to the local hotel in Chenerailes for a beautifully presented 4 course meal with wine and a great dessert menu (this is a super restaurant) don’t worry about the calories you’ll lose them all tomorrow cycling!!
Day 5 - To Lussat via St Julien and Peyrat-la –Nonière
See more of the chateaux and delightful villages of the Creuse, while making your way through the silent woodland, pastures and lakes and arrive at the chateau we have selected. Have a relaxing swim on arrival at the marvellously authentic chateau in the style of the 18th century –comfort and style along with stunning 360° views of the surrounding countryside. Enjoy an unforgettable provincial dinner in the great dining room and rest in the beautifully appointed apartments.
Day 6 - Chambon-sur-Vaueize
Local tour to historic Chambon-sur-Voueize with the marvellous Romanesque church by wide River Vaueize. Return through forest and meadows to Lussat. A further excursion for keen riders will take in an area where until recently gold was mined and where there still remain evidence of Roman and Celtic activity. All of the rides pass by Neolithic and Roman sites; Medieval castles and Abbeys, local churches and water mills too numerous to mention. However in your tour information we will provide details of these.
Day 7 - Returning to Aubusson
Last day to the fascinating early 12th Century church at Ahun then to Moutier d'Ahun and the Museum of Rural Tools, continuing through Etangsannes to Aubusson with its museum of Tapestry and house of tapestry showing a tapissier at work. Last night of a wonderful tour and farewell dinner at a superb hotel, with the prospect of souvenir hunting at the market the following day.
Enjoy the delights of cycling in this beautiful region of France, through oak forests and ancient villages. Visit water mills, chateaus and country markets, enjoy the tranquility and hospitality, the gastronomic delights of the region. Your tour will take you through the tapestry towns of the Creuse [where the weavers still work], along the banks of rivers and lakes past ancient castles built during the crusades, Romanesque Abbeys and Churches. This is a region where the evidence of Roman and Celtic habitation is everywhere. Your accomodation has been carefully selected and is amongst the very best the region has to offer. This area is very quiet, enjoy the delights of a cycling holiday without the worry of traffic and crowds, this is cycling touring at it’s very best. All you need to do is to ride your bikes we do all the rest.
Our tour starts at Aubusson a Medieval market town where the weaving and tapestry making that serviced the court of Louis the XIV is still practised. You will arrive on market day and be greeted by staff at your hotel. According to locals, this hotel offers some of the best food in the region. We shall spend the evening and afternoon fitting your bikes and providing you with your packs of tour information. The evening will allow you to meet your tour companions over dinner and enjoy the hospitality of your French hosts. Those who can’t wait to try their bikes can sample the countryside and visit nearby Felletin with its 12th Century Church, in the evening.
Via Felletin, St Quentin and Crocq, this is a beautiful undulating ride through rich woodland lakes and streams where the ancient fortified towns and villages of Eleanor of Aquitain and Richard the Lion Heart straddle the hillsides of beautiful wooded valleys. You will arrive at an 18th Century water mill where you can relax by the side of the river and enjoy an aperitif before your hosts present your evening meal in the old Mill House.
You will remain at the water mill and take a local tour to some quiet medieval stone villages including Sermur, Le Compas, Lupersat, and Bellegarde on Marche, this ride will allow you to sample the area and investigate Celtic monoliths, Roman bridges, while cycling through quiet country lanes and farm hamlets. Take time to observe the wildlife for there are plenty of wild boar, ermine, otters and hawks, as well as buzzards in the fields and woodland you shall pass through. Lunch will be provided for you and the delights of local farm produce will satisfy those healthy appetites. On your return to St Sylvan be greeted by your hosts Gerard and Irène and spend another evening in this delightful environment.
Through more of those amazing country lanes past the huge Limousin cattle who inspect you as you glide by to St Domet, past numerous water mills and chateaux, through Puy de Malsignat, Peyrat de Nonieres, then to Villemonteix Chateau. After reaching your resting place near the grounds of a chateau you will take a leisurely cycle to the local hotel in Chenerailes for a beautifully presented 4 course meal with wine and a great dessert menu (this is a super restaurant) don’t worry about the calories you’ll lose them all tomorrow cycling!!
See more of the chateaux and delightful villages of the Creuse, while making your way through the silent woodland, pastures and lakes and arrive at the chateau we have selected. Have a relaxing swim on arrival at the marvellously authentic chateau in the style of the 18th century –comfort and style along with stunning 360° views of the surrounding countryside. Enjoy an unforgettable provincial dinner in the great dining room and rest in the beautifully appointed apartments.
Local tour to historic Chambon-sur-Voueize with the marvellous Romanesque church by wide River Vaueize. Return through forest and meadows to Lussat. A further excursion for keen riders will take in an area where until recently gold was mined and where there still remain evidence of Roman and Celtic activity. All of the rides pass by Neolithic and Roman sites; Medieval castles and Abbeys, local churches and water mills too numerous to mention. However in your tour information we will provide details of these.
Last day to the fascinating early 12th Century church at Ahun then to Moutier d'Ahun and the Museum of Rural Tools, continuing through Etangsannes to Aubusson with its museum of Tapestry and house of tapestry showing a tapissier at work. Last night of a wonderful tour and farewell dinner at a superb hotel, with the prospect of souvenir hunting at the market the following day.
This is a tour designed for the serious cyclist that covers 1000 kms in 10 days through some of the most beautiful and tranquil regions of France.
Follow the rivers of Limousin and the Auvergne regions, the spectacular gorges of the Tardes, Cher, Creuse and the Sioule. Enjoy the gastronomic delights of this region while relaxing in the tranquil gardens of a converted water mill, the bustle of the towns’ produce markets or a swim in the pool and an aperatif before dinner at the château.
We provide all meals all you need to do is to ride and enjoy yourselves. Take in a museum a visit to an 8th century church or a tapestry museum, a tour of a château or two, a snooze by a lake. If you want a cycling holiday that is rare and truly without the problems of traffic, that takes in some of the most beautiful scenery contact Dave and Liz at (www.bikeit-likeit.com): Contact Us
Follow the rivers of Limousin and the Auvergne regions, the spectacular gorges of the Tardes, Cher, Creuse and the Sioule. Enjoy the gastronomic delights of this region while relaxing in the tranquil gardens of a converted water mill, the bustle of the towns’ produce markets or a swim in the pool and an aperatif before dinner at the château.
We provide all meals all you need to do is to ride and enjoy yourselves. Take in a museum a visit to an 8th century church or a tapestry museum, a tour of a château or two, a snooze by a lake. If you want a cycling holiday that is rare and truly without the problems of traffic, that takes in some of the most beautiful scenery contact Dave and Liz at (www.bikeit-likeit.com): Contact Us
For 2008 Bikeit-Likeit are offering two specially designed 10 day tours to take in stages of the Tour de France.
Rides are designed for the serious cyclist, rides are over 100 kms per day across some hilly regions and although we provide total back up, a good level of fitness is required for you to enjoy this experience.
Over 10 days more than 1200 kms will be covered.
6-15th July 2008
Tour Super Besse (and ride the Stage 6 Etape) begins in the Limousin, then progresses to the Auvergne through beautiful countryside, accross the Volcans National Park to La Boulboule, Sancy and Super Besse. After two days riding the Tour routes and watching the Tour we will move to the routes of previous tours, ‘Raymond Poulidor’ Circuit at Lac Vassiviere, the famous time trial circuit and follow the route of the fastest ever stage.
Apart from serious riding we offer visits to Chateaus and museums, superb accomodatiopn, massages and thermal baths, wonderful food and wine and most importantly some of the most tranquil and picturesque traffic -free cycling you could dream of.
18-27th July 2008
Tour Montlucon (and stage 19) begins in Limousin and takes in the Gorges of the Cher and Allier as well as the Auvergne. Climb the Puy de Dome and then cycle across the Auvergne and the Volcans travelling on the routes of previous tours still marked with the names of earlier Tour heroes, through some of the most picturesque and ancient villages, steeped in history. Enjoy great food and wine and the joy of riding on roads where you will rarely see a car. This is lovely undulating woodland and dairy country. Finish off with a thermal bath or a massage, all you do is ride. Then enjoy some of the finest food and accommodation the region has to offer.
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