miles (9,819 km)
\nToday was challenging, and not really for the right reasons!! We started off\nfollowing the route off the Italy Cycling Guide website*. Which was good until\nwe encountered a long stretch of gravel - unridable in several places (needed\na mountain bike). After a lot of pushing we were briefly back on\ntarmac.....then back to gravel. I had something of a sense of humour failure\nand demanded a re route using Komoot!!
\n*our other experiences with using this site have been excellent!!
\nWhile this did put us on proper roads, it also chucked us into heavy traffic.\nThe section through Bergamo was mostly pretty good (and Bergamo Alta looks\nwonderful!) but once we were out the other side, it was a busy trunk road.\nOnce again, we felt reasonably safe thanks to the courteous drivers, but it's\njust no fun being continually overtaken, and often by HGVs.
\nThis continued all the way to the Rivabella campsite. We'd highly recommend\nstopping at the 'Once upon a time' gelateria in Calolziocorte. The best gelato\nwe've had in Italy! Find it on google - the sign is in Italian.
\nRivabella is a lovely spot, right on the lake. There's a supermarket nearby\ntoo, and it's tucked away from the road (you can still hear it, but it's not\ntoo bad). I can hear karaoke from across the other side of the lake, can't\nhave it all I suppose!!
\nHave to say, our overwhelming feeling is that the Italian Lakes just aren't\nthat great for cycling.....but perhaps our plans for Como will change\nthis.....
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