A Tour Company Offering International Biking Excursions

Windmill Bike Tours specializes in guided and self-guided bike & barge, bike & sail, and bike & hotel trips with luggage transfer throughout Europe.

Call, Text, Or Email For Details On The Following Tours:

Austria

  • The Lakes Tour - 8 days, Day 1: Any,  Self-guided 

  • Danube Cycle Path - 8 days, Day 1: Any, Self-guided

  • Tauern Cycle Path Krimml to Passau - 8 days, Day 1: Any, Self-guided

  • Innsbruck to Bolzano / Bozen - 8 days, Day 1: Sat. & Wed., Self-Guided

  • Innsbruck to Salzburg - 7 days, Day 1 Sat., Self-Guided

  • Salzburg to Grado via the Alpe Adria Cycle Path* - 9 days, Day 1: any, Self-guided

Belgium

  • Bruges to Amsterdam - Bike & Barge, 8 days, Departs: Tue. & Thur., Guided, May - Oct.

England

  • Lake District - 5 days, Guided 

  • Lake District - 7 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided 

France

  • Versailles to Fontainebleau - 8 days

  • Fontainebleau to Versailles - 8 days

Germany

  • Munich to Merano - 8 days, Day 1: Sun., Self-Guided

  • Munich to Lake Garda - 11 days, Day 1: Sun., Self-Guided

  • Rhine and Vines - 7 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided

Ireland

  • Connemara - 6 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided

  • Connemara-Galway-Mayo - 8 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided

  • Cols of Kerry - 5 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided

  • Cols of Kerry & Ring of Kerry Charity Ride Extension - 8 days, Self-Guided

  • Ring of Kerry and Dingle Peninsula - 8 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided

Italy

  • Dolomites - Adriatic Sea / Bolzano - Venice / Mtns. - Sea - 8 days, Day 1: Wed., Thur., Fri., Sat., Sun., Self-Guided

  • Piedmont - 5 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided

  • Piedmont - 8 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided, and Guided

  • Munich to Lake Garda - 11 days, Day 1: Sun., Self-Guided

  • Munich to Merano - 8 days, Day 1: Sun., Self-Guided

  • Salzburg to Grado via the Alpe Adria Cycle Path - 9 days, Day 1: any, Self-guided

  • South Tyrol based in one Hotel in Bolzano / Bozen - 7 days, Day 1 any, Self-guided 

  • Innsbruck to Bolzano / Bozen - 8 days, Day 1: Sat. & Wed., Self-Guided

  • Bled to Trieste / Mountains to Sea - 8 days, Day 1: Sat., Self-Guided

Netherlands

  • Bike & Barge / Amsterdam to Bruges - 8 days /  Departs: Tue. & Thur., May - Oct., Guided

  • Bike & Barge / Highlights of Holland - 8 days, Day 1: Thur. Guided

  • Bike & Sail / Island Hopping - 8 days, Day 1: Sun.

  • Bike & Sail / Wadden Sea - 8 days, Day 1: Mon. & Sat., Guided

Scotland

  • Loch Lomond to Perth - 5 days, Day 1: Any, Self-Guided

  • Loch Lomond to Inverness - 7 days, Guided

Slovenia

  • Bled to Trieste / Mountains to Sea - 8 days, Day 1: Sat., Self-Guided

Spain

  • Mallorca - 9 days / Road Bike, Day 1: Sat.- Challenging, Self-Guided 

  • Mallorca - 9 days / Road Bike, Day 1: Sat., Moderate, Self-Guided

  • Mallorca - 8 days, Day 1: Fri., Sat., Sun., Easy, Self-Guided

  • Mallorca - 7 days, Day 1: Fri., Sat., Sun., Easy - Moderate, Self-Guided

Switzerland

  • St. Moritz to Innsbruck - 7 days, Day 1: Sat., Self-Guided

  • St. Moritz to Innsbruck - 8 days, Day 1: Fri., Self-Guided 

What We Offer

Windmill Bike Tours, offers guided and self-guided bike trips for individuals and small groups. Depending on the itinerary, our bike fleet includes road, gravel, hybrid, and electric bikes. 

We utilize a network of bike paths and roads with minimal traffic.  Our lodging includes comfortable barges, nice sailboats, cozy B&Bs, and 3 and 4-star hotels.

Let's Break Bread Together

At Windmill Bike Tours, you can enjoy good food, good wine, and great company!

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Let’s Ride

For Charlie Talley, it's about the destination, the journey, and the people you share it with! Having traveled in over a dozen countries, he's sold on biking throughout Europe.

Got Cheese?

Marriette van der Sluijs, our Dutch connection, is all about Gouda cheese. She’s a global citizen, speaks three languages and has two passports. Come join us this summer on the other side of the pond!

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Team Italia

Aad van Opstal - Guide, ace bike mechanic, sag wagon driver, and wine connoisseur.  Aad hails from the Netherlands and spends most of the year in Italy supporting bike trips and pedaling vino.

Lily Talley - Tech support and social media coordinator. When not helping out behind the scenes, Lily enjoys: working for the City of Asheville, CrossFit, and spending time with her labradoodle, Maggie. 

Giuseppe Matteo Rossi - Our Italian guide and bike route extraordinaire. Matteo brings with him a wealth of local knowledge and history of the region.

Why Ride with Windmill Bike Tours?

  • Guided and Self-Guided trips
  • Small groups
  • Reasonably priced
  • Great meals
  • Well thought out itineraries
  • Knowledgeable guides