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P152 FEATURE I EDELWEISS BIKE TRAVEL of five" mean for "difficulty" in Southern Italy? Be prepared for lots of steep, tight switchbacks, occasional gravel, and all kinds of variable road surfaces. South- ern Italy's infrastructure doesn't seem to receive the same level of budgeting and care as the North's, and this tour visits wild, remote areas that are geologi - cally active. If that's your jam, you're probably used to (and enjoy) the kinds of roads that go along with it. Whatever your dream tour would be, take ad - vantage of the Edelweiss rating system—it's a great resource. The Southern Italy Delights & Twisties tour begins in Florence, and since we'd never been there before, we flew in a couple of days early to get acclimated to the time change and to do a bit of sightseeing in this historic city known for its culture and art. While most Edelweiss tours have a minimum of six bikes, not including the tour guides, there were a couple of last-min - ute cancellations for this tour, and so we ended up having five riders, which equated to three bikes (since we had two couples). AND SO IT BEGINS Our first offi- cial day started at an elegant four-star hotel just outside the city center in Flor - ence. We met that afternoon for intro- of five for travel time per day, and a three out of five for sight- seeing. Since this was our first Edelweiss tour, we didn't know how these ratings would trans - late into real life. I'll talk about the riding time and sightsee- ing later, but what does a "four Every day starts with a briefing of what we'll see and the stops we'll make along the way. The natural beauty of the Italian peninsula. there were a couple of last-min ute cancellations for this tour, and so we ended up having five riders, which equated to three had two couples). AND SO IT BEGINS Our first offi cial day started at an elegant four-star hotel just outside the city center in Flor ence. We met that afternoon for intro Every day starts with a briefing of what we'll see and the stops we'll make along the way.