Cyclovia Alpe Adria Radweg (CAAR) | Möllbrücke to Venzone | North Sea to Adriatic Cycle Tour | Ep 9

This episode picks up the tour in the south of Austria on our fourth day on the Alpe Adria cycle route, day 42 of the overall tour. We ride through the Drava river valley to the town of Villach, into the Julian Alps very close to the Slovenian border. That takes us to the Italian border where we're now following the FVG 1 trail, much of which follows a disused railway line that has been turned into a top-class dedicated cycle path. We have an overnight in the idyllic village of Valbruna - our favourite accommodation of the trip thus far. The episode ends in Venzone, a town with a great story of its own.

Resources:
We used Bikeline's "Alpe Adria Radweg" book, unfortunately still not available in english (it's in german) but the maps are still very good and show all the campgrounds and points of interest.

My favourite website for route info - https://italy-cycling-guide.info/inte... (although for some reason it now comes with an "unsecure" warning)

Another useful website https://alpe-adria-cycling.com/the-al...

The Bed and Breakfast we stayed at in Valbruna was called "Affittacamere Krajnc" in case anyone is wondering. It was our favourite accommodation of the trip because of its quiet and spectacular location, as well as the pleasant interior and good breakfast. We found it on Booking.com (no business affiliation!)


Music from Epidemic Sound and YouTube Audio Library

0:00 Intro and overall tour map
2:19 Episode begins in Mollbrucke campground
4:25 Spittal
7:59 Villach and Seehof Camping
8:35 Day starts in Villach, breakfast in the old town
11:25 Arnoldstein
12:00 Italian border
15:00 Reaching the crest of the hill past Tarvisio
15:35 Valbruna side tour and overnight
17:10 Day starts in Valbruna
21:44 Pontebba coffee break
24:53 Dogna
27:00 Story of Chiusaforte
28:34 Waterfall break
29:34 Resiutta village
30:26 Cycle path ends at Moggio station and route uses road
31:25 1976 Earthquake story
32:18 Venzone