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5 segments from The Long Circle South / 2026. Filter the full log with the same tag.
Final preparation day in Switzerland. The full Basel to Palermo motorcycle expedition route is confirmed. Planning complete — departure 1st of May 2026
First long-distance stage of the Basel to Palermo motorcycle expedition: 342 km from Basel to Lugano across the Swiss plateau and into the Alpine foothills.
Motorcycle route from Lugano to La Spezia crossing the Swiss Alps, northern Italy and the Ligurian Apennines before reaching the Mediterranean coast.
Motorcycle route from La Spezia to Florence through Lunigiana, Garfagnana and the Northern Apennines, crossing inland mountain roads before descending into Tuscany.
Scenic inland motorcycle stage from Florence to Rome via Chianti, Val d’Orcia, and the volcanic plateau around Lake Bolsena—designed to avoid the A1 and arrive in the Eternal City through central Italy’s most iconic backroads.
