White gravel, cypress trees and the best-kept secret in route planning: farm roads.
Farm roads between vineyards are the best gravel you'll find: smooth, quiet, and they always go somewhere interesting.
We stitched together 70 km of them using satellite maps and a lot of guessing. About a third turned out to be private, which is why the route has a few odd detours.
Lunch was bread, cheese and tomatoes from a village shop, eaten on a wall in the sun.
