Attractions

During your bike tour you will meet many attractions that talk you about Sicily’s past: ruins, archaeological sites, ancient settlements, monuments, temples, amphitheatres.

But also nature has something to tell about Sicily: magical landscapes, Volcanos, Mounts, coasts, Natural Reserves, Natural Parks.

The amazing Sicily’s villages will show more than simple attractions, but also how a community can live near a dangerous volcano.
Lava, material of destruction, has become the material of the most etna villages’s buildings: this means that man has succeeded to convert black lava to something useful to him: this is an ancient knowledge of who is accustomed to live near a inescapable natural monster. LINK
Volcano Etna link, Volcano Stromboli LInk, Etna villages link

Villages and sites of Noto valley worth a visit.

1-Palazzolo Acreide

Archaeological site near Iblei Mounts and Anapo Valley.
The ancient name was Akrai, founded in the VII BC,

Worth a visit
-Greek Theatre dated at III BC
-Bouleuterion, main office of ancient Senate
-Ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Afrodite
-Latomie, as rocky quarrys where slaves worked.
-Santoni, rochy sculptures

2-Cavagrande Canyon
Cassibile river (whose ancient Greek name was Kacyparis), during its long life has created deep canyons.
The canyon is 10 KM long, and here you can find lakes of crystaline clear water, such as those of Avola Antica accesible by a particular stair called Scala Cruci.

Worth a visit
Necroplis in wich are funeral dowrys and some ceramics objects, whose decorations belong to Ausonia culture of 1000 BC.

3-Noto Ruins

The ancient village of Noto (V century BC)is today visible thanks to some ruins remained by the distruction of the eartquake of 1693.

In the archaeological site it is possible to admire some
-Necropolises dated at IX e VIII BC
-the Grotta del Carciofo, a jewish catacomb (Artichoke Grotto)
-the Grotta delle Cento bocche (Hundred Mouth Grotto)
-the ruins of the old Real Castle

4-Modica

Interesting village that worth a visit. Here you can admire the Conti castle and San Peter Dome. But another interesting thing is the famous chocolate, a typical product of Modica made by a ancient recipe. LINK Modica

5-Ragusa

What to see

-Ibla, the ancient medieval part of the city

-Donna Fugata Palace (XVIII),

-Ibleo Archaeological Museum, where you can admire prehistorical finds of Bronze Age, Greek finds, and other objects that prove the long history of Sicily.

6-Marzamemi
This is a fishermen village and a famous summer resort.

Taste its local food:
-Fish-food such as Bottarga di tonno rosso (red tunafish), Ventresca di tonno rosso, smoked swordfish, Mosciame di tonno rosso, Suppizzata di tonno.

-Fruit: Yellow melon, cantaloupe

-But also the particular tomato from Pachino cultivations, called “Ciliegino”, the Avola Wine called “Nero d’Avola” and almond Granita.

7-Pantalica Necropolis, an amazing achaeological site LINK Pantalica Necropolis one day bike tour.

All the attractions are the steps of a possible tour bike LInk East Sicily bike tour

Other attractions you will meet during you tour bike are the Etna villages LINK and the Natural Regional Parks LINK