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Noto’s Baroue Dome - credit: fazen
This is the review of the bike tour named “Bike tour in Eastern Sicily The secrets of Sicily“. It will take you around the immense landscape of the Noto valley and the Iblei mounts.
Natural reserves, ancient archaeological sites, Greek atmospheres will accompany your adventure trip through the moust ancient and [...]

Sicily is home to a vast range of exciting cultural and historical attractions, making it a hugely popular holiday destination.
Dominating the east coast and well worth a visit is Mount Etna, soaring at a staggering 3,350 metres. It remains one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and its woods and hidden trails [...]

South-East Crater - credit: jmg378s
N days: One week
Skill level: High
This itinerary requires a high fit level, necessary condition to face the long distances and the hard slopes.
You have to keep attention if You have heart or legs problems.
This trip has a high enjoy level because the particularity of the route, with the amazing view from [...]

[On the Northern flank of tht Volcano - credit: dariorin]
Linguaglossa is one of the most characteristic villages of Etna. It is 560 metres on sea level, and placed in a strategic point from wich it is possible reaching Etna and the sea:

Linguaglossa-Piano Provenzana (1800 m sl) 15 Km
Linguaglossa-Fiumefreddo beach 14 Km

The villages was built up [...]

1-From Capo Calavà - Ficarra - return to Capo Calavà on the Tyrrhenian coast (Messina province)
Lenght
50 Km
Height difference
20 m
Medium slope
0 %
Maximum slope
2 %
Level
Medium
Road
Asphalted
Crossed places
-Gioiosa Marea
-Piraino mare
-Brolo
-Valle della Fiumara Naso
-Sinagra on 260 m sea level
-Ficarra on 450 m sea level
-Piraino on 451 m sea level
2-Messina city
(The attraction along this route is the view of Messina [...]

Etna villages one day bike tour
You will bike along the west zone of the Volcano Etna, crossing the main important mounain villages.
Type
One day bike tour
Type bike
MTB
Lenght
About 70 Km
Itinerary
1-Start from Nicolosi, a sweet mountain village
2-You will cross Adrano, where you can admire some attractions:
-Norman Castle,
-”Simeto Gorges” and the old
-”Saracen Bridge”
3-Bike until Bronte and visit its unique [...]

One day bike tour
You will bike along a part of Noto Valley though magnificent landscape combined with local food tasting, to live fully Sicily tradition.
Type
One day bike tour
Type bike
MTB
Itinerary
From Avola to Noto
Attractions
The summer resort of Avola its beautiful landscape
Avola beaches and amazing landscape
Iblei mounts, from which it is possible an amazing view
Noto ruins and its [...]

One day west Sicily bike tour
Between nature and archaeology
Description
This kind of tour bike allows you to admire different type of scenarios: Natural Reserves, the sublime sicilian coast with its crystal clear water, the Temples of Segesta, beautiful villages highlighting an eclectic atmosphere resulted from ancient and different cultural influences.
Itinerary
Bike along Natural Reserve of the Zingaro [...]

Pantalica Necropolis one day bike tour
Description and Landscape
Pantalica is an archaeological site (424 m sl) on Iblei mounts in the province of Syracuse included on UNESCO World heritage list togheter with the city of Syracuse.
Amazing is the view of the Necropolis dated at Bronze Age, where you can see over than 5,000 tombs cut into [...]

Gran Tour of Sicily
Sicily was the destination of Grand Tour of XVIII-XIX centuries, the education voyage of young aristocratic of north-Europe.
In that period Sicily displayed a wild and mysterious aspect, became the centre of curiosity of famous voyagers such as Von Riedsel, Jean Houel, Goethe.
Why these european voyagers became to reach Sicily too? Why their [...]