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 the rock.

This place is one of the most important attestation of the ancient civilization of the island.

-Filiporto Necropolis dated around IX-VIII BC

-North-West Necropolis dated around XII-XI BC

-Cavetta Necropolis dated around IX-VIII BC

-North Necropolis dateed around XII-XI BC

Another thing to see is Anaktoron palace, the remains of an ancient palace dated around XII-XI BC.

From this height you can admire an amazing panorama: Anapo river, classic vegetation of the place and valleys of Iblei mounts. But don’t lose the view of wood with plane tree, willow tree and poplar.

Type trip

This itinerary include the difficulty of climbing Iblei mounts, but it isn’t an impossible route.

The path is not asphalted, and it is better going by MTB.

The lenght of the trip will depend of the strat point. An interesting thing is to combine the trip of Pantalica with the visit of Syracuse, doing an unique bike tour along the sicilian UNESCO routes.

Benefits

An amazing experience through the remains of a civilization of Bronze Age will make your tour an uforgettable experience.

A lost and inaccessible land that preserves a hidden history that you can live again cycling through its intact ruins.

Lunch

You can have your lunch in a Agriturismo near this place or restaurant or trattoria, tasting local food and wine as Nero d’Avola.

Take with you

-Camera for photos.
-Water supply
-All you need for first Aid
-All you need to repair your bike