Ciclo Free

A cycling tour up on the highest European volcano: the Etna. This is the mountain in whose blazing heart the ancient Greeks thought the ferocious giant Polifemo was living. According to the legend Polifemo the Cyclops trapped Ulisses and his crew. A cycling trip into the Sicilian inland, riding in open spaces with a wanderful panoramic view. A holiday between history and mythology that will drive you to the discovery of ancient villages and lost tastes.This tour of medium difficulty will drive you up to Taormina, the Ionic pearl, to the Medieval towns of Randazzo and Castiglione di Sicilia, to get, in the end, to the baroque nice little town of Acireale. The tour also enters nice wild parks: the splendid fluvial park of the Alcantara river, a valley that divides two wild parks: parco dell Etna and parco dei Nebrodi. Another nice chance to enjoy the wild Sicilian Nature will be the visit at Forre Laviche del Simeto wildlife park.

Coastal nature reserves, Greek Temples and picturesque seafarer villages of Arabic origins.

This cycling tour will skirt the fabulous Tyrrhenian coastline of western Sicily for the most part but it will also allow you to ride inland through a countryside boasting olive trees, vineyards and history in abundance.You will be cycling through Val di Mazara, one of the three administrative emirates into which the island was split during the Arab domination and its highlights are numerous: from trekking along the hilly footpaths of Riserva naturale dello Zingaro overlooking the sea to visiting the Greek roots of the island in the archaeological site of Segesta; from Trapani, the City of Salt to Marsala, the City of Wine, with its evocative landscape made of salt pans and old windmills; and finally from Mazara del Vallo, a renowned fishing port town with a strong Arabic influence to Selinunte with its beautiful beaches and spectacular Greek ruins.

As the route passes through landscapes much different from each other, this tour is quite varied and interesting. The ritm is adjusted according to group's needs and interests, so it guarantees a nice experience among sport, Nature and gastronomy.

An itinerary on a mythic island, among archaeological sites and baroque cathedrals. This tour will let you explore both the South-Eastern coast of Sicily and the inland: Erei mountains and Val di Noto, that since 2003 are part of the Unesco Mankind Heritage. The tour will enter the charming baroque city of Caltagirone, renowned for its artistic ceramics, Palazzolo Acreide, Modica, Scicli, Ragusa Ibla and Noto, the most important Sicilian baroque city, Piazza Armerina, an ancient Roman town, well known for la villa romana del Casale and Syracuse , the old capital of Magna Graecia. Other important stages of this tour lay by the seashore: Vendicari (a very nice wild park), Marzamemi, a charming small marine village, Capo Passero and L'isola delle Correnti (Currents island).