[Cavagrande del Cassibile, Syracuse - Sicily]

If you need to find adventure vacations and live unique experiences, maybe the south of Italy could be a great choice. Here you are an easy to read article about a tour by bicycle of the east coast of the Sicily island.

Highlights:

It's a great chance to join together fitness and culture. You could:

• Ride through ancient landscapes and cultures
  
• See breathtaking panoramas
  
• Learn more about ancient history of the Greek and Arabic cultures
  
• View the folkloristic attractions

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Before to start be sure to carry with you at least these gear:

• Mountain or All terrain bike (be sure to see the trenitalia website to carry your bike in the trains)
  
• Water proof jacket
  
• Sun Cream (sun is strong in winter too)
  
• Repair kit for your bike
  
• A first aid kit

Detailed itinerary:

Your adventure will be of 6 stages along 8 days/7 nights:

1° Arrival From Catania airport to Palazzolo Acreide, an important  village on Iblei Mounts because its San Paolo and San Sebastiano Churches are included in Unesco World Heritage list.

2° Wake up and breakfast. From Palazzolo Acreide bike through Iblei Mounts until Cavagrande Canyon. Here the Cassibile river has created canyon and splendid waterfall where you can have a relaxing bath after hard biking.
After your lunch bag, in the afternoon bike until Noto Antica ruins, an archaeological site of the ancient village of Noto destroyed by an earthquake in 1693. Here you can see necropolis and the rests of the old village.
Return to your accommodation in Palazzolo Acreide.

[Noto Baroque Building]

3° Wake up and breakfast. Bike until Modica.  The best thing after a long biking is tasting the Modica Chocolate. You can ask why you can taste it, and I tell you that this type of chocolate is the best because it is made with an old secret Aztecan recipe arrived here during Spanish domination.  
Accommodation in Modica Hotel. After dinner visit the centre of this beautiful village. Here you can enjoy the beautifulness of the great village visiting the Dome and the Churches of an ancient atmosphere.

4° Wake up and breakfast. Bike along Irminio river's valley until you'll be in Ragusa Ibla, another site included in Unesco. Here visit the centre of the city.
Return to your accommodation in Modica.

5° Wake up and breakfast. Biking until Marzamemi, famous for its tuna fisheries. During the way you can admire almonds fields and cherry tomato cultivation.
Return to Modica through Noto Valley.

6° Wake up and breakfast. Short hike to Vendicari Natural Reserve where you can admire the beautifulness of a rare beach and different types of birds.

7° Wake up and breakfast. Bike to Syracuse. Accommodation in B&B in Ortigia, an Island in the centre of Syracuse. Important place to visit. In this site you will find another ancient scenario: Apollo temple, Greek theatre where have place INDA  shows (National Institute for Ancient Drama) and Roman Amphitheatre used for gladiators fights. This is the last evening, and Syracuse will offer to you an unforgettable night walking on Ortigia's streets.

8° Wake up and breakfast. Return to Catania airport by public bus.

Who can do this type of trip?

• Bike lovers
  
• Who has legs for 100 km a day

If you are ready, this adventure will be unforgettable, because you will keep fit and know natural and cultural Sicilian beautifulness together.