Baroque Sicily Tour
Sicily Bike Tour: Exploring the Baroque Beauty of the Island.
Charming villages, coastal roads and delightful food and wines.
Sicily is a unique tapestry of cultures, shaped by its strategic position in the Mediterranean. Influences from the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, France, and Spain have created a rich mix of traditions visible in its architecture, art, cuisine, agriculture, and language.
This Sicily tour by bicycle through UNESCO’s southeastern area, known for the Baroque style of the area’s towns and villages, explores ancient civilizations through traditional fishing villages, astonishing baroque style monuments, and Greek archaeological sites, balanced with Sicily’s stunning beaches featuring white sand and turquoise waters.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Moderate
ROAD SURFACE: Asphalt
SUGGESTED BIKE: Road, Gravel and E bike
SUPPORT: Guided for group and Self-Guided
DURATION: 7 nights / 8 days
GROUP SIZE: From 4 participants and up to 12
SELF GUIDED: From 1 participant
LOCATION: Italy, South East Sicily island
WHEN: Suggested periods are from March to end of June and from September to end of November.
TEMPERATURES IN THE SUGGESTED PERIOD: 16°C (60.8°F) and 23°C (73.4°F)
What’s included in your Baroque Sicily Tour.
- 7 night accommodation on double occupancy basis (three and four star hotels and farm).
- 7 Breakfast service.
- 2 Dinners (D3 and D5).
- 1 chocolate tasting in Modica.
- 1 wine tasting and light lunch (D6).
- Orientation and bike fitting.
- Transfer luggage.
- GPS tracks.
- Digital tour agenda with maps and useful info for the trip.
- Technical assistance.
SELF GUIDED: € 2325 per person, 2 participants in double/twin room
EXTRA COST FOR SINGLE ROOM: € 240 (Self-Guided option)
EXTRA COST FOR SOLO TRAVELER: € 460
GUIDED: € 4390 per person, min 4 participants, in double/twin room
EXTRA COST FOR SINGLE ROOM: € 435 (Guided group option)
BIKE RENTAL:
Carbon road bike with disk brake and mechanic shift: €315,00
Brand and models may vary in year or color, and an alternative bike of equal value may be provided if the preferred model is unavailable
Carbon high-end Italian Road bike rental Officine Mattio. Carbon frame, disk brake, and electronic shift € 440
OM is an Italian artisan bike factory that shares a great passion for cycling with us. The philosophy that guides Officine Mattio is based on a mix of innovative technical solutions and inspiration from the past.
Production, research, and design are totally Made in Italy.
Every bicycle is unique, irreproducible, and authentic. Every detail is essential.
Your choice for this trip: take the bike rental service only, or use the bike on tour, and you can decide to take it home after the trip. What a great way to test the bike!
With this option, OM will take off the rental cost from the entire cost of the bike you used on tour or from the cost of a brand-new one and you’ll take advantage of a minimum of 10% discount on the final price of the bike.
Gravel bike: €315,00
E bike: €399
ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST: to be arranged and booked during the booking process
Private shuttle from Catania airport to Ragusa Ibla on your arrival day
- Post trip extension on the Etna, it includes a guided excursion of the volcano with a volcanologist.
- Private shuttle from Scicli to Catania airport on your departure day.
- Extra night in Syracuse-Ortigia with guided walking tour including the Syracuse archaeological site.
- Taormina and Etna volcano guided excursion post tour extension.
- Three extra day extension at the Aeolian Island.
- 7 night accommodation on double occupancy basis (a mix of 5, 4 and 3 star hotels and farm).
- 7 Breakfast service.
- 2 Dinners (D3 and D5).
- 1 chocolate tasting in Modica.
- 1 wine tasting and light lunch (D6).
- Orientation and bike fitting.
- Transfer luggage.
- GPS tracks.
- Digital tour agenda with maps and useful info for the trip.
- Van Support.
- Two Italian-English speaking tour leaders: 1biking with you; 1on van support (from 7pax).
- Energy gels, drinks, and bars for the rides.
- One group arrival, private transfer from Catania Airport.
Tips for guides, travel to/from the start and end points of your trip, meals and activities during your free time. All of the items not included into the services included list above.
Baroque Sicily Tour
Cycling through the baroque beauty of the UNESCO South East Sicily.
Imagine a bike tour through Baroque villages, where grand churches and palaces feature stone decorations that resemble intricate embroideries. Southeast Sicily was rebuilt in the Baroque style after the devastating 1693 earthquake that struck this region. Despite the tragedy, this event led to a remarkable concentration of UNESCO World Heritage monuments in the area. Culture, architecture and history to be experienced by bicycle throughout the Sicilian tour.
This entire region served as the setting for the TV series “Il Commissario Montalbano,” based on Andrea Camilleris novels, and also provided the backdrop for Giuseppe Tornatore’s “L’uomo delle Stelle.” Biking along the serene countryside roads offers an opportunity to reconnect with yourself.
Ibla
Independent arrival to Ragusa Ibla where you’ll spend the first two nights of your trip. In the afternoon our local representative will meet you for the orientation to the tour while our mechanic will deliver the bikes.
MEALS: Dinner included for groups
Sicily tour begins
DISTANCE: 34 miles (56 km)
ELEVATION GAIN: 3050 ft (930m)
Today is about a loop bike ride that includes Modica. Each step will unveil lovely details and surprises. Here you’ll have opportunity to taste the typical chocolate produced according to the Aztec way.
Bike ride back to the hotel.
MEALS: Breakfast and chocolate tasting are included
Bike ride to an ancient property in the countryside.
DISTANCE: 25 miles (42km)
ELEVATION GAIN: 1266 ft (924m)
This morning, you’ll leave Ibla to get Palazzolo Acreide.
Palazzolo Acreide is another jewel of the Val di Noto area, where the Baroque contrasts the Greek ruins of the ancient Akrai.
MEALS: Breakfast and dinner included
Towards the sea: Ortigia
DISTANCE: 29 miles (49km)
ELEVATION GAIN: 1266 ft (386m)
Today’s ride will take you to the ancient Ortigia where the Baroque architecture harmoniously coexists with other styles such as Greek, Roman, Norman, and Gothic, creating a unique and diverse aesthetic.
MEALS: Breakfast is included
Biking to the south
DISTANCE: 32 miles (53km)
ELEVATION GAIN: 1095 ft (334m)
This morning, we’ll leave Ortigia and head to a family-run agriturismo near the Vendicari protected area The ride is often by the sea and the park is about a beautiful sandy beach. The two nights here will offer the opportunity to explore the park as well as the nearby old fishing village of Marzamemi.
MEALS: Breakfast and dinner included
Scicli
DISTANCE: 31 miles (51km)
ELEVATION GAIN: 5428 ft (1655m)
Today’s ride is mainly along the sea, with several options for swimming. Your destination for the night is Scicli, another beautiful UNESCO Baroque town that has gained fame over the last ten years due to the “Montalbano” series; the town hall serves as the police central station in the fiction.
MEALS: Breakfast is included. Dinner is included for groups
After breakfast, we conclude our services.
MEALS: Breakfast
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