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Sicily
Tour this wonderful island, riding in the mild climate among Greek temples and Mediterranean landscapes. Sicily is the largest and most fascinating among the islands of Southern Italy. Our tour begins and ends in Palermo, the largest town on the island.
During our week-long motorcycle tour we will discover the many different aspects of this wonderland. These include the natural Mediterranean countryside, the warm and welcoming people, the astonishingly preserved Roman and Greek temples, and the healthy flavors of Sicilian cuisine. Enjoy a motorcycle tour in the mild temperatures of Sicily during the off season while in many places motorcycles are stored away for the winter.
Day 1 - Arrive in Palermo
We provide a free transfer from the airport to your hotel where you can recuperate from Jet lag and relax before the tour. In the afternoon we will meet for a briefing, bike collection, paperwork, maps, etc. Have dinner on your own and enjoy the bed and breakfast accommodation.
Day 2 - Palermo - Segesta - Erice - Marsala
After breakfast, we will depart for Segesta to visit the Doric Temple of 5 B.C. We will then ascend Mount Erice along an incredible twisty road to the town of Erice. Erice is a very fashionable medieval town overlooking marvellous scenery, with a view of the Trapani, Saline, Marsala and Egadi islands. Park your motorbike at the summit and walk through the small streets to the ancient castle. We suggest that you have lunch in one of the local restaurants where you will taste delicious fish specialties and the famous Trapani couscous. This area is very famous all over the world for its Marsala wine, vineyards and canteens. We suggest that you explore the Trapani salt marshes and the Mothya island just off the coast of Marsala, both very interesting for their history. We will have dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 - Marsala - Agrigento
After breakfast, we will depart for Agrigento passing through Mazara del Vallo, Selinunte, an archeological site, and Sciacca, a typical fishing town. In the afternoon, we will visit the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 - Agrigento - Ragusa
This route will cross the southern coast of Sicily, from west to east. After riding across an amazing route, passing Enna and Pergusa, we will arrive in Piazza Armerina to visit the Villa Romana Del Casale. This is an ancient Roman villa where beautiful mosaics are well preserved. Arrival in Ragusa in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 5 - Ragusa - Taormina
We will pass through Noto, Modica, and other Baroque towns and arrive in Syracuse. Syracuse was the second largest city in the Greek Empire during the Hellenic period, after Athens. We will meet with our local guide and visit the archaeological site and Ortigia Island, the historical centre of the town. In the afternoon, we will arrive in the coastal town of Taormina. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 - Taormina
We will have a free morning to visit this very fashionable little town. In the afternoon you will climb Mount Etna with your bike and experience twisties, twisties, and more twisties! You will have to pull over to look at the view! Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 - Taormina - Palermo
This is probably the hardest day for your arms, as you will arrive in Palermo across the Nebrodi and Madonie mountains. This is a very exciting route that passes through two natural reserves. We will have lunch in Cefalù, a medieval town famous for its Norman cathedral and for the cool seaside. We will arrive back in Palermo in the afternoon for a farewell dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 - Departure
A sad goodbye remains when you drop off of your bike in Palermo. We will provide a free transfer to the airport.
map of Sicily (loading...), the must see in Sicily
Tour this wonderful island, riding in the mild climate among Greek temples and Mediterranean landscapes. Sicily is the largest and most fascinating among the islands of Southern Italy. Our tour begins and ends in Palermo, the largest town on the island.
During our week-long motorcycle tour we will discover the many different aspects of this wonderland. These include the natural Mediterranean countryside, the warm and welcoming people, the astonishingly preserved Roman and Greek temples, and the healthy flavors of Sicilian cuisine. Enjoy a motorcycle tour in the mild temperatures of Sicily during the off season while in many places motorcycles are stored away for the winter.
Day 1 - Arrive in Palermo
We provide a free transfer from the airport to your hotel where you can recuperate from Jet lag and relax before the tour. In the afternoon we will meet for a briefing, bike collection, paperwork, maps, etc. Have dinner on your own and enjoy the bed and breakfast accommodation.
Day 2 - Palermo - Segesta - Erice - Marsala
After breakfast, we will depart for Segesta to visit the Doric Temple of 5 B.C. We will then ascend Mount Erice along an incredible twisty road to the town of Erice. Erice is a very fashionable medieval town overlooking marvellous scenery, with a view of the Trapani, Saline, Marsala and Egadi islands. Park your motorbike at the summit and walk through the small streets to the ancient castle. We suggest that you have lunch in one of the local restaurants where you will taste delicious fish specialties and the famous Trapani couscous. This area is very famous all over the world for its Marsala wine, vineyards and canteens. We suggest that you explore the Trapani salt marshes and the Mothya island just off the coast of Marsala, both very interesting for their history. We will have dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 - Marsala - Agrigento
After breakfast, we will depart for Agrigento passing through Mazara del Vallo, Selinunte, an archeological site, and Sciacca, a typical fishing town. In the afternoon, we will visit the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 - Agrigento - Ragusa
This route will cross the southern coast of Sicily, from west to east. After riding across an amazing route, passing Enna and Pergusa, we will arrive in Piazza Armerina to visit the Villa Romana Del Casale. This is an ancient Roman villa where beautiful mosaics are well preserved. Arrival in Ragusa in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 5 - Ragusa - Taormina
We will pass through Noto, Modica, and other Baroque towns and arrive in Syracuse. Syracuse was the second largest city in the Greek Empire during the Hellenic period, after Athens. We will meet with our local guide and visit the archaeological site and Ortigia Island, the historical centre of the town. In the afternoon, we will arrive in the coastal town of Taormina. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 - Taormina
We will have a free morning to visit this very fashionable little town. In the afternoon you will climb Mount Etna with your bike and experience twisties, twisties, and more twisties! You will have to pull over to look at the view! Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 - Taormina - Palermo
This is probably the hardest day for your arms, as you will arrive in Palermo across the Nebrodi and Madonie mountains. This is a very exciting route that passes through two natural reserves. We will have lunch in Cefalù, a medieval town famous for its Norman cathedral and for the cool seaside. We will arrive back in Palermo in the afternoon for a farewell dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 - Departure
A sad goodbye remains when you drop off of your bike in Palermo. We will provide a free transfer to the airport.
points of interest
Segesta: temple
The temple was built during the last decades of the fifth century BC, on top of a hill west of the city outside its walls. For its type of construction and its current condition, can be considered one of the most beautiful temples of antiquity. [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
Segesta: theater
The theater, which can be dated around the mid-third century BC, is situated on the hill opposite to the temple, about 440 meters high. Seven wedges divides the seats of the spectators. The separations are done in travertine. The horizontal division of the theater (diazoma) enabled the shift of viewers from one section to another of the theater. The upper zone is half-destroyed and very little remains, even the scene, that according to experts was decorated with columns and [...] [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
Erice: Mother Church
The ancient Erice is located on top of Mount Erice. According Thucydides, Was founded by Trojan exiles, who fled into the Mediterranean Sea would have found the perfect place to settle here. [...] [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
Mothia island (Mozia)
In the center of the Stagnone lagoon, at the begining of the 20th century, Joseoh Isaac Spatafora Whitaker discovered the ruins of the ancient fenician colony of Mothia. The island can be easy reached by boat or, when the tide is low, walking along a very old underwater road. [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
Mothia: saline Ettore e Infersa
The road that leads from Trapani to Marsala is one of the most exciting of Sicily. Ponds divided by narrow strips of land that form an irregular checkerboard multicolor, windmills, hills of salt, brilliant reflections of the crystals and the white, Mozia - the island museum, form one of the most popular with tourists but also by the Sicilians. [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
Mothia: saline Ettore e Infersa
Voltaire, the French philosopher and historian, wrote: '... who really wants to talk about saline, must arrive here in the west of Sicily, on the coast ..., old, very old saline, founded by the Phoenicians.' [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
Mothia: saline Ettore e Infersa
The mill of Infersa, a true jewel of culture linked to the production of salt in Sicily, was recently restored by shipwrights from Trapani, and houses the museum of the salt. [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
Levanzo: Capo Rosso lighthouse
One of the Egadi islands. This dream island is distinguished by its numerous grottoes and its high coastline. Appreciated by people passionately fond of the sea and walks like the one that divides the island from North to South, connecting the village with the lighthouse of Capo Rosso situated on a sheer cliff and offering a fantastic panorama. [photo: Lucio Andreetto]
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