While Sicily is not very popular with cyclotourists, we found pleasant quiet roads, impressive landscapes and a rich history. We invite you to immerse yourself in our trip in April 2024.
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00:00 What is Sicily by bike in one minute ?
01:17 Choosing our itinerary and travel period
02:48 The big departure with 2 suitcases each
03:14 Rome, Naples, Vesuvius and Pompeii Tour
04:43 Crossing to Sicily
05:12 Start in Trapani and description of the cycle route
07:04 Route signage
07:37 Weather when traveling in April
08:03 Where to sleep ?
08:30 Our favorites…
09:17 From Siracusa to Messina including visit to Taormina
09:43 Conclusion of the trip
09:56 Credits
For this trip we followed the SIBIT route, which is over 560 km in a well-distributed succession of hills adding up to 4500 meters of positive elevation gain. Our main source of information for this trip was the ‘Italy Cycling Guide’, to which we add the following few comments based on our experience:
1. In terms of signage, we haven’t seen a single SIBIT sign before Scoglitti but there were plenty afterwards. That’s why bringing a GPX is valuable.
When leaving Troscina towards Selinunte, the GPX goes into a parc. However, the parc entrance was closed without any sign about potential openings. So we took SP81 as a detour and back on SS115.
2. After leaving San Leone, the GPX propose a quiet road (SP71) south of the SS115. Unfortunately, road SP71 was completely closed even to cyclists because of reparation, so we took SS115 and crossed two painful tunnels. Instead, we suggest taking SP64, north of SS115.
3. Just after Scoglitti, the GPX propose the SP102. Unfortunately, we could not find a way to cross the river (see the video), so we used a small easy detour on SP105.
4. We didn’t climbed to Ragusa as suggested by the Italy Cycling Guide. We stayed on the coast using the SIBIT which was really nice and we stopped 2 nights in the nice town of Marina di Ragusa. We were happy to find a bus to Ragusa and Modica, which allowed us visiting a world heritage city without the burden of climbing on a busy road.
Our favorite part was the 3 last days before Siracusa. Roads were quiet, cleaner and towns were in a better condition than on the west part of the island. Ciao !
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