Siciclando Active Holidays

This is Siciclando's most popular bike tour and best showcases the diversity and richness of Sicily - seaside bike routes, ancient towering temples, charming towns, and the power of the volcanoes. You'll begin this tour in Sicily's capital, Palermo, where you will explore its layers of history and beauty on a guided tour. We will transport you to western Sicily where you will taste the popular Marsala wines and discover the beautiful village of Mazara del Vallo and its treasure, the bronze statue of The Dancing Satyr, discovered 40 kilometers off the shores of neighboring Tunisia in the 1990s.

Basilicata charms you slowly. This tour begins with the Sassi of Matera, old dwellings and rock churches carved centuries ago out of the steep cliffs. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bike through the varied landscape of Basilicata with ancient forests, rolling hills covered with grain or grapes, sweet villages, and the calanchi hills. Each day is a different experience with climbs and descents, hills and valleys, prairies and forests. Enjoy the pace of life: slow, genuine, and simple.

Enter a different century, an ancient world as you explore the beautiful baroque towns of Sicily. Ragusa, Noto, and Syracuse will enchant you with elaborately designed palaces and churches easily discovered at the end of narrow, winding streets. You will also discover the popular Modica chocolate along the way. Experience the natural beauty of river valleys and mountains that outline our bike tour routes. A lovely experience from many perspectives. Baroque Sicily is best enjoyed by bike.

Discover western Sicily's sea and shore with a collection of our favorite places and experiences - linked by bike and boat. Bike along sapphire blue coasts, a patchwork of fields, and vineyards where you will discover yourself at ancient sites, charming villages, and treasures from the sea. Enjoy the sea with boat excursions that take you off the usual path to nearby islands that hold history, mysteries, and unique works of art. There will even be time for a swim in the clear ocean water.

This biking tour is a trip through time, from the Etruscan tombs to ancient Roman ruins, from Medieval hill towns to Renaissance basilicas. It also offers a great diversity of landscapes, from the vineyard covered hills of Chianti and Brunello to the barren geometrical cypress-crested mounds of the 'Crete.' Everyday a new adventure, a new discovery. You will not want the tour to end.

Great biking laced with the gentle spirit and artistry of Umbria. Quiet, rolling bike rides are punctuated with stays in quaint villages such as Assisi, home of Saint Francis, where you will see the beautiful basilica that honors him. Visit the potters and lace-makers of this region, still using patterns and techniques developed centuries ago. You won't want the tour to end.

The varied landscape of Sardinia makes it a stunning place to travel - even more of an adventure on bike. Our tour focuses on the southwest corner of the island where we will cycle past quaint fishing villages and farms, sandy beaches and rolling hills, ancient sites and pink flamingos. A unique paradise to explore.

Sicily's strategic position, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Europe and Africa, linking the eastern and western Mediterranean and the Latin World with the Greek resulted in it being not only the prized possession of foreign powers in its tumultuous history, but also a battleground between warring nations. Sicily's long history of foreign domination has produced an incredible mix of traditions and cultures, leaving behind some of the most remarkable works of art and architecture found in the Mediterranean world. The overlapping of cultures, languages, and technological development can be seen not only in the towns and cities, but also in countryside, as the landscape has also been modified through time, with the acquiring of new irrigation and farming techniques and the introduction of new crops such as vines, olive and citrus trees, originating from other lands.

Join Siciclando for a week along the eastern coast of Sicily. Enjoy visits to Catania and Siricusa. Explore the charming baroque villages of Noto and Ragusa Ibla. Bike Sicily's quiet Iblei countryside nestled among mountains and orange groves. Cycle along seaside routes that take you towards Taormina, the pearl of Sicily. Consider a hike of Mt Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe.

Find yourself biking the Amalfi Coast of Italy amongst rugged mountains that hug the coastline and the deep blue sea. Discover the secrets of Pompeii on a guided visit. Explore Cilento National Park with isolated areas, protected beaches, caves, flowering plants and animals that are nearly extinct except for this place. Our cycling tour allows you to discover the diversity of the Amalfi Coast, best discovered at a slower pace on bike. Dramatic landscapes, quiet villages, ancient sites, fragrant wildflowers, and the flavor of local cuisine - fresh and homemade. This Siciclando bike tour will surely become part of your soul.