Easy Biketour of Sicilia
 tour for cycling beginners
 
Starts any day from March to November (except August)

Self guided (min 2pp) 
Eur 750
Guided (min 8pp)
Eur 850
Deposit (30 days before the start)
 Eur 200 

The price includes:
-  6 nights in double room w/bath in Hotel 3 stars
-  6 breakfasts and 5 dinners
-  detailed road book and maps
-   transfers of luggage
-  7 km transfer to the hotel in Bronte on day 2 (optional)
- wines & specialties taste in Randazzo
- transfers from and to Catania Airport
-  assistance on call
-   cycling guide (only guided tours)
-   cycling guide & van support (only guided tours)

Not includes:
-   beverages 
-   bike rentals: Eur 70 
(includes helmet, extra tube, pump, lock)
-   single room: Eur 150

In the self-guided tour (min 2 people) A van with an English speaking driver transports you and your bike from and to the Airport and moves your luggage from inn to inn. We provide you with hotels booking, a phone number for assistance, daily maps with detailed itinerary, sightseeing and restaurants suggestions.
In the guided tours (min 8 people) you have also the help of a cycling guide and a support van following at all times.

Our van will be ready to pick you up at Catania Airport or train station and transfer you to a 3 stars Hotel in Nicolosi where the tour starts. The town rests at 700 mts on the Southern slopes of the Etna Volcano. Before your first typical Sicilian dinner we give you route maps and a briefing about the tour.
On the first day, riding on the old road along the Simeto River, you get to Bronte. A first pause is in Adrano for a stroll in the old town and a visit to the Norman Castle.  The quiet road sneaks alongside the river amidst odd shaped, black lavic formations covered with multicolor flowers. A photo opportunity not to be missed is the Saracen Bridge built in the XII century to ease the transit of the wheat convoys from the great plains to the higher towns of the Etna. As you get closer to Bronte the sides of the road are dominated by trees sprouting out of rocks. Those are the Pistachios trees for which Bronte is world famous. The hotel, set in the magnificent scenario of the wildest side of the Volcano, is at the summit of a 7k climb that our van is ready to spare you.

The next day you descend into Bronte where you pause for a visit to the old town. Next stop is in Maniace where the Admiral Nelson's family settled in 1800. With its Castle, its Abbey and the well cared lawns this is a curious angle of old Britain transferred in Sicilia. After the visit a delicious lunch will be provided by the local baker. After lunch an easy climb takes you to Randazzo.
Randazzo is an important and rich town famous also to be the set of the Cavalleria Rusticana opera. This is also excellent wine country so we provide you a wine taste with local specialties snacks at a local producer. Next the road takes you in the charming medieval town of Castiglione di Sicilia. The rest of the ride is an easy spin through the Alcantara River Gorges all the way to the Ionian coast. You stay for 2 nights in the beach resort of Giardini Naxos, home of most ancient Greek settlement in Sicilia (738 BC).

The next ride is a loop starting and ending in Giardini Naxos. Only a few miles and a little climb away you can't miss a visit to Taormina. For its position and gorgeous landscape and for the richness of its historical landmarks Taormina is one of the most traveled tourist attractions in Italy. If you are also looking to do some shopping the old town hosts the best selections of stores you can find anywhere. The short ride leaves you plenty of time to enjoy the beach just across the street from the hotel in Giardini Naxos.  
The last ride is all set along the Ionian coast. You ride in the Natural Marine Reserves of Fiumefreddo and La Timpa. A short detour inland takes you to Acireale. Acireale is one of the several towns of Eastern Sicilia that was destroyed by the tremendous earthquake of 1693. The towns were all rebuilt in less than 10 years in an astonishing baroque style. All of those towns are now Unesco Heritage. After lunch you ride back to the Coast of Cyclops up to the charming sea resort of Acitrezza. Dinner on the last day it's not included but we give you suggestion for a good seafood restaurant in town.

Arrival Catania Airport or train station - Van transfer to Nicolosi (1/2 hr)

Nicolosi - Adrano - Bronte Km 38 – tot climb 300 mts
Our van is available to give you a lift from the town of Bronte to the hotel. 
Otherwise add 7 km and 480 mts of climb to your ride!

Bronte - Maniace - Randazzo Km 40 – 310 mts

Giardini Naxos – Taormina - Giardini Naxos km 18 – 260 mts

Giardini Naxos – Acireale - Acitrezza km 40 – 280 mts
Dinner tonight is not included but we’ll suggest you one of the good seafood restaurant in town.