Palermo Trip Overview
A fantastic full day Mountain Bike tour, where you will leave the city to climb two beautiful mountains, along safe paths and enjoying wonderful landscapes. We leave the smog and city traffic to immerse ourselves in the local nature, with its Mediterranean scrub and its unmistakable colors and smells.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Palermo, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
A fantastic full day Mountain Bike tour, where you will leave the city to climb two beautiful mountains, along safe paths and enjoying wonderful landscapes. We leave the smog and city traffic to immerse ourselves in the local nature, with its Mediterranean scrub and its unmistakable colors and smells.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Parco della Favorita, Piazza Leoni Piazza Cascino, 90100, Palermo, Sicily Italy
located at the foot of Mount Pellegrino, created in 1799 by Ferdinand III of Bourbon, when he arrived in Palermo because of the Parthenopean Revolution that forced him to leave Naples (where he reigned with the name of Ferdinand IV). The sovereign wanted to reproduce the beauties of the palace of Portici and did not hesitate to expropriate land to carry out his project: a park of about 400 hectares which was called the Royal Tenuta della Favorita.
Pass By: Ex Batteria Contraerea Pizzo Manolfo, Unnamed Road, Provincia di, 90147 Palermo PA, Italy
Of the short and soft chain of reliefs with a south-north trend that runs along the city, the most known by the Palermitans is Pizzo Manolfo, above all because it is the most easily identifiable by observing the group from the Piana dei Colli or from the highway to Trapani. Today the countless paths that wind along the mountain are the destination of many trekking and mountain bike enthusiasts, as well as used by local shepherds. During the journey it will be easy to come across stables and meet horses, cows and sheep.
Pass By: Montelepre, Montelepre, Province of Palermo, Sicily
country of origin of the infamous Bandito Salvatore Giuliano who immediately after the Second World War, at the head of an armed band, sowed terror in the countryside and neighboring countries.
Stop At: Montagna Longa, 90045 Cinisi PA, Italy
It is a mountain near the town of Carini. Its height is 975 meters above sea level. The path that leads to the top starts from the Santa Venera wood and winds for several km. offering wonderful views over the whole area below. The mountain was the scene of the plane crash of Alitalia flight 112 which took place on May 5, 1972, where 115 people perished.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Carini, Carini, Province of Palermo, Sicily
ancient Hyccara, inhabited since prehistoric times. Beautiful Piazza Piazza and the Norman castle, built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Isola Delle Femmine, Isola Delle Femmine, Province of Palermo, Sicily
A fishing village in the Palermo province, famous for its islet today a natural reserve, where young prisoners were once relegated