ITINERARY - SAN VITO LO CAPO PRODUCT GROUPS Name: Within San Vito Lo Capo and the “Tonnara” of El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 Bonagia Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will find [email protected] dedicated services to bikers. Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 Kilometers: Outward 40.23Km; Return around [email protected] 39.51Km - TOTAL 79.74 KM Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 [email protected] Difficulty: Medium/High 4/5 Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 CALATAFIMI SEGESTA [email protected] Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 Location and/or turist spots: Trapani -Cornino - San Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 [email protected] Vito lo Capo - Monte Cofano - Via dei Marmi - “Tonnara” [email protected] of Bonagia.

CASE SANTE TRAPANI Information and advice: a road bike or a trekking bike, are recommended. Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 Road surface: 80% asphalt, 20% dirt. PH: Alessandro Tedesco [email protected] [email protected] Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 Castelluzzo [email protected] Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 DESCRIPTION [email protected] Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 t is a very suggestive trail that runs along the Sicilian by the nature, is located just 1 km away from San Vito . The Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] coastline to the village of San Vito Lo Capo. The way back is return trip is scheduled on the same trail, although at km [email protected] Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 nearly the same, except for the circumnavigation of Monte 48.20 you can choose to continue along Via dei Marmi on the Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 I [email protected] major road SP18, or to circumvent Monte Cofano. The great [email protected] Cofano which is optional. Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 The trail begins from Piazza Vittorio in Trapani and proceeds circumnavigation of Monte Cofano is very challenging and [email protected] towards San Vito lo Capo, through a bike path and then suitable for mountain biking and trekking; many places still Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 continuing on a major road. A detour at km 9.96 leads to the need to be traversed using a walking pace. A track, between B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 / +39 333-3180116 [email protected] optional route of the coastal road Bonagia/Cortigliolo. inlets and Chamaerops Humilis (palmettos), goes along the Proceeding along the major road SP18 towards San Vito, you’ll perimeter of the mountain to come back again on the road THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS pass through the village of Cornino at Km 17.62. Then, you’ll which that passes through the village of Bonagia, where you Associazione è Turismo +39 347 8300762 finally reach San Vito lo Capo, a lovely town located on the deviate to visit the Tonnara of Bonagia, at km 69. It opens [email protected] (Custonaci) promontory of Capo San Vito, where the coastline, all made of onto a tiny harbor that once was a shelter for fishing boats, Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 rocks, opens and forms one of the most beautiful and famous but nowadays is entirely for tourist use. Despite significant [email protected] [email protected] (Favignana) Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 Viva Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 beaches of . transformations, the Tonnara, which already existed in the [email protected] [email protected] (Pantelleria) Between history and legend, the birth of San Vito lo Capo is Norman period, kept its original appearance of Baglio (typical Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 very charming and characteristic: it seems to have been born rural Sicilian facility) with a large central courtyard, in which [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) around a “little chapel”, later become a sanctuary, consecrated there were various buildings like a little church currently Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 to San Vito who worked there making many miracles, and existing (where the Rais with the fishermen gathered in prayer [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) today it is still revered and celebrated. In the old village center before facing the burdens of the tuna fishing), warehouses, FIAB Trapani you can admire the sanctuary of San Vito Martyr and the small stables, a kitchen, an ancient oven and a mill. In the outside of [email protected] (Trapani) PANTELLERIA temple of Saint Crescenza. Also in the main street there is the Tonnara you can admire the many anchors and boats used Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 the Maritime Museum which houses wreckages recovered for tuna fishing, the “mattanza”, a proof of a tradition now lost Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 [email protected] (Trapani) [email protected] from the seabed of San Vito. The evocative Nature Reserve of in this place. Leaving the Tonnara and continuing on the way Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 Zingaro, with its beautiful inlets and hiking trails surrounded back, you will reach again Trapani and the starting place in [email protected] Piazza Vittorio. N° Distance Accumulated Altitude[m] Roadbook Description from WP distance Count to WP [mt] [mt] 1 0 0 4 0 Start from Piazza Vittoria parking 0km to San Vito Lo Capo on major road SP20 2 3179 3179 4 Km 3+179 At the roundabout towards San Vito on SP20 3 5957 9136 6 Km. 9+136 Keep the right and proceed on SP20 towards San Vito Lo Capo 4 832 9968 10 Km.9+968 Turn left to ride along the coastal road Bonagia Cortigliola or continue to proceed towards San Vito 5 1025 10993 10 Km 10+993 Turn left on SP18 to San Vito (road sign on way) (reset the odometer) Km. 0000 6 2912 13905 3 Km. 2+006 Turn left to the seafront of Cortigliolo. 7 187 14092 5 Turn right 8 895 14987 8 Km. 2+850 Turn right to seafront 9 1111 16098 5 Km. 3+400 Proceeding along the seafront 10 355 16453 6 Km. 5+200 Turn right on SP18 towards Cornino (road sign on way) (reset the Km.0000 odometer) 11 507 16960 6 Km. 0+510 At the croassroad follow the direction to Cornino 12 657 17617 6 Km.1+200 Againg turn right to Cornino 13 1362 18979 10 Km.2+570 You are in Cornino. Turn right on San Vito direction (reset counter). Go ALTIMETER PLAN Km. 0000 straight on Custonaci 14 1259 20238 7 Km 3+170 Continue for Custonaci till SP 16 crossroads, continue straight ahead (Via Purgatorio) 15 2169 22407 7 Km.3+350 Turn right then turn left quickly on via Ragusa 16 53 22460 7 Km.3+370 Turn left on via Ragusa 17 587 23047 7 Go straight on SP 16 overstep Purgatorio in San Vito Lo Capo direction 18 9339 32386 7 Km.13+400 Turn right after Castelluzzo in San Vito Lo Capo direction 19 7662 40048 29 Km.20+700 Turn left at crossroads (beach direction) 20 173 40221 33 Km.22+000 Turn right (beach direction) Km.0000 21 1224 41445 12 Km 0000 Return to Trapani 22 1215 42660 33 Km1+020 Turn left (Trapani direction) 23 160 42820 29 Km.1+260 Turn right (Trapani direction) 24 5380 48200 58 Km.6+730 From here begins a dirt by M. Bonnet, viable by appropriate means . ( MTB or similar ) The dirt road continues with the Mount Hood Hiking . continue straight 25 12660 60860 58 Km.19+400 Turn left on Via dei Marmi SP 16 after Castelluzzo and Purgatorio (Trapani direction) 26 2220 63080 58 Km.21+400 Turn right on SP18 27 5230 68310 8 Km.26+400 Turn right on SP20 28 1030 69340 7 Km.27+400 Turn right on Tonnara Bonagia. Reset counter Km.0000 29 270 69610 10 Km.0+400 Turn left on Via Alace. Go straight on the coast (Trapani direction after PH: Alessandro Tedesco Bonagia) Macari 30 950 70560 6 Go straight on Trapani 31 9180 79740 6 Km 11.400 Destionation Parking Piazza Vittoria ITINERARY TRAPANI - MARSALA PRODUCT GROUPS SAN VITO LO CAPO Name: The Road of Salt El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will find [email protected] Kilometers: Outward 39.92Km; Return around 43.20Km Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 dedicated services to bikers. - TOTAL 73,10 KM [email protected] Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 [email protected] Difficulty: Easy 2/5 Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 CALATAFIMI SEGESTA [email protected] Location and/or tourist spots: Nubia - Marausa lido Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 - San Teodoro - Mozia - Saline - Marsala - Cantine Florio [email protected] [email protected] Information and advice: Road surface: 100% asphalt. A road bike or a trekking bike, are recommended. CASE SANTE ERICE TRAPANI Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 PH: Alfio Garozzo [email protected] [email protected] Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 Marsala [email protected] DESCRIPTION Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 FAVIGNANA [email protected] his trail starts from the center of Trapani, precisely in the Trapani: its sandy bay is 3km long and the waters are shallow, Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] parking in Piazza Vittoria, close to the Central Station. surrounded on three sides by a breathtaking view of the Egadi [email protected] Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 The route runs across the tarmac between minor roads Islands, the city of Trapani and . At Km 24 turn Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 T [email protected] and major roads. Trapani was born in the north-west part of right towards the island of Mozia, a small island in the middle [email protected] Sicily, surrounded by the sea and protected by Monte Erice. The of a lagoon with its archaeological remains of the ancient Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 old town center of Trapani fully reflects the essence of Sicily: a Phoenician civilization as a testimony. In the Nineteenth- [email protected] VALDERICE Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 sequence of historical eras concerning monuments, churches, century house of the archaeologist Whitaker, it is possible to B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 / +39 333-3180116 [email protected] buildings, fountains and squares, that tell the past of Trapani visit the important archaeological museum. Proceeding on The and that make the different corners of the city characteristic. Road of Salt you will ride among the typical windmills of the THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS As a typical seaside town, the crucial center is the port that has Saline. MARSALA Associazione Custonaci è Turismo +39 347 8300762 gone through several changes over time. The morphology of The arrival in Marsala is after 39.92 km of cycling. [email protected] (Custonaci) the territory of Trapani is a small peninsula that extends to the Marsala is the city of wine of Sicily but also a place full of history Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 sea. from the Phoenician origin, to Greek influences, Roman, Arab, [email protected] [email protected] (Favignana) You can live Trapani passing through the port and moving on Norman, Swabian, Angevin and Spanish. With the landing of Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 Viva Pantelleria Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 The Road of Salt towards the detour to Nubia. The “Oasi Saline” Giuseppe Garibaldi - May 11, 1860 - the City wrote one of the [email protected] [email protected] (Pantelleria) Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 of Trapani with , constitute a Regional Nature Reserve most beautiful pages of the Risorgimento that, a year later, [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) which covers almost a thousand hectares within a site of would have led to a united and republican . Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 Community Importance and Special Protected Area, managed Marsala is rich in art and unique contents. As a completion [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) by WWF. In the oasis an old method of salt production still of this trail, there is the visit to the famous winery “Cantine FIAB Trapani persists. The Road of Salt, which extends from Trapani to Florio”. The return trip may be arranged on the route Marsala/ PANTELLERIA [email protected] (Trapani) Marsala, is exciting and breathtaking in some points. Visiting Paceco/Trapani so you will cycle in the hinterland, along the Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 Nubia you can see the Salt Museum which looks back over Sicilian countryside and the Lake of Paceco. The route is drawn [email protected] (Trapani) Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 the history and facts through so many centuries. The journey on the map using a different road sign. [email protected] continues on the provincial road SP21 and at Km 10.50 you will Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 [email protected] meet the sign for Marausa Lido, the largest seaside resort of

Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo N° Distance Accumulated Track Roadbook Description from WP to distance altitude[m] Count WP [mt] [mt] 1 0 0 8 Km.0000 Start from Piazza Vittoria parking (seafront direction – Via Palmeri) 2 979 979 7 Km 0+960 At the crossroads turn left 3 1830 851 4 Km.1+013 Turn right on via Isola Zavorra 4 2707 877 6 Km.2+600 Take cicle path on the right 5 5715 3009 9 Km.5+650 Turn right on Via Libica. Follow indication to NUBIA (from here you can go for Nubia’s salt flat) 6 10050 4784 20 Km.10+300 Turn right if you want to visit Marausa. Go back on SP21 (C.da Spagnola) and go straight ahead till crossroads At crossroads take the exit for Marsala . Reset counter

7 22000 11496 11 Km.21+800 At crossroads take the exit for Marsala. Reset counter Km.0000 8 22059 588.4 15 Km.0+839 Turn right on (follow indication to Mothia) 9 24002 1429 16 Km2+007 Turn right on Mothia 10 24018 162.4 16 Follow the indication to S. Teodoro 11 25032 1142 6 Km.3+440 Turn left on per Mothia 12 28044 3122 5 Km.6+370 MOTHIA . Reset counter Km. 0000 13 32095 4514 0 Km.4+330 Go straight ahead SP21 (Marsala direction) ALTIMETER PLAN 14 33036 405.8 4 Marsala’s salt flat 15 35043 2070 11 Km 6+790 Turn right on via dell’Orto (seguire la litoranea) 16 39001 3582 9 Km.10+300 Swerve right and follow the Marsala’s 17 39092 912 10 Go straight ahead Marsala’s seafront 18 39896 1107 6 Km.12+300 Destination cantine FLORIO. Reset counter. Same path for comeback Km.0000 Turn right on via Isonzo Km.1+900 19 43082 2790 19 Km.2+690 Go straight ahead Via del Fante (SP21) 20 44062 796.6 15 Km.3+570 Go straight ahead Via Falcone (SP21) 21 45022 602.3 11 Km.3+780 At crossroads go straight ahead C.da Spagnola 22 45034 12 11 Km.4+190 Turn right on SP 21 23 55012 9978 26 Go straight ahead SP21 24 56085 1073 11 Km.15+700 Take the second exit on the right (Trapani direction) Km.0000 25 60019 3934 14 Reset counter 26 69070 9051 11 Follow the directions to Trapani SP21 27 70049 979 6 Follow the directions to Trapani SP21 28 71700 1197 5 Follow the directions to Trapani SP21 29 72021 321 8 Km.13+550 Follow the directions to Trapani SP21 30 72560 539 8 Km.14+710 Turn left on Via Dorsale Z PH: Alessandro Tedesco 31 73010 450 10 Km.16+000 Turn right on via Isola Zavorra Marsala ITINERARY MARSALA – PRODUCT GROUPS SAN VITO LO CAPO Name: Wine, fish and history along the sea El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will find [email protected] Kilometers: Outward about 30.00Km dedicated services to bikers. Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 [email protected] Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 Difficulty: Easy 1/5 [email protected] Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 Location and/or tourist spots: Marsala - Port of CALATAFIMI SEGESTA [email protected] Marsala - Torre Sibiliana (Sibiliana tower)- Sea-front of Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 Biscione - “Strada del Vino” (meaning wine route) - Sea- [email protected] [email protected] front “Fata Morgana” - Mazara harbor area - Mazara - Sea- front Hopps TRAPANI CASE SANTE ERICE Name: Wine, fish and history along the sea Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Kilometers: Outward about 30.00Km Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 PH: Walter Leonardi [email protected] Difficulty: Easy 1/5 [email protected] Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 Location and/or tourist spots: Marsala - Port of Marsala Mazara Del Vallo [email protected] - Torre Sibiliana (Sibiliana tower)- Sea-front of Biscione - Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 old manor house. At Km 14 you’ll cross the sea-front of Biscione FAVIGNANA “Strada del Vino” (meaning wine route) - Sea-front “Fata which is named after the district. Leaving the coast from km [email protected] Morgana” - Mazara harbor area - Mazara - Sea-front Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 18, you’ll get into the “Strada del Vino”. This one, in conjunction Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 Hopps [email protected] with “Sapori Val di Mazara” (meaning Val di Mazara flavor), [email protected] Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 constitute an area where vineyards and wineries alternate Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] [email protected] DESCRIPTION with natural beauties, cultural and historical attractions. It Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 is a land, with an ancient history, which has always been [email protected] VALDERICE he trail begins from the port of Marsala, a city that dedicated to wine production. Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 Phoenicians used to call Lylibeum and that Arabs wanted B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 /+39 333-3180116 From this point, you enter the town of Mazara, cycling along [email protected] Tto rename as Marsa Ali. Around a small urban center, full of the sea-front “Fata Morgana” and passing through the port. art and history, there is a vast territory that concerns countless After the small bridge over the canal you’ll arrive on the Hopps THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS scattered hamlets, the so-called “contrade” (districts). In the waterfront where the tour ends. MARSALA Associazione Custonaci è Turismo +39 347 8300762 surroundings there is a production of a wine, which has an Mazara has been inhabited by many populations: Phoenicians, [email protected] (Custonaci) ancient and glorious history, with an unmistakable taste and Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Vandals, Goths, Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 fragrance: the Marsala. [email protected] [email protected] (Favignana) Arabs, Normans, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese and Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 Viva Pantelleria Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 You can proceed to the sea-front rich in palm trees that follow Bourbons; but the most important historical period of Mazara [email protected] [email protected] (Pantelleria) one another in both sides of the road, that lead you directly del Vallo, starts with Phoenicians. In fact, they were the ones Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 towards the bathing area with free beaches and bathing who turned the city into the major trading port, calling it [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) establishments. Mazar “stronghold”, thought as a boundary between the Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 At Km 10 you’ll see the Torre Sibiliana, a majestic tower whose Greeks of Selinunte and the Phoenicians of Mozia. [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) function was to spot pirates coming from the sea; going Nowadays, Mazara del Vallo is the most important fishing port FIAB Trapani beyond you’ll reach a small bay that needs to be traversed of Italy and the second of Europe. In 1998 the discovery of the [email protected] (Trapani) PANTELLERIA using a walking pace. It is the territory of , where Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 Dancing Satyr caused a sensation; it is a magnificent statue you’ll find many “Bagli” (Baglio: ancient Sicilian rural farm), Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 [email protected] (Trapani) dating back to the Hellenistic period. [email protected] typical rural architectural buildings, which are easy to be found This piece of art, whose eyes made of alabaster and colored Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 especially in the area between Marsala and Mazara del Vallo; vitreous paste have been remarkably preserved, is slightly [email protected] they are real fortified farms with courtyards that overlooks the taller than 2 meters and weighing about 96 kilograms.

Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo N° Distance Accumulated Track Roadbook Count Description from WP to distance altitude[m] WP [mt] [mt] 1 0 0 10 Km.0+000 Start Marsala Boeo’s seafront. Street cornet Via Isonzo 2 827 827 6 Km.0+825 Marsala’s port. Go straight on Mediterraneo’s seafront and Via Florio till the next point. 3 7310 8137 8 Km.8+100 Turn right on T. Sibiliana 4 1884 10021 1 Km.9+980 Torre Sibiliana. Start of dirt road 5 684 10705 0 Km.10+700 Baietta (breve attraversamento portando la bici a mano) 6 1889 12594 9 Km 11+700 Across the Baietta continue on a dirt road in good condition ( Via Trapani ) for about 1.5 km until reaching the asphalt road locations Biscione. 7 593 13187 7 Km.13+200 Turn right for Biscione’s seafront 8 852 14039 1 Km.14+000 Biscione’s seafront 9 1999 16038 4 Km.16+000 Turn left on via Giardinello. Reset counter Km.0+000 10 1053 17091 10 Km.1+008 Turn right 11 754 17845 4 Km.1+800 Turn left 12 430 18275 11 Km.2+23 Turn right ALTIMETER PLAN 13 1688 19963 14 Percorso del vino 14 2322 22285 12 Km.6+200 Turn right 15 1071 23356 6 Km.7+330 Turn left 16 1323 24679 6 Km.8+220 Follow the Fata Morgana’s seafront 17 3174 27853 7 Km.11+800 Mazara zona porto svoltare sx via Vecellio Km.12+100 18 1082 28935 6 Km.12+800 Turn right on via Sansone, Cross the bridge 19 931 29866 10 Km.13+800 Turn on Via Adria. Follow the Molo Caio. Arrival on seafront Hopps di Mazara.Mazara Lungomare Hopps

PH: Alessandro Tedesco PH: Alessandro Tedesco Mazara del Vallo Marsala ITINERARY FAVIGNANA

N° Distance Accumulated Track Roadbook Count Description from WP to distance [mt] altitude[m] Name: Egadi: butterfly-shaped islands by bike WP [mt] 34 537 23843 15 Km.0+575 Start trail (1.8 km) take the bike by hand (road passable riding MTB Kilometers: 30,33Km or similar). 35 370 24213 23 Km.0+950 Bue Marino area Difficulty: Easy 1/5 36 1011 25224 19 Km.1+890 Cave area Tufo Location and/or tourist spots: Florio establishment - 37 282 25506 13 Km.2+130 Cala Rossa sports ground - Castle of Santa Caterina - Punta Faraglioni 38 450 25956 29 Km.2+580 Cave of Cala Rossa - Calazza - Lighthouse of Punta Sottile - Lido Burrone - 39 94 26050 32 Km.2+740 Turn to the right Grotta Perciata - Cala Azzurra - Cala Rossa - Scalo Cavallo 40 595 26645 39 Km.3+330 Turn to the right - Cave di Tufo (tuff querry) - Bue Marino 41 clay pits 475 27120 30 Km.3+770 Information and advice: The bike path runs all along 42 267 27387 27 Km.4+000 Turn to the right the coast, indented like the wings of a butterfly; it is a mix PH: Alessandro Tedesco 43 302 27689 18 Km.4+310 Turning right of asphalt and dirt road, near some beautiful bays. If you 44 76 27765 13 Km.4+325 Scalo Cavallo decide to go with a city bike suited to the asphalt, you Favignana will not be able to cross part of the route except by using 45 755 28520 4 Km.5+180 Punta San Nicola a walking pace, so we suggest the use of mountain bikes. 46 136 28656 9 Km.5+250 Turn to the right Road surface: 80% asphalt 20% dirt 47 188 28844 9 Km.5+460 Turn right on the coast road north 48 783 29627 6 Km.6+225 Turn right in Lungomare Duilio. Burrone, which is the first choice of those who prefer a fully 49 694 30321 10 Km.7+03 End port equipped beach. Arriving at km 20.53, there is the suggestive DESCRIPTION Grotta Perciata (in Sicilian dialect “Perciata” means punctured). Arriving at km 22.92 you get Cala Azzurra, a small beach with [email protected] Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 he starting point is at the port. Proceed towards the Florio PRODUCT GROUPS cliffs, where you can leave your bike in front of a small bar Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will [email protected] establishment which can be reached just after 500 meters and going down for 50 meters until a small cove with a very find dedicated services to bikers. PANTELLERIA Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 turning right along the path. This building along with Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 [email protected] T crystal clear water. Once arrived at “Faro Punta Marsala” at Km the “Tonnara” *(old tunny-fishing factory), housed the Florio [email protected] 23.85, it begins a stretch off the road that is recommended to CALATAFIMI SEGESTA family during the summer. Whoever has the right skill and a Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 VALDERICE be cycle with a mountain bike or using a walking pace. Proceed mountain bike, could choose to cycle on the road which leads [email protected] [email protected] B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 / +39 333-3180116 towards the spectacular sites of Bue Marino and Cala Rossa from the Florio establishment to the Castle of St. Catherine; (respectively Km 24.22 and Km 25.51). From Cala Rossa to SAN VITO LO CAPO THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS this uphill road, paved in the first section, and bumpy and very CASE SANTE ERICE Scalo Cavallo at Km 27.77, you have to overtake a particularly Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 - [email protected] Associazione Custonaci è Turismo +39 347 8300762 technical in the second one, leads directly to Punta Faraglioni challenging stretch of about 300 meters. Cala Rossa is a very [email protected] Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 [email protected] (Custonaci) with a steep off-road descent. Crossing a paved road, you’ll [email protected] Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 beautiful cliffs pounded by the wind, so it is advisable to visit reach the sports ground at km 2.6 and then continue through Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 [email protected] (Favignana) it in the morning; you can explore the surroundings of the cliff, FAVIGNANA a tunnel, which can be easily circumvented, only in outward, Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] Viva Pantelleria Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 leaving the bike and walking on foot to visit “Cave di Tufo”. taking a road on the left closed to traffic; continue towards [email protected] Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 [email protected] (Pantelleria) Scalo Cavallo and Bue Marino are both spectacular cliffs, from [email protected] Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 Punta Faraglioni (at km 6,48). Following the road you reach Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 - arcipelagosrlvirgilio.it which you cannot dive. Along the way back to the village of Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) the beach of Calazza at Km 7.11 and the area of “Lighthouse Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 Favignana, once reached Punta San Nicola at Km 28.52, come [email protected] [email protected] Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 of Punta Sottile” at Km 11.88, on which stands the eponymous back again on the northern coast road and you’ll finally arrive [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) lighthouse. TRAPANI FIAB Trapani - [email protected] (Trapani) at the starting point. MARSALA Coming back to the gallery you have to proceed to the beaches Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 of Marasole at Km 17.17, and at Km 19.61 you’ll get Lido [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (Trapani) Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 [email protected] [email protected] Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 - [email protected] Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 [email protected]

Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo N° Distance Accumulated Track Roadbook Description from WP to distance altitude[m] Count WP [mt] [mt] 1 0 0 8 KM.0+000 Start port area Via Duca D'Aosta, corner of Via Di Vita (opposite Tonnara) 2 73.8 73.8 9 Km.0+190 Turn immediately left onto SP Punta Sottile 3 957.9 1031 12 Km.1+03 Continue to the right for SP Punta Sottile 4 220 1251 12 Km.1+250 Marasolo resort area 5 711 1962 31 Km.1+720 old road Shinto left the gallery 6 670 2632 35 04 sx 7 1208 3840 38 Km.3+830 Turn right 8 86 3926 40 Km.4+801 Keep right and then turn left 9 960 4886 27 Km.4+810 06 turn left 10 422 5308 17 Km.5+290 turn right 11 28 5334 17 Keep going straight 12 1007 6341 7 Km.6+270 visit Zone Balate 13 141 6482 9 Km.6+510 view Punta Faraglioni; return. Reset counter Km.0+000 14 637 7119 11 Km.0+550 Calazza area, turn right to P. Sottile Km.2+610 ALTIMETER PLAN 15 4755 11874 6 Km.5+370 Faro Punta Sottile. Reset counter Km.0+000 16 644 12518 12 Km.0+650 Turn right 17 226 12744 16 Km.0+860 Turn right 18 796 13540 10 Km.1+650 ancient fountain 19 408 13948 20 Km.2+090 Turn left 20 427 14375 31 Km.2+490 Turn left 21 15.36 15356 41 Km.3+470 Turn right indication "center." 22 16.03 16021 31 Km.4+160 turn right at the Galleria 23 16.58 16579 41 old Shinto road 24 981 17167 8 Marasole area 25 443 17610 12 Km.5+720 Turn right 26 311 17921 6 Km.5+990 Marasolo beach 27 900 18821 6 Km.6+960 Marina Lido Burrone . Reset counter Km.0.000 28 19.61 19605 10 Km.0+762 Lido Burrone 29 784 20525 6 Km.1+650 Perciata Cave. Turn right on the coastal road Mezzogiorno Km.1+910 30 1253 21778 10 Km.2+950 Punta Fanfalo area 31 806 22584 20 Km.3+650 Turn right 32 390 22916 15 Km.4+070 Cala Azzurra 33 387 23306 11 Km.4+380 Faro tip Marsala. Reset counter PH: Alessandro Tedesco Km.0+000 Favignana ITINERARY TRAPANI/ERICE - SCOPELLO SAN VITO LO CAPO PRODUCT GROUPS Name: From Medieval Hamlet of Erice to the “Tonnara” El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 (old tunny-fishing factory) of Scopello Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will find [email protected] dedicated services to bikers. Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 Kilometers: KM 41,85 [email protected] Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 Difficulty: Easy 2/5 [email protected] Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 CALATAFIMI SEGESTA [email protected] Location and/or tourist spots: Trapani/Erice Cable- Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 car - Erice - Valderice - Crocevie - Uscibene - Castle of Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 [email protected] Baida - Scopello - Tonnara of Scopello - Guidaloca [email protected] Information and advice: Road surface 100% asphalt. CASE SANTE ERICE TRAPANI Suggested bicycles are the road bike or the trekking bike. This trail is suitable for everyone because there is Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 any particular climb but only a long descent, altitude PH: Walter Leonardi [email protected] [email protected] 700 meters, starting from Erice up to the sea of Scopello Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 Erice [email protected] cycling on a paved plain road. Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 FAVIGNANA [email protected] Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 After having visited the beautiful medieval village, ride your Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] bike through a beautiful panoramic descent, for about 7 [email protected] DESCRIPTION Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 kilometers. At Km 7.21 you get the village of Valderice and [email protected] [email protected] his itinerary includes going up to Erice with bikes on then, proceed through country roads towards the villages of Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 board, taking the useful cable-car. If you want it is Crocevie and Uscibene. At Km 25.58 begins an ascent to the [email protected] VALDERICE T possible to buy only the on-way ticket for you and your Castle of Baida that you’ll reach at km 28.42. The Baida Castle Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 / +39 333-3180116 bike; during the ride you can admire a spectacular view of can be recognized by its Hispanic façade, but over time it [email protected] the Gulf of Trapani and the Egadi islands. The town of Erice become a kind of inhabited baglio (ancient Sicilian country is located in a splendid panoramic position on the summit of house), where you can get a refreshing stop. Proceed along the THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS MARSALA an isolated mountain at 750 m above sea level; on clear days trail and you’ll arrive in Scopello. This village dates back to the Associazione Custonaci è Turismo +39 347 8300762 you can spot the Etna on the horizon. Erice houses the Centre seventeenth century and is divided into two parts: the baglio, [email protected] (Custonaci) Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 for Scientific Culture “Ettore Majorana”, an important cultural that tradition identifies as Norman but actually it come from [email protected] [email protected] (Favignana) catalyst for the city. The urban plan is perfectly triangular- the eighteenth century, and a small square with the church Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 Viva Pantelleria Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 shaped and is bordered on the west side by huge walls, with of “Santa Maria delle Grazie” 1961 and few houses. The route [email protected] [email protected] (Pantelleria) old keeps and three Norman gates: “Porta Spada”, “Porta del continues towards the *“Tonnara” at Km 38.82. Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 Carmine” and “Porta Trapani”. To the south-east of the town The *“Tonnara” of Scopello is one of the most important and [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) there is the beautiful Balio’s garden in which stands the ancient *tonnara of all Sicily: the first buildings date back to Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 [email protected] Pepoli castle, built by the Normans and largely changed to be the thirteenth century; the real one was built in the fifteenth [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) converted into villa in the nineteenth century. century by Giovanni Sanclemente, then it became property of FIAB Trapani Instead, the castle of Venus dates back to the twelfth century: a the Society of Jesus and finally of the Florio family. This itinerary PANTELLERIA [email protected] (Trapani) Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 typical medieval fortress built in an area where once stood the ends in Guidaloca: a bay delimited by “Pizzo of Gnacara” and Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 [email protected] (Trapani) ancient sanctuary of Venus Ericina. “Puntazza”. Inside there, there is a large arc-shaped beach [email protected] Erice hosts more than sixty churches, some of which constitute which extends for about 400 meters. On the west side of the Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 a great architectural heritage of value and precious historical bay, there is a cylindrical tower, dated back to the sixteenth [email protected] testimony. century, used as watchtower of this stretch of coast.

Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo N° Distance Accumulated Track Roadbook Description from WP to distance [mt] altitude[m] Count WP [mt] 1 0 0 703 Km.0.000 Erice park start - La salita a Erice è prevista a mezzo Funivia che consente il trasporto bici. Dopo la visita libera del borgo, si ritorna al parcheggio (Funivia) per iniziare il tour. 2 548 548 682 Km.0+462 Tornante a Sx per SP31 3 669 1217 625 Km.1+185 Tenersi a destra, seguire indicazioni per Valderice 4 6002 7219 242 Km.7.000 Valderice. Reset counter Km.0.000 5 265 7484 222 Km.0+256 Turn right on SP 34 6 925 8409 210 Km.1+11 Turn left on via Acquesorbe 7 2112 10521 213 Km.3+250 Turn right on via Lampedusa 8 574 11095 202 Km.3+800 Turn right on via Soria 9 28 11123 203 Km.3+900 Crocevie centro abitato 10 917 12040 216 Km.4+730 Tenersi al centro per via Ischia 11 102 12142 222 Km.4+830 Turn left on Uscibene 12 2160 14310 249 Go straight ahead ALTIMETER PLAN 13 2329 16884 263 Km.9+590 Turn right on Battaglia direction 14 140 17024 269 Km.9+670 Turn left for Via Colli dir. Battaglia 15 1077 18101 202 Km.10+700 Swerve right Battaglia 16 75 18176 204 Km.10+800 Turn left Battaglia SP52. Reset counter Km.0+000 17 339 21573 216 Km.3+550 Turn right on SS187 18 2744 24317 179 Km.6+200 Turn right on direzione Baida 19 2744 25609 198 Km.7+580 Turn left on Via Pascoli 20 275 25884 173 Km.7+810 Turn left on hairpin bend 22 2531 28415 293 Km.10+400 Km.10+400 Castello Baida continuare su Via Molinazzo azzerare Km.0+000 counter 23 6746 35161 47 Km.6+530 Turn left on SP63 24 822 35983 53 Km7+330 Dritto Turn slightly left for Via Mazzarella 25 1052 37035 109 Km.8+440 Borgo di Scopello. Reset counter km.0+000 26 732 37767 103 Km.0+670 Turn right on Tonnara 27 1049 38816 49 Km.1+740 Tonnara Scopello 28 1044 39680 53 Km.2+620 Turn slightly left for the beach 29 120 40883 42 Km.3+470 Turn left for the beach 30 965 41848 4 Km4+750 Spiaggia Guidaloca END

PH: Alessandro Tedesco Erice ITINERARY - PANTELLERIA MTB SAN VITO LO CAPO PRODUCT GROUPS Name: The Black Pearl by mountain Bike El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will find [email protected] Kilometers: 22,1 Km dedicated services to bikers. Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 [email protected] Difficulty: medium/high 4/5 Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 [email protected] Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 Tourist spots: Lake of Venus – Kuddia di Mida – CALATAFIMI SEGESTA [email protected] Montagna Grande – Grotta dei Briganti – Sentiero Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 Romano– Rekale – Valle di Monastero – Cuddia Attalora Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 [email protected] –Barone – Monte Gibele - Cala cinque denti [email protected] Information and advice: Road surface: 80 % dirt, CASE SANTE ERICE TRAPANI 20 % asphalt. It’s a very picturesque trail that requires athletic and high technical skills and the use of mountain Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 [email protected] bikes. [email protected] Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 [email protected] Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 DESCRIPTION FAVIGNANA [email protected] Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 tarting from the Lake of Venus, the route comes to Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] Montagna Grande, passing through woods and old lava [email protected] Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 flows, it gives incomparable views of the island. The route Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 S PH: Alfio Garozzo [email protected] is a circle and some roundtrip points are the same. [email protected] The trail, around 23Km long, spread almost entirely within the Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 Pantelleria [email protected] VALDERICE nature reserve island of Pantelleria through trails and roads Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 90% dirt. Along the way it is possible to appreciate the typical B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 / +39 333-3180116 [email protected] artworks of rural architecture of the island, the “dammusi” and years) took refuge in there. dry-stone walls which protect the precious plants of “Zibibbo” After the discovery of the shelter they were publicly executed THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS from the wind; they are vineyard from which the famous Passito and since then this cave took its name. Following the route, at MARSALA Associazione Custonaci è Turismo +39 347 8300762 of Pantelleria derives. The route does not have long climbs km 20.38 you’ll reach a historic path called “Sentiero Romano” [email protected] (Custonaci) in some places there are stretches with steep slopes that are because it dates back to the Roman and recognizable from its Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 interrupted by apparently flat ground or read descents, even if, stone-paved ground. Immediately beyond the Roman path, [email protected] [email protected] (Favignana) there is the spectacular view of “Cala Cinque Denti”, a very Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 Viva Pantelleria Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 at the end of the route, the altitude difference is considerable. [email protected] [email protected] (Pantelleria) Following the “Via Farina” and always keeping to the right, picturesque bay whose crystal clear waters ranging from Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 we will enter a forest path that leads up to Kaddia Mida at turquoise to emerald green. It is the favorite destination for [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) km 9.48. Proceed along the rising path that will lead you at boats, on summer days during which the South wind blows. Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 the top of the hill, at 648.40 meters of altitude where a long The seabed as well as the coast, is made up of rocks fallen from [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) descent begins. The following stretch gives an overview which the ridge, in fact the access by land is not the easiest, because FIAB Trapani pays you back for all the efforts; during the descent you’ll enjoy of its steepness. Even access to the sea is not the easiest, and PANTELLERIA [email protected] (Trapani) enchanting instants of incomparable beauty. At km 14.8 you’ll the beach is not suitable for children. Proceed along the Roman Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 get “Grotta dei Briganti” which is famous because, at the time path and then you’ll reach the starting point at km 22.24. Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 [email protected] (Trapani) [email protected] of the unification of Italy, a group of young people who had Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 refused to perform military service (at that time lasted seven [email protected]

Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo N° Distance Track Roadbook Description from WP to altitude[m] Count WP [mt] 1 0 14 Km.0+000 Start / End Lago Venere . Drive along the northern shore of the lake . Keep left Km.0+380 on Paved road. 2 2.212 105 Km.2+170 Go straight to the small street next Dammuso that becomes dirt street 3 2.961 188 Km 2+919 Whinery 4 4.732 312 Km 4+690 Dammusi 5 5.234 317 Km. 5+170 At the crossroads keep going right. Reset counter Km.0+000 6 5.244 318 Km. 1+02 Turn right at the crossroads 7 6.250 387 Km.1+220 Turn right verso il bosco 8 6.485 396 Km.1+240 Turn right 9 6.881 423 Km.1+480 “Sentiero bosco” 10 7.738 482 Km.2+430 Turn right at the crossroads 11 9.478 540 Km.4+110 View Kaddia Midas after 150 meters , at the next fork , bear left , turning around the volcanic vent . Continue on the path uphill. 12 14.08 546 Km.8+570 After the start of the descent , you will find the detour to visit the GrottadeiBri- Km.0+000 ganti . Reset diversion ALTIMETER PLAN 13 14.49 493 Km.0+398 Turn right at the crossroads 14 15.91 400 Km.1+750 Here you go straight on : You have come a trait in common with the forward part . 15 16.11 407 Km.1+980 Turn left 16 16.47 388 Km.2+320 Turn right on the same route came. 17 18.57 142 Km.3+330 To the right. End common trait . St on the lava , be careful , take your bike by hand 18 19.25 104 Km.4+310 At the exit of the woods , keep right on cemented road 19 20.38 58 Km.4+880 To the right on the paved road . Reset counter Km.0+000 20 20.68 41 Km.0+100 To the right of road uphill , then un- mixed asphalt (Roman path ) 21 20.82 30 Km.1+550 To the left on the main road Directions to Cala 5 denti for possible visit . 22 20.88 28 Km.1+720 A Left is back on the Roman path 23 21.03 41 Km 1+870 Roman path 24 22.24 17 Km.3+07 Arrival at lago Di Venere

PH: Alessandro Tedesco Pantelleria ITINERARY - PANTELLERIA SAN VITO LO CAPO PRODUCT GROUPS Name: Journey on the Mediterranean Black Pearl El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will find [email protected] Kilometers: Km 50,42 including three detours: 1) to “Balata dei dedicated services to bikers. Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 Turchi” km6 a/r; - 2) to Arco Elefante and Faraglioni km2.50 a/r; [email protected] - 3) to Lake of Venus km1.30 a/r Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 [email protected] Difficulty: Medium/Easy 3/5 Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 CALATAFIMI SEGESTA [email protected] Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 Location and/or tourist spots: Murcia - I Sesi - Port of Scauri Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 [email protected] - Sateria - Balate of the Turks - Faraglioni - Martingana - Arco [email protected] Elefante - Gadir - Laghetto delle Ondine - Cala Cinque Denti - Lake of Venus - Mordomo CASE SANTE ERICE TRAPANI PH: Alessandro Tedesco Information and advice: The circular route can be made in Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Pantelleria Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 the course of a day for the less experienced and not particularly [email protected] [email protected] Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 difficult except for the length of the same and some climbing, road brings you to visit this area (the detour is recommended [email protected] especially if you plan to exploit variants. The recommended bike only for experienced cyclists or for those who are capable of Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 is a road bike or trekking but the presence of optional dirt makes pushing the bike for long distances). FAVIGNANA [email protected] it useful to use the mountain bike. Fund 100% asphalt with Proceed along a level road without detours, with slight ups and Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 optional off-road detours. downs, until you get Martingana where the high coast does Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] [email protected] not allow an easy access, so it is advisable to leave the bikes Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 and going down to visit one of the most beautiful stretches of [email protected] [email protected] the island. Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 DESCRIPTION Once arrived at km30, you can take the detour to the famous [email protected] VALDERICE “Arco dell’Elefante”, a promontory which seems to be an Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 / +39 333-3180116 he trail begins from the promenade in front of the hotel elephantine that drinks sea water. The detour in return is [email protected] “La Perla”, towards Scauri. The route is level and after approximately 2.5km long and is not particularly difficult. Tabout 2.5km you’ll reach Mursia where, following the Once completed the more difficult ascent, the route continues THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS signs, you can visit the ancient necropolis of the island called at a regular altitude; at about km39 there is the detour to MARSALA Associazione Custonaci è Turismo +39 347 8300762 “I Sesi” with the remains of an ancient village dating back to Gadir: a round trip 1.6km long to visit an ancient fishing village [email protected] (Custonaci) the Bronze Age. Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 with thermal baths. At km41 you will find the signs to visit the Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 [email protected] Before to get Scauri, crossing a road along the sea, with swimming “Lago delle Ondine” which is fed by sea water. A [email protected] (Favignana) Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 smooth up and down, there is an intersection, at km 7.5, which little further, following the signs to the wonderful “Cala Cinque Viva Pantelleria Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 [email protected] leads to Sateria for a visit at the thermal pools whose water is Denti” it is possible to take a new forest track (using MTB or [email protected] (Pantelleria) Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 around 40° hot. pushing the bike) that will take you to “Lago delle Ondine”. Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 [email protected] Going back on the main trail you get the port of Scauri, an [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) Now the route becomes easier and, at Km43 you’ll encounter Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 ancient Roman settlement; after a slight slope there is the the sign for the famous “Lago di Venere”. The detour, of a few [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) village of Scauri (10km) where you can refresh yourself at a bar. hundred meters, will lead you at the lake edge where you’ll FIAB Trapani Once reached an altitude of 150m, proceed up to Km19 at easily take a dirt road to make the circumnavigation of two PANTELLERIA [email protected] (Trapani) 330m above sea level. The route deviates away from the kilometers, using bikes with road wheels. The lake is fed by Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 coast twice, then returns and continues parallel to the coast rainwater and thermal sources; here waters and mud have Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 [email protected] (Trapani) with high cliffs overlooking the sea. Here black rocks stand curative properties. [email protected] out against the blue sea creating spectacular sceneries. After After the tour of the lake and a likely swim, the road continues Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 1.5km you reach a dirt road that leads to the beautiful area of towards Pantelleria, intersecting Mordomo (natural pools). [email protected] “Balata dei Turchi” and “Faraglioni”. The round of 5.5 km of dirt After 2.5 km the tour ends with the island circumnavigation.

Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo N° Distance Accumulated Track Roadbook Count Description from WP to distance [mt] altitude[m] WP [mt] 1 0 0 6 Km.0+000 Start seafront Via Borgo Italy near local “ Il goloso “ westbound 2 540 540 6 Km.0+473 Turn left and go for “perimetrale” 3 2.095 2634 17 Km.2+570 Località Mursia 4 540 3174 26 Km.3+120 Archaeological excavations Sese 5 4473 7647 22 Km.7+570 Sateria thermal caves 6 2087 9734 24 Km.9+670 Take the road to Porto Scauri PH: Alessandro Tedesco 7 1072 10806 72 Km.10+700 Turn right on Scauri Pantelleria 8 277 11083 103 Km11+000 Km.0+000 Location Scauri . Reset counter 9 10595 21678 193 Km.10+400 For Balata dei Turchi Km 5+ . From here begins the dirt road Km.0+000 ( Challenging ) for those wishing to visit the town . The ALTIMETER PLAN route continues straight. Reset counter 10 24.56 24554 16 Alternative route A / Balata Turchi and Faraglioni R. Not included in the count of the counter 11 2876 33342 78 Km.11+300 Km. Turn right to visit Arco Elefante. Average distance traveled or 0+000 A / R . Reset Counter 12 1417 34759 14 Alternative route A / Arco elefante e faraglioni R. Not included in the count of the counter 13 6441 41200 69 Km.5+010 Beginning of dirt road to visit Ondine and P.Spadillo 14 625 41825 37 Km.5+470 Cala Cinque Denti 15 1910 43735 44 Km.7+530 Turn left onto Lake Venus A / R 16 6160 49895 8 Km.13+600 Keep Left at the harbor 17 522 50417 6 Km.14+000 Arrival

PH: Alessandro Tedesco Pantelleria ITINERARY SAN VITO LO CAPO - MARSALA

N° Distance from Accumulated Track Roadbook Description Name: From San Vito Lo Capo to Cantine Florio of Marsala WP to WP [mt] distance [mt] altitude[m] Count 27 1592 62634 16 Km.6+740 Turn left to Mothia straight for St. Theodore and the old ford Kilometers: Km 79,48 gone 28 1141 63775 6 Km.7+880 To the left along the coastal road . 29 4863 67047 4 Km.11+100 MOTHIA Difficulty: Medium/High 4/5 30 4769 71410 0 Km 15+463 Continue straight onto SP21 towards Marsala Location and/or tourist spots: Trapani - Cornino - San 31 406 71816 4 Km.16+00 Saline Marsala Vito lo Capo - Monte Cofano - Via dei Marmi - “Tonnara” (old 32 2069 73885 11 Km.17+900 turn right to Via Dell'Orto . Reset counter to the fork . Follow tunny-fishing factory) of Bonagia - Saline - Island of Mozia - Km.0+000 the waterfront Marausa - Nubia - Cantine Florio - Port of Marsala 33 4294 78179 8 Km.4+160 Marsala port PH: Walter Leonardi 34 1307 79485 6 Km-5+650 Arrival Cantine Florio and ending G.Tour Information and advice: a road bike or a trekking bike, San Vito Lo Capo are recommended. Road surface: 80% asphalt, 20% dirt. appearance of Baglio (ancient rural Sicilian farm) with a large central courtyard, in which there were various buildings like a little church currently existing (where the Rais with the PRODUCT GROUPS Hotel Baia di Venere +39 0923 62 14 66 - [email protected] DESCRIPTION fishermen gathered in prayer before facing the burdens of the Listed in the following hospitality facilities, you will find dedicated Albergo Auralba +39 0923 62 14 47 - [email protected] tuna fishing), warehouses, stables, a kitchen, an ancient oven services to bikers. t is a very suggestive trail that runs along the Sicilian coast, and a mill. In the outside of the *Tonnara you can admire the TRAPANI going from the village of San Vito Lo Capo to the city of many anchors and boats used for tuna fishing, the “mattanza”, a CALATAFIMI SEGESTA Agriturismo Sanacore +39 0923 86 42 79 Marsala, crossing all the attractions of the area of Trapani. proof of a tradition now lost in this place. Leaving the *Tonnara Tenute Gucciardi +39 338 50 82 944 - [email protected] [email protected] I and continuing along the waterside on the road SP20, you will Agriturismo Valle Benuara +39 335 56 84 795 The route starts in front of the beach of San Vito lo Capo, a very [email protected] charming and picturesque seaside village: it seems to have pass at km 31.88 through the village of Pizzolungo first, and CASE SANTE ERICE been born around a “little chapel”, later become a sanctuary, then you will arrive at the starting point in Trapani, into the Brezza Grecale Casa Vacanze +39 0923 56 68 69 Officina Gastronomica Resort +39 0923 53 25 94 consecrated to San Vito who worked there making many parking of “Piazza Vittoria”. Trapani was born in the north-west [email protected] [email protected] Hotel Vittoria +39 0923 87 30 44 - [email protected] miracles, and today it is still revered and celebrated. In the part of Sicily, surrounded by the sea and protected by Monte Tra i Venti Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 - [email protected] old village center you can admire the sanctuary of San Vito Erice. The old town center of Trapani fully reflects the essence FAVIGNANA Martyr and the small temple of Saint Crescenza. Moreover of Sicily: a sequence of historical eras concerning monuments, Plaia Casa Vacanze +39 339 101 76 20 - [email protected] VALDERICE in the main street there is the Maritime Museum which churches, buildings, fountains and squares, that tell the past Insula Hotel +39 339 14 79 690 - [email protected] B&B Al Frantoio +39 0923 83 69 51 / +39 333-3180116 Aegusa Hotel +39 339 14 79 688 - [email protected] houses wreckages recovered from the seabed of San Vito. of Trapani and that make the different corners of the city The evocative Nature Reserve of Zingaro, with its beautiful characteristic. As a typical seaside town, the crucial center is THE OTHER COMPANIES FOR BIKERS inlets and hiking trails surrounded by the nature, is located the port that has gone through several changes over time. The MARSALA Associazione Custonaci è Turismo +39 347 8300762 just 1 km away from San Vito. From the beach you proceed morphology of the territory of Trapani is a small peninsula that Casa Solare Rakalia +39 339 41 21 871 - [email protected] [email protected] (Custonaci) extends to the sea. Baglio Oneto Resort and Wines +39 0923 74 62 22 Noleggio Plaia +39 339 101 76 20 towards “Monte Cofano” taking the major road SP16. From [email protected] [email protected] (Favignana) km16.6, cycling along the road SP18, you will pass through You can live Trapani passing through the port and moving on Disio Resort +39 0923 99 83 57 - [email protected] Viva Pantelleria Agenzia Escursionistica +39 0923 91 32 83 the areas of “Purgatorio” and “Sperone” and then, through “Via The Road of Salt towards the detour to Nubia. The “Oasi Saline” Camping Lilybeo Village +39 0923 99 83 57 [email protected] (Pantelleria) dei Marmi”; proceeding straight you will arrive in “Custonaci”. of Trapani with Paceco, constitute a Regional Nature Reserve [email protected] Ristorante Mediterraneo +39 0923 972027 From the village of Custonaci, always proceeding on the road which covers almost a thousand hectares within a site of [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) SP18 for 8 kilometers, you will arrive at Km28.10 entering Community Importance and Special Protected Area, managed PANTELLERIA Y.M.C.A Climbing San Vito Lo Capo +39 0923 30 30 762 the village of Bonagia, where you can deviate to visit the by WWF. In the oasis an old method of salt production still Hotel Village Suvaki +39 333 53 23 459 - [email protected] [email protected] (San Vito Lo Capo) eponymous *Tonnara. It opens onto a tiny harbor that once persists. The Road of Salt, which extends from Trapani to FIAB Trapani Corte dell’Itria Casa Vacanze +39 373 75 45 157 was a shelter for fishing boats, but nowadays is entirely for Marsala, is exciting and breathtaking in some points. Visiting [email protected] [email protected] (Trapani) Cicloturismo Sicilia Guida turistica +39 348 72 21 418 tourist use. Despite significant transformations, the *Tonnara, Nubia you can see the Salt Museum which looks back over which already existed in the Norman period, kept its original the history and facts through so many centuries. The journey SAN VITO LO CAPO [email protected] (Trapani) El Bahira Camping +39 347 51 65 661 - [email protected] Hotel Mediterraneo +39 0923 62 10 62 - [email protected] Baglio la Luna B&B +39 335 83 62 856 - [email protected]

Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo continues on the provincial road SP21 and at Km 48.95 you will Saline. N° Distance from Accumulated Track Roadbook Description meet the sign for Marausa Lido, the largest seaside resort of The arrival in Marsala is after 79.49 km of cycling. WP to WP [mt] distance [mt] altitude[m] Count Trapani: its sandy bay is 3km long and the waters are shallow, Marsala is the city of wine of Sicily but also a place full of history 1 0 0 6 Km.0+000 START San Vito Lo Capo Beach Via PS Mattarella / Street surrounded on three sides by a breathtaking view of the Egadi from the Phoenician origin, to Greek influences, Roman, Arab, Islands, the city of Trapani and Monte Erice. At Km 61.04 turn Norman, Swabian, Angevin and Spanish. With the landing of 2 6.754 6754 25 Km.6+750 Abruzzi. Follow the signs to Trapani. right towards the island of Mozia, a small island in the middle Giuseppe Garibaldi - May 11, 1860 - the City wrote one of the 3 9.861 16615 267 Km.16+600 Start dirt road for Monte Cofano. Turn on the dirt road and of a lagoon with its archaeological remains of the ancient most beautiful pages of the Risorgimento that, a year later, Km.18+600 follow along the coast, if you want to get to MonteCofano Phoenician civilization as a testimony. In the Nineteenth- would have led to a united and republican Italy. Km.0+000 and do the Trekking. Only suitable for MTB reserves .In century house of the archaeologist Whitaker, it is possible to Marsala is rich in art and unique contents. As a completion many traits brought the bike by hand. Take back the path in Cornino visit the important archaeological museum. Proceeding on The of this trail, there is the visit to the famous winery “Cantine Road of Salt you will ride among the typical windmills of the Florio”. 4 3.698 20313 155 Km.0+740 After the village of Castelluzzo Purgatorio-. Keep left on the SP16 towards Custonaci. Reset counter 5 7601 27914 18 Km.2+870 Turn right on SP18 Custonaci Km.9+00 ALTIMETER PLAN Km.0+00 6 265 28179 15 Km.0+360 Turn right towards Cortigliolo Trapani (directions). Continue to the entrance of Bonagia right. Reset counter. 7 325 28504 12 Km.0+675 Turn left 8 3385 31889 13 Km.3+920 Piazza Tonnara Bonagia. Cross the PiazzadellaTonnara and continue towards Trapani. 9 6370 38259 6 Km.10+500 Continue towards Trapani, Location Pizzolungo Km.0+000 10 38.36 38354 8 Km.0+000 Continue on SP 20 up to Piazza Vittoria Trapani. Reset counter at the intersection with Piazza Via Pallante. 11 95 39019 5 Km.0+570 Turn left on via Pallante 12 420 39439 7 Km.1+06 Turn left on Via Palmieri 13 543 39982 5 Km.1+480 Turn right on Via Zavorra 14 40.30 40291 4 Km 1+789 Turn left on Via Dorsal ZIR (take on the cycle) 15 876 41167 6 Km.2+660 bicycle 16 Indicazione 44176 9 Km.5+530 Merge onto Via Libica - Marsala direction (directions road) Nubia 17 4783 48959 20 Km.10+400 Follow NUBIA Indication to visit or stay on path and Km.0+000 continue straight right for Marausa. Reset counter at the crossroads 18 2036 50995 7 Km.1+860 Turn left on the waterfront Marausa, visit places and go back 19 1104 52099 5 Km.3+030 return 20 1000 53099 6 Km 4+030 Turn right to return to the SP21 21 115 53214 5 Km.4+245 Turn right to Marsala SP21 22 1805 55019 14 Km.5+970 Right and then immediately to the Left 23 770 55789 26 Km6+680 Turn right on SP21 direction Marsala . Reset the counter crossroads 24 1314 57103 14 Km.1+310 Turn right towards Mothia 25 3325 60428 10 Km.4+650 On the roundabout right direction. Marsala. 26 615 61043 15 Km.5+110 Turn tight right Mothia