Moderate cycling with some longer, steady uphill sections, and longer days.
The season for this holiday is:
05 March 2022 - 30 June 2022
01 September 2022 - 15 November 2022
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| mm | 73 | 51 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 104 | 61 | 76 |
Following the coast for much of the way before heading inland for the final leg, your ride today includes some gentle ascents to reach the Giardino del Barocco in Noto, the ‘capital’ of Italian Baroque. Its magical Noto Antica ruins predate the earthquake of 1693 and are well worth exploring if time allows.
7 nights: 05 March 2022 - 30 June 2022 & 01 September 2022 - 15 November 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 5 - 31 Mar 2022 | £1195 | £230 |
| 1 - 30 Apr 2022 | £1295 | £235 |
| 1 May - 23 Jun 2022 | £1395 | £245 |
| 1 - 30 Sep 2022 | £1395 | £245 |
| 1 - 31 Oct 2022 | £1345 | £245 |
| 1 - 8 Nov 2022 | £1195 | £230 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | £0 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £70 |
Includes accommodation, meals, bike hire, luggage transfers and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus cycling notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Electric bikes available: add £160 per person
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Hotel Gutkowski , Siracusa | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'Classic': 05 Mar - 30 Jun 2022 | £14 | |
| 'Classic': 01 Sep - 15 Nov 2022 | £14 | |
| 'Plus': 05 Mar - 30 Jun 2022 | £34 | |
| 'Plus': 01 Sep - 15 Nov 2022 | £34 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
Prices include an extra day’s hire of a standard bike. If you are upgrading to an e-bike, add a further £20pp per day.| Hotel Gutkowski , Siracusa (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar - 30 Jun 2022 | £94 | £148 |
| 01 Sep - 15 Nov 2022 | £94 | £148 |
| Il Giardino del Barocco, Noto (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar - 30 Jun 2022 | £80 | £105 |
| 01 Sep - 15 Nov 2022 | £80 | £105 |
| Hotel Il Barocco, Ragusa (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar - 30 Jun 2022 | £105 | £128 |
| 01 Sep - 15 Nov 2022 | £105 | £128 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Catania | jet2 |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Catania | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Catania | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Catania | British Airways, easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Catania | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Luton - Catania | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London Southend - Catania | Air Malta |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Catania
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Catania Centrale to Siracusa (1h25), walk (0h30) or taxi Siracusa to hotel (0h10, pay locally) | £12 | 1900 |
| bus Catania airport to Siracusa (1h15), taxi Siracusa to hotel (0h10) | pay locally | flexible |
| direct taxi Catania Airport to hotel (1h) | £50 | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| walk (0h30) or taxi hotel to Siracusa (0h10, pay locally), rail Siracusa to Catania Centrale (1h20) | £12 | 1100 |
| walk (0h30) or taxi hotel to Siracusa (0h10), bus Siracusa to Catania airport (1h15) | pay locally | flexible |
| direct taxi hotel to Catania airport (1h15) | £50 | flexible |
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Noto and Ragusa were our favourites. We would return to Sicily - and May is a great time to go. Perfect temperature for cycling and the air heavily scented with orange blossom. Be prepared with proper footwear and maybe poles for the walk aa it is not straightforward, scrambling needed over fallen trees and rockfalls slowed us right down and we had to abort.
A well considered itinerary cycling for a good part on peaceful country roads. Glad we rented e bikes as a couple of days would have presented a considerable challenge to anyone pedalling entirely under their own steam. Satisfied with most of the accommodation, with a particular nod to Agriturismo Sacre Pietre if you enjoy complete peace and quiet and genuine home cooking. All in all great food, wonderful weather, loads of history and a very satisfying experience.
Beautiful scenery, wild flowers, great food, loved the towns we visited and bikes of a good standard
Noto and Ragusa were our favourites. We would return to Sicily - and May is a great time to go. Perfect temperature for cycling and the air heavily scented with orange blossom. Be prepared with proper footwear and maybe poles for the walk aa it is not straightforward, scrambling needed over fallen trees and rockfalls slowed us right down and we had to abort.
A well considered itinerary cycling for a good part on peaceful country roads. Glad we rented e bikes as a couple of days would have presented a considerable challenge to anyone pedalling entirely under their own steam. Satisfied with most of the accommodation, with a particular nod to Agriturismo Sacre Pietre if you enjoy complete peace and quiet and genuine home cooking. All in all great food, wonderful weather, loads of history and a very satisfying experience.
Beautiful scenery, wild flowers, great food, loved the towns we visited and bikes of a good standard
The Bar Gli Angeli in Noto was great for cocktails and snacks: great atmosphere and very reasonable.
The guided tour of the Benedictine Monastery was one of our highlights.
Great holiday! Feel like we saw the best of Sicily with clear and informative maps, notes and guidance. Thank you Inntravel
Cycling from Ferla to the necropolis ruins was fabulous. Unfortunately, the Anapo valley was closed for walking so we decided to cycle instead. The road, although there-and-back, was very scenic and to be recommended. There are lots of alternative cycling options in this region so it’s great to extend the planned rides. We cycled approximately 500km over the week which we thoroughly enjoyed. Fantastic choice of hotels. The fresh produce markets are amazing for variety, quality and low price. We made several visits to buy gorgeous fruit, salads, bread and cheese and olives. The espresso coffee is universally very fine indeed. Cycling requires confidence in the cities, however we experienced no aggression whatsoever. Cars and scooters sometimes pass close but that is just road culture in Italy - it’s not scary or intimidating, rather part of the fantastic experience.
Biggest tip is 'Don't cycle in Sicily'
We are very sorry you didn't enjoy cycling in Sicily
We very much enjoyed the self-guided bike tour through southern Sicily. All the places we stayed in were varied and interesting - so much history in that part of the world! We had amazing weather for late October and even stopped for a swim on our first day when passing through Avolo. After day 1 we found the routes quite challenging and would rate the trip Moderate+ rather than moderate. But we managed just fine nonetheless. We did however decide to take the Regional train back on the day trip to Modica from Ragusa. There is a large descent into the heart of beautiful Modica. Taking the train was an easy cultural experience for only 2.5€ each including the bikes. The bikes were great. Staying at the Agriturismo Sacre Pietre was lovely but unfortunately the Necropoli di Pantalica was closed due to heavy rains the day before. Overall it was wonderful to ride through the Sicilian countryside and small towns and meet local people along the way.
We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday; all the hotels were lovely and the staff very friendly and helpful. We were surprised that the Archeological site in Siracusa was not mentioned in the notes as it was an extremely interesting and remarkable place. The cycling routes, apart from the first day were challenging , and we thought the routes should be graded 3. Having said that we managed to complete all the routes, and enjoyed the small towns and countryside very much. The architecture was outstanding and my favourite place was the Cathedral square in Siracusa - so beautiful. The food everywhere was delicious, especially the Polpo ( octopus) which I had on numerous occasions!
A reasonable level of bike fitness is needed for this trip, although there were very few steep hills there is a fair bit of steady climbing for several kilometres at a time and the weather can be very hot. There is a nice mixture of city and country and the cycling is mainly on good quality roads, some of which are busy, others deserted. This was our 5th Inntravel cycling holiday and once again the service and organisation was superb.