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    1. Calatabiano – Gole dell'Alcantara – Castiglione di Sicilia - Round trip

    48.8km

    02:25

    760m

    760m

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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    September 30, 2023

    Known as "the quastallum" by the Arabs, Castiglione di Sicilia stands on a hill between the Alcantara valley and the Etna park, offering breathtaking landscapes with orchards and lava flows. It has a history dominated by the Arabs and subsequently by the Normans and Swabians. The village is known for its honors and its beauty, recognized with a regional decree in 1994.
    The castle of Lauria, which dominates the town, was born as a defensive fortress for the city; well built as it was, on the sandstone rock, and surrounded by powerful defensive walls, it constituted a perfect military defense both inland and throughout the rest of the Alcantara valley.
    From the start of your visit to Castiglione di Sicilia, it will not be difficult for you to notice how this village is closely linked to the medieval period, both for the narrow streets that characterize it and for the presence of a castle on top of a hill ' of stronghold.

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      January 19, 2023

      It is a characteristic medieval center located between Etna and Alcantara.

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        Location: Castiglione Di Sicilia, Catania, Sicily, Italy

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