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Claudio Picchi
January 22, 2023
Road cycling
There are four islands (or stacks) of the Cyclops: Lachea, Faraglione Grande, Faraglione di Mezzo and Faraglione degli Uccelli. The archipelago owes its name to a passage from the Odyssey, when Polyphemus threw stones at Ulysses; they stuck into the ground and gave life to the stacks.
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Best routes near View of the Cyclops Islands
5.0
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130
riders
43.2km
02:05
550m
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This 26.9-mile (43.2 km) moderate road cycling ring tour from Catania Centrale to Santa Tecla offers coastal views and volcanic landscapes.
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374
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04:59
1,230m
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(18)
246
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Elevation 20 m
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