Catania Seafront Cycle Path – Faraglioni of the Cyclops loop from Nesima

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Catania Seafront Cycle Path – Faraglioni of the Cyclops loop from Nesima

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Catania Seafront Cycle Path – Faraglioni of the Cyclops loop from Nesima

02:36

44.3km

440m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.8 km for 67 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.54 km

View of the Catania Coastline

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Sea everywhere you look - a nice vantage point!

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8.26 km

Catania Seafront Cycle Path

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This route reserved for cyclists runs along the Catania seafront for approximately 2.2 kilometers and is perfect for avoiding the city traffic.

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14.9 km

View of Aci Castello

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It is possible to go down to the sea for swimming. A visit to the castle is recommended.

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16.9 km

View of the Cyclops Islands (Faraglioni of Aci Trezza)

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The islands of the Cyclops, also known as the Faraglioni of Aci Trezza, derive their name from Greek mythology, in particular from the legend of the Cyclops Polyphemus, immortalized in Homer's Odyssey. According to this epic narrative, Polyphemus, blinded by Ulysses, projected imposing rocky boulders against the Greek hero in an attempt to prevent his escape across the sea. These boulders, thanks to the anger of the Cyclops, were transformed into the majestic Faraglioni that we admire today. The Homeric tale unfolds along the suggestive Ionian coast of Aci Trezza, a place already known and frequented by the ancient Greeks. Already in the first verses of the ninth book of the Odyssey, the description of the landscape emerges which is still intact today: "In front of the port an island lies, Lachea nomata, where the rural goats grow in droves."

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17.2 km

Faraglioni of the Cyclops

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The Riviera of the Cyclops is a 12 kilometer stretch of coastline between Aci Trezza and Aci Castello, north of Catania characterized by the Faraglioni

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39.9 km

Church of Saint Agatha at the Borgo

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44.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

10.1 km

9.64 km

9.49 km

749 m

297 m

123 m

Surfaces

40.3 km

3.02 km

610 m

306 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

27°C

15°C

46 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

December 26, 2021,RS-MB Le Chiazzette

The path, winding through seven hairpin bends, allows you to easily overcome the difference in height of 150 meters that separates the Acese plateau from the coast below. Rearranged in the seventeenth century on a pre-existing route, it was enriched with particular arched supporting walls and ramps up to six meters wide. For over two centuries it was the most …

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