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Stair of the Turks – View of the Scala dei Turchi loop from Scala dei Turchi

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Stair of the Turks – View of the Scala dei Turchi loop from Scala dei Turchi

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Stair of the Turks – View of the Scala dei Turchi loop from Scala dei Turchi

01:01

3.63km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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120 m

Stair of the Turks

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Scala dei Turchi is a sheer cliff that overlooks the crystalline sea making it a very suggestive place. The name derives from the Saracen pirates who, in 1500, were …

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770 m

View of the Scala dei Turchi

Highlight • Natural Monument

Inevitable stop on a trip to southern Sicily.
The Scala Dei Turchi is located in Realmonte, shortly after Porto Empedocle.
Different access points to La Scala, directly via a staircase …

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2.07 km

Turks' Steps

Highlight • Natural Monument

If the visitors continue to behave this way, the access to the wonderful white rock will soon be completely sealed off. A good example of narcissistic consumption of nature (beauty). …

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2.40 km

White Cape (Catolica Heraclea)

Highlight • Natural Monument

This, however, is the beautiful Capo Bianco in Sicily. The Scala del Turchi can be admired a few kilometers further east.

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3.16 km

Scala dei Turchi (Turks' Steps) Beach

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The rocks only just stick out of the sand.
With a little imagination you could imagine the look of the back of a group of white whales that you can walk along the beach.

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3.63 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.67 km

1.42 km

246 m

216 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.42 km

1.14 km

302 m

297 m

226 m

216 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

29°C

24°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

May 29, 2023,Tour zur Scala dei Turchi

Scala dei Turchi is the tourist and instagram hotspot of the marl/limestone cliffs/cliffs west of Agrigento. Highly recommended alternatives: hikes on the Cabo Bianco and and to the Dama Bianca in the Torre Salsa nature reserve (see previous tours).

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Stair of the Turks – View of the Scala dei Turchi loop from Scala dei Turchi

Stair of the Turks

View of the Scala dei Turchi

Turkish Steps

Turks' Steps

White Cape (Catolica Heraclea)

Scala dei Turchi (Turks' Steps) Beach

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