Pantalica Necropolis – Calcinara Stream loop from Sortino

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Pantalica Necropolis – Calcinara Stream loop from Sortino

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Pantalica Necropolis – Calcinara Stream loop from Sortino

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3.21km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Riserva naturale orientata Pantalica Valle dell'Anapo e Torrente Cava Grande

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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224 m

View of the Anapo Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Fantastic. Also wonderful at sunset

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800 m

Grotto Between the Necropolises

Highlight • Cave

987 m

Pantalica Necropolis

Highlight • Historical Site

Pantalica is one of the most impressive, but at the same time the most difficult to reach, Unesco World Heritage Sites in Sicily. Pantalica is a prehistoric archaeological zone. More …

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1.03 km

Calcinara Stream

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Calcinara is the largest tributary of the Anapo and owes its name to its calcareous water.
Calcinara originates on the lower slopes of Pantalica, in the gorges of the Iblei …

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1.60 km

Calcinara Stream

Highlight • River

Beautiful stream. Has water all year round. Here and there there are pools for swimming.

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1.67 km

Medieval Cave Chapel

Highlight • Cave

In this chapel you will find an intact mural from the Middle Ages.

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1.95 km

Cave Open to Visitors

Highlight • Cave

Good shelter in case of rain

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3.21 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.23 km

518 m

430 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.66 km

518 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 13 November

22°C

14°C

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Comments

September 10, 2022,Wanderung

Short hike in the heat of the monkeys in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pantalica with ancient, still well-preserved burial chambers. Two of the few rivers that don't dry up in the Sicilian summer, the Anapo and the Calcinara, have dug a deep gorge here and in some places formed beautiful natural mini-lakes with naturally ice-cold water - but when …

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