Sicily has the shape of a triangle, and if you cut it in half along the bisector it joins Trapani to Catania you can discover landscapes far from postcard places and frequented by mass tourism, but not for this of less charm and beauty and above all more genuine and enjoyable. Admire the history and millenary traditions of a village perched on a hill, get lost among the endless wheat fields and continuous succession of vineyards and fruit trees, stop and reflect in front of the places that still bear the wounds of recent disasters and never forget and enjoy the typical hospitality of those who live on the island are the objectives of those who travel there Sicily Divide: an itinerary traced byAssociation Sicilian cycle paths .
Path
Cycling along its almost 500 kilometers without a meter of plain requires commitment, but it is still within the reach of every cyclist with good training and a mountain bike or a bike gravel with sufficiently wide and knobby tires. In fact, rural roads, dirt roads or abandoned for some time are also covered and therefore in conditions that are not always ideal, in return, however, you get splendid views and cross areas that often appear out of time. And speaking of time, everyone can take their own to complete the itinerary, which the creators have ideally divided into 7 stages.
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Checkpoints and accommodation facilities
Along the way, which can also be interpreted according to needs and curiosities, ranging around a basic track and completed which you get the patent, the creators have set checkpoints in which to stamp the pass and indicated facilities bike friendly where the overnight stays are more comfortable. The departure and arrival capitals (with the variant starting from Palermo instead of from Trapani), the intermediate ones of Caltanissetta and of Enna (the highest in Italy, with its 931 meters above sea level) obviously represent unmissable destinations, each with its own particularities.
The places not to be missed
In Sicily Divide, however, you also come across smaller countries with infinite charm such as Salemi , Act O Sambuca of Sicily , elected Village of the year in Italy in 2016. And among the places that will remain etched in the memory there are certainly the salt pans of Trapani, la Granfonte with 24 bronze spouts built in 1651 a Leonforte , the Andromeda Theater created by the shepherd Lorenzo Reina near Santo Stefano Quisquina sculpting i 108 seats in front of the proscenium in the position of the visible stars of the constellation.
Literary memories and still open wounds
Also unmissable Palazzo Filangeri di Cutò from Santa Margherita di Belice, made famous there The Leopard and escaped the 1968 earthquake. One cannot fail to be moved by the signs of that disaster, which are still visible today and can be touched by hand in the ghost town of Poggioreale or in the famous Grande Cretto realized by Alberto Burri, which lies on the side of a hill right where the town of Gibellina, now rebuilt 20 kilometers away and enriched with works of contemporary art.