- Cost
- € 439 (self-guided) $
- Duration
- 3 days/2 nights
- Start/End
- Trapani/Trapani
Discover the west coast of Sicily by bike and experience the regional wines on this self-guided tour. If you only have a few days, this is a good option to enhance your travel plans. Cycle a gentle route from the charming, medieval town of Erice, through vineyards, and past windmills and salt mines to Marsala. Consider an optional visit Mozia Island and its archaeological area. Enjoy Marsala – both the town and the wine!
You’ll spend two nights in comfortable hotels: one in the medieval town of Erice and one night in the heart of Marsala. You’ll have a chance to learn how to prepare a perfect Sicilian meal or discover one of the little islands of the protected Egadi Archipelago.
Day 1 – Welcome to Sicily!
Arrival at Trapani Birgi Airport with a private transfer included. Overnight in Erice, at a 3 star hotel. Dinner is on your own.
Day 2 – Erice to Marsala (36 miles/60 km)
You’ll pedal totally relaxed along flat roads in the open country. Enjoy the panoramic descent from Erice and follow the route to the Marsala Salt Mining Reserve and view the adjacent wind mills. Consider a side trip to Mozia, a small serene island. Arrive in Marsala for the night.
Day 3 – Rest day in Marsala and Departure
Rest day in Marsala. Discover this lovely town and enjoy a wine tasting at one of the largest and most famous wine producers of Sicily. The tour ends today with a transfer to Trapani Airport. Ciao!
Actual tour itinerary may vary slightly due to unforeseen circumstances.
Siciclando carefully chooses every aspect of a tour, including the accommodations.
Our choices are based on comfort and quality. We often choose hotels that are family-owned and operated because they provide a richer experience and because it is important to us to support the efforts of these individuals. We have developed relationships with many wonderful hotel operators. Here is a sample of the hotel on this tour.
Tour accommodations will be based on availability and the time of year. Once you have made your final payment for the tour, we will send you a confirmation letter that includes daily accommodations and contact information.
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- This is an easy tour because the ride from Erice to Marsala is mostly downhill and you can really ride enjoing the view and taking a break along the way or get the hotel in Marsala and its swimming pool where speding the afternoon.
Highlights include Erice, a medieval town so suggestive! A wonderful downhill to Marsala, a spectacular ride through the salt mines of Trapani, the Marsala dessert wine, bike, food, wine… only 3 days! Do you want more?
- Travel notes
- The reference airport for this tour is Trapani.
- Books
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- Salvatore Quasimodo, poet and writer: Ed è subito sera, Giorno dopo giorno, Dare e avere. Modica
- Gesualdo Bufalino, novelist Diceria dell’untore (the plague sower), Le menzogne della notte (Night’s lies). Comiso
- Jacopo da Lentini (sec XIII), poet. Lentini
- Vitaliano Brancati, novelist: Don Giovanni in Sicilia, Il Bell’Antonio, Paolo il caldo. Pachino
- Movies
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- Divorce, italian style 1961, film director: Pietro Germi. This movie It won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
- Anni difficili 1948, film director Luigi Zampa, from the novel of Vitaliano Brancati, “II vecchio con gli stivali”
- Gente di rispetto 1975, film director Luigi Zampa, from the homonymous novel of Giuseppe Fava
- Kaos 1984, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, from several novels of Luigi Pirandello
- The star maker or best known as L’Uomo delle stelle 1995, Giuseppe Tornatore
- Self-guided tour price
- € 439 – currency converter
- High season surcharge – € 60 (effective July 1– August 31)
- Private room – € 40 (€ 65 in case of a person traveling alone)
- Included
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- Transfer from Trapani Airport to hotel and back again
- Two nights in three-star hotels, based on double occupancy
- Three breakfasts and one dinner
- Bike rental – which includes one bike pannier per bike, helmets and a cycle computer.
- Detailed route information and maps
- Van support
- Not included
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- Admission to museums and archaeological sites
- Tickets for trains or any public transportation
- Wine or beverages
- Airfare
- Transfers to the starting point or from the finishing point unless specified; we can assist you in planning and arranging for any necessary shuttles
- Transport of bike case (for guests who bring their own bike)
- Personal expenses (laundry, personal supplies, phone calls, etc.)
- Gratuity
- Tour code
- BSE1
