Salerno ➡️ Ravello ➡️ Salerno, 71.75 km. The train arrived on time at 03:22 in Salerno. I went out of the train station thinking about making some tea for breakfast. But it was cold at this time and I thought it would be better to start riding immediately to keep warm. I rode through the … Continue reading 2019-03-30 Salerno ➡️ Ravello ➡️ Salerno
2019-03-29 Taormina ➡️ Messina, 73.64 km. For breakfast I made green tea and muesli in the kitchen of Hostel Taormina. I met Eric from Germany in the kitchen, he had stayed three weeks in Taormina to attend an Italian language class. He had also brought his racing bicycle in the plane from Germany, disassembled in … Continue reading 2019-03-29 Taormina ➡️ Messina
2019-03-28 Catania (Camping Etna) ➡️ Mascali, 54.01 km. 2019-03-28 Mascali ➡️ Taormina, 17.94 km. Total 71.95 km At 7:30 I got out of the old trailer and cooked couscous with olives and tomato paste for breakfast. At 8:30 I left the camp site Camping Etna and continued riding up the road on the south slope … Continue reading 2019-03-28 Catania (Camping Etna) ➡️ Taormina
2019-03-27 Priolo Gargallo ➡️ Catania centre, 61.29 km. 2019-03-27 Catania centre ➡️ Catania (Camping Etna), 22.39 km. Total 83.68 km. The night was calm with very little wind. I used my mosquito net because there were quite a lot of them at this beach. Maybe because of the nature reserve on the other side of … Continue reading 2019-03-27 Priolo Gargallo ➡️ Catania (Camping Etna)
2019-03-26 Lol Hostel Siracusa ➡️ Ortigia, 2.92 km 2019-03-26 Siracusa (Ortigia) ➡️ Priolo Gargallo, 30.31 km. Total 33.23 km From the Lol Hostel I rode to nearby Ortigia, the island on which the historic centre of Syracuse lies. First I rode to the tip of the island which is guarded by the Castello Maniace, built … Continue reading 2019-03-26 Siracusa ➡️ Priolo Gargallo
2019-03-25 Noto ➡️ Siracusa, 55.43 km. View of Noto from the hostel room window From the window of my hostel room I had a nice view over the roofs of Noto, including the impressive dome of the cathedral. Cattedrale di Noto, La Chiesa Madre di San Nicolò After breakfast I rode to Corso Vittorio Emanuele … Continue reading 2019-03-25 Noto ➡️ Siracusa
2019-03-24 Ragusa ➡️ Noto, 75.24 km. At breakfast in the San Vito Hostel I met the Japanese scientist Taizou Miyachi (宮地泰造). He told me a bit about his research and his gastronomic travel in Europe. Cherry blossoms at the road from Ragusa to Modica After breakfast I rode again down to Ragusa Ibla and went … Continue reading 2019-03-24 Ragusa ➡️ Noto
Vittoria ➡️ Ragusa, 38.00 km. After a nice breakfast in the sun in the olive grove I went back to the road and continued to Comiso and then up 400 m in elevation on a not very steep road to Ragusa. I bought some food at an Eurospin supermarket at the outskirts of Ragusa. Then … Continue reading 2019-03-23 Vittoria ➡️ Ragusa
Licata ➡️ Vittoria, 75.08 km. When I woke up it was still raining outside. According to the weather forecast the rain was supposed to stop around noon, so I took my time getting up and eating breakfast. View from the balcony of the Airbnb flat in Licata It was still drizzling when I started riding … Continue reading 2019-03-22 Licata ➡️ Vittoria
Agrigento ➡️ Licata, 54.30 km. Houses in Agrigento seen from Dimora Hostel I had slept very well in the Dimora Hostel it was a very nice place to stay. In the morning the houses of Agrigento seen from the hostel window looked beautiful in the sun. But I could hear a strong wind howling around … Continue reading 2019-03-21 Agrigento ➡️ Licata
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