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View of the Cyclops Islands – Faraglioni of the Cyclops loop from Aci Sant'Antonio

View of the Cyclops Islands – Faraglioni of the Cyclops loop from Aci Sant'Antonio

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View of the Cyclops Islands – Faraglioni of the Cyclops loop from Aci Sant'Antonio

03:07

67.1km

730m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.3 km for 135 m

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Start point

Parking

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12.5 km

View of Santa Tecla and the Ionian Coast

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Panorama on the Ionian coast of Catania. In the background, the seaside village of Santa Tecla.

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14.4 km

La Timpa di Acireale

Nature Reserve

21.2 km

View of the Cyclops Islands

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There are four islands (or stacks) of the Cyclops: Lachea, Faraglione Grande, Faraglione di Mezzo and Faraglione degli Uccelli. The archipelago owes its name to a passage from the Odyssey, when Polyphemus threw stones at Ulysses; they stuck into the ground and gave life to the stacks.

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25.5 km

View of the Ionian Sea

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46.3 km

View of San Giovanni Li Cuti

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Seaside village inside Catania

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46.9 km

View of the Catania Coastline

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Sea everywhere you look - a nice vantage point!

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54.7 km

Faraglioni of the Cyclopes

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Imposing black rocks. The name Cyclops Islands comes from Greek mythology. Great sundowner atmosphere in Aci Trezza

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54.8 km

View of the Cyclops Islands (Faraglioni of Aci Trezza)

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The islands of the Cyclops, also known as the Faraglioni of Aci Trezza, derive their name from Greek mythology, in particular from the legend of the Cyclops Polyphemus, immortalized in Homer's Odyssey. According to this epic narrative, Polyphemus, blinded by Ulysses, projected imposing rocky boulders against the Greek hero in an attempt to prevent his escape across the sea. These boulders, thanks to the anger of the Cyclops, were transformed into the majestic Faraglioni that we admire today. The Homeric tale unfolds along the suggestive Ionian coast of Aci Trezza, a place already known and frequented by the ancient Greeks. Already in the first verses of the ninth book of the Odyssey, the description of the landscape emerges which is still intact today: "In front of the port an island lies, Lachea nomata, where the rural goats grow in droves."

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55.1 km

Faraglioni of the Cyclops

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The Riviera of the Cyclops is a 12 kilometer stretch of coastline between Aci Trezza and Aci Castello, north of Catania characterized by the Faraglioni

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67.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.9 km

22.6 km

10.4 km

3.72 km

443 m

Surfaces

63.7 km

2.65 km

479 m

344 m

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Highest point (370 m)

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Tuesday 28 July

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View of the Cyclops Islands – Faraglioni of the Cyclops loop from Aci Sant'Antonio

View of Santa Tecla and the Ionian Coast

View of the Cyclops Islands

View of the Ionian Sea

View of San Giovanni Li Cuti

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