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Aci Bonaccorsi

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

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Italy
Sicily
Catania
Aci Bonaccorsi

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

03:01

67.1km

620m

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: July 30, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.3 km for 135 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

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

3

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, …

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4

25.5 km

View of the Ionian Sea

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5

46.4 km

View of San Giovanni Li Cuti

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Seaside village inside Catania

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6

46.9 km

View of the Catania Coastline

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Sea everywhere you look - a nice vantage point!

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7

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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8

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 …

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9

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

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.2 km

22.6 km

10.9 km

3.72 km

675 m

Surfaces

63.4 km

2.65 km

711 m

343 m

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Monday 12 October

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