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Etna - South Side – House in the lava of '83. loop from Piano Bottara

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Etna - South Side – House in the lava of '83. loop from Piano Bottara

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Etna - South Side – House in the lava of '83. loop from Piano Bottara

01:12

14.4km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parco dell'Etna

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

3.06 km

Buried Church of the 1983 Eruption, Parco dell'Etna

Highlight • Religious Site

lava flow cave

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2

4.42 km

Monte Giacca

Highlight • Summit

3

5.93 km

Etna - South Side

Highlight • Volcano

The Sapienza refuge is the highest place on Etna that can be reached by racing bike. If you start from Catania, therefore at sea level, you will overcome a height …

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4

10.5 km

House in the lava of '83.

Highlight • Structure

Absolut beeindruckend. Hier haben mal Menschen gewohnt, bis der Etna mal kurz aufgestoßen hat. Nun sieht es hier so aus. Eine schöne Demonstration ohne Worte für die Macht der Naturgewalten.

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

671 m

363 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

366 m

363 m

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Friday 6 November

12°C

-1°C

35 %

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