Mazzarino Town Center – Mazzarino Castle loop from Niscemi

Mazzarino Town Center – Mazzarino Castle loop from Niscemi

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Mazzarino Town Center – Mazzarino Castle loop from Niscemi

04:35

91.0km

1,250m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.68 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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485 m

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III, Niscemi

Highlight • Settlement

Niscemi, located in the free municipal consortium of Caltanissetta in Sicily, is a municipality rich in history with traces of human settlements dating back to the Neolithic. Characterized by a fascinating panorama of the Gela plain and the Maroglio river, its historic center dates back to the 17th century, with Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III which houses the Church of Santa Maria d'Itria and the Church of Addolorata, and the suggestive Terrace of Lookout offering magnificent views of the region.

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1.73 km

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III

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Main square of the city. It has a rectangular shape and from it all the streets open in a radial pattern. In the center there is a drawing on lava stone of the modographic map of the city

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1.75 km

Chiesa Madre Santa Maria d'Itria

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Mother Church of the city of Niscemi (CL) in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III. Worth a visit. On the side there is a public fountain

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45.4 km

Mazzarino Town Center

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46.1 km

Mazzarino Castle

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This castle has uncertain origins, but it was certainly built before the 13th century. Of the 4 towers that were originally arranged on 4 sides, today only one remains.

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47.4 km

Mazzarino Castle (U Cannuni)

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Mazzarino, a small Sicilian town, rises on the plateaus of the Erei mountains, in the south-eastern area of the Nissena province, near the Gela plain. The town is known for its castle, 'U Cannuni, a 12th century fortress of Norman origin. Once the residence of the counts of Mazarin, the castle preserves a cylindrical tower and remains of walls, witnesses of its ancient grandeur and importance.

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71.8 km

Passo di Portella Bianca

Mountain Pass

91.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.3 km

39.2 km