View of Isola Bella – Messina Gate loop from Alcantara

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View of Isola Bella – Messina Gate loop from Alcantara

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View of Isola Bella – Messina Gate loop from Alcantara

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22.9km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.0 km for 72 m

After 12.3 km for 188 m

After 12.8 km for 85 m

After 13.0 km for 57 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.75 km

View of Isola Bella and the Taormina coast

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Nice town. Although there are many tourists, it still invites you to linger!

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7.07 km

View of Isola Bella

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Sometimes quite crowded, so come here very early or later in the evening

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9.37 km

Messina Gate

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From the ancient time come two city gate, Porta Messina in the north and Porta Catania in the south. Porta Messina is a remnant of a former fortress wall. This …

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13.9 km

Viewpoint

18.9 km

Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Tears

Highlight • Religious Site

22.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

8.94 km

2.15 km

971 m

608 m

109 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

1.12 km

416 m

274 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

January 10, 2025,Taormina und Castelmola 🤩

Hey Komootler, this stretch of coast is one of the most beautiful in Sicily. Most Germans are staying here on the campsite. Today the view of Mount Etna was particularly good. There was surprisingly little going on in Taormina. And further up in Castelmola even less. A very beautiful day.🤩

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March 13, 2023,Si- Taormina

Goethe was here, Empress Elisabeth II and Greta Garbo - Taormina is perhaps the most famous seaside resort in the world. I wonder how people climbed the 200 meters to the sea back then. Not with the cable car, neither then nor now - it has been under maintenance since February. How did all the tourists get up here this …

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