This Greek settlement dates back to almost 3,000 years. The original town was founded 850 BC. After its destruction in 459 BC, the “new” town was built. Noteworthy is the large theatre, which is still in excellent condition. Some artifacts of the site are now located in a museum in adjacent Aidone, including a statue that had been on display at the Getty museum in Los Angeles for over two decades!

This Roman villa from the 4th century AD is famous for its 3,500 square meters of floor-mosaics. Several mosaic-pictures show us scenes from ancient living. Among the beautiful artwork is the very special picture of 10 young Roman girls in bikinis.

Today Agrigento has about 60,000 inhabitants. In earlier times the Greeks called it Akragas. Later, the Romans called it Agrigentum, which back then included about 200,000 inhabitants! The Valle dei Templi was founded about 2,600 years ago, and about 100 years later the Greeks started to build everything what we can still see today. This is truly an amazing place to stop by and to take at least a couple of pictures.

The healthy thermal waters were already popular during the Greek period and even nowadays people come here for that reason. There is also a very beautiful historic center that waits for us with cappuccino and gelato!

Corleone and Prizzi became famous thanks to Hollywood. The movies “The Godfather” and “Prizzis Honour” showed some of the Mafia heritage, which is quite common in these regions. Corleone has a museum, which tells about the history of the Mafia and of those trying to fight it.

Like Corleone Prizzi became famous thanks to Hollywood. The movies “The Godfather” and “Prizzis Honour” showed some of the Mafia heritage, which is quite common in these regions. A walk along the narrow cobblestone alleys might give you some goose bumps...

With its enormous cathedral and the giant rock as a backdrop this is one of the nicest towns on the island. Famous for its charming historical center and its long, sandy beach, it is a good place to taste the many local specialties or to find some nice souvenirs. And after dinner there are numerous bars to choose from, great places to enjoy a drink with the locals.

Castelbuono means "beautiful castle", and yes, the famous Castello Dei Ventimiglia, built by the powerful Ventimiglia family in 1316, is quite stunning, even though "beautiful" may be a bit of an exaggeration.
Apart from the castle Castelbuono is famous for Manna, a product made from the locas ash trees, and for the fact that back in 2007 the four local garbage trucks were replaced by six donkeys in an effort to cut costs and protect the environment.

Europe's highest active volcano, at 3,340 meters, is called "the mountain of the mountains“ by the locals. Its most recent eruption happened in 2017, when glowing lava was thrown out of a crater on the south-eastern slope. In history, Etna destroyed a lot of villages and the town of Catania twice. We can have a close look at the cold lava stream of the last eruption. The loop on well paved roads through all climatic zones around this giant volcano is a panoramic highlight und rewards riders with breathtaking views.