A real bike experience to discover the Nature Reserve of Monte Pellegrino cycling along the tracks of the mountain on our brand-new e-MTBs. The ascent will take place along the "old roads" used by pilgrims and devotees on the Feast of the Patron Saint of the city of Palermo.
You will appreciate the history of the Mountain and visit the sacred cave (formerly, the place of worship of the Phoenician goddess Tanith,nowadays embedded in the Sanctuary dedicated to Santa Rosalia). We will continue visiting the plateau, where the II WW' s anti-aircraft batteries were positioned and that, nowadays, offers a breath-taking panoramic view on the coast and the Gulf of Palermo; we will later proceed along the off-road tracks at the top of the mountain designed for MTBs enthusiasts. A stop will be planned to let you refresh and taste local street food specialties of the city. At the end of the excursion, we will reach the city cycling on the panoramic paved road and admiring stunning views.
Posted By : jcesare
The trip was exciting and our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He also created space for us when we were in traffic and looked out for cars. The views were spectacular as well.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 12:55:42 
Posted By : Angel_P
Trip was fabulous, explanation of the original cobblestone road was explained by our fabulous guide. Taking you up the mountain, the views, historical sites of Sicily and so much more. We highly recommend this bike (e-bike ) experience.
“The cobbler stone path was constructed in order to lead the faithful to the Sanctuary of Saint Rosalia. Legend has it that Saint Rosalia was the only one of the patron saints who answered the prayers of the citizens of Palermo in the time of their greatest need.” Google explanation.
Side note: if you thwart to pedal up the mountain, consider taking the paces part, if taking the original cobble road (legend /story explained above) consider an e-bike (still lots of pedaling)
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Posted On : 2024-01-28 15:47:31 
Posted By : Donna_Y
Sergio was a fantastic guide and historian! Going up the cobblestone road on the well oiled eMTB was something I will always remember. The history of Rosalia and visiting the grotto were icing on the cake. The views were incredible and Sergio’s narration during the trip was so informative. Definitely a trip worth experiencing, enjoying the fresh air, incredible views and a lot of history.
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Posted On : 2023-09-21 09:59:30
Posted By : Voyage56048782809
E-biking to the top of Monte Pelligrino was such an exhilarating experience. The soft wind in our faces, the upward motion of the mountain and the outstanding view of the city, ocean and creation was fantastic. Our guide, Sergio, was so informed and protective. It’s an experience you will never forget. Definitely recommend this if you are in Palermo.
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Posted On : 2023-09-11 06:14:05
Posted By : voethuis
Beautiful bike tour with an excellent guide! Physically a bit challenging but doable. Received a lot of explanation about the mountain and the history there. Highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2023-08-07 08:11:36
Posted By : janeshenandlenalts
OUTSTANDING! Sergio was fantastic. Knowledgable, fun, and a pleasure to bike with. Electric bikes worker perfectly. The route was very beautiful, both on the way up and on the way down. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2023-04-15 13:04:03
Posted By : crustycalves
This was by far the best excursion my husband and I have taken. The biking was fun the best way to climb Mount Pellegrino. Sergio was knowledgeable and you could feel his love for Sicily in the history of the area he shared.
I cannot recommend this tour highly enough!
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Posted On : 2023-04-01 02:39:40
Posted By : Nicholas M
Great tour with Sergio. He was one of the best guides we have had. Highly recommend this tour. Very nice E-Bikes that were fun to use going up the mountain.
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Posted On : 2023-03-31 03:41:30
Posted By : lukehS5284VZ
A great biking tour up Mount Pelligrino! Sergio is a great guide, and we had a blast. The first & last 2 km are in the city and you’re biking alongside traffic though, which combined with the crazy Palermo drivers means definitely don’t take beginner bikers on this! However once you’re out of the city and on the “Pilgrims path” it’s quiet and peaceful.
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Posted On : 2022-11-12 17:21:48
Posted By : Richard H
we had a phenomenal time with Sergio who is a licensed tour guide and was able to give us a lot of history of all the area that we were riding. he provided radios for us to be able to listen to the history as we were biking he was also great and giving us warnings when to be careful. Sergio is also very accommodating to adjust the tour to be easier or harder as well as longer or shorter. we also used E bikes which allowed each person to adjust the how much assistance they wanted. entire tour was well thought out yes I have them I’m very accommodating I would recommend for anyone who likes to ride bikes and listen to history.
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Posted On : 2022-07-17 06:42:26
