Italy · Rome & south-east Sicily · E-bike tour
Christmas Eve in Rome, six days riding e-bikes through UNESCO baroque towns and along the Mediterranean, and New Year’s Eve in Noto. Rome for Christmas. Sicily for cycling. Noto for New Year.
Illuminated streets, the Piazza Navona Christmas market and a special Christmas Eve dinner.
Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, then the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps.
Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica.*
Leave the cities behind for villages, hill country and coastal roads in the island’s south-east.
Ragusa Ibla, Modica, Scicli and Noto, plus ancient Siracusa and Ortigia.
Local cafés, seafood, regional specialities and Modica’s famous chocolate.
The fishing village of Marzamemi and the Vendicari Nature Reserve.
Welcome 2027 in the jewel of Sicilian baroque, with a New Year’s Eve dinner.
Siracusa’s island centre: cathedral, waterfront and the Fountain of Arethusa.
* Christmas Eve Mass and the Pope’s Christmas blessing are subject to official schedules, tickets and access arrangements.
Meet your CYC tour leader and check in. Visit the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, then walk past the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. Evening at the Piazza Navona Christmas market.
Stay · Rome · Meals · Welcome dinnerVatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, then Christmas Eve dinner together. Optional Mass, subject to tickets and official arrangements.
Stay · Rome · Meals · Breakfast, Christmas Eve dinnerThe festive atmosphere around St. Peter’s Square (the Pope’s blessing is subject to official arrangements), free time, then an overnight coach to Catania.
Stay · Overnight coach · Meals · BreakfastTransfer from Catania to this historic hill town. Meet the cycling team, get your e-bike fitted and join the route briefing.
Stay · Palazzolo AcreideA relaxed day in town, with an optional warm-up ride or a trip to the ancient rock tombs of Pantalica and the Anapo Valley.
Stay · Palazzolo Acreide · Meals · BreakfastRolling Iblei countryside to the baroque streets of Ragusa Ibla, then on to Modica, home of traditional chocolate. The hilliest day, made easier by the e-bike.
Stay · Modica · Meals · BreakfastCountryside to baroque Scicli, then down to Pozzallo where the hills meet the Mediterranean.
Stay · Pozzallo · Meals · BreakfastA coastal day past wetlands and the Portopalo area, ending in the fishing village of Marzamemi.
Stay · Marzamemi · Meals · BreakfastRide through the Vendicari Nature Reserve to Noto. Explore the cathedral, Palazzo Nicolaci and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, then welcome 2027 at a New Year’s Eve dinner.
Stay · Noto · Meals · Breakfast, New Year’s Eve dinnerAn easy-paced final ride to Siracusa. Explore Ortigia’s cathedral, waterfront and the Fountain of Arethusa, then a farewell dinner.
Stay · Siracusa · Meals · Breakfast, farewell dinnerVisit the Greek Theatre in the Neapolis Archaeological Park (subject to schedule), then fly from Catania to Rome, where the tour ends.
Meals · BreakfastDistances and routes may change with weather, road conditions, daylight and the final cycling plan.
This is a land package: flights to and from Italy are booked separately.
The itinerary depends on weather, transport schedules, hotel availability, holiday opening hours and attraction access. Please confirm all inclusions before booking.
Who you will ride with
Chhatrapal Bhadane, co-founder of CYC Traveller, runs the company day to day and travels with our groups. He is the person you will speak to when you book, and the one checking that everyone is happy at the end of each riding day.
Message us for availability, payment terms and the final itinerary. Group size is limited to 20.