Rome to Sicily with Moto Tours Europe

Welcome to Rome - one of the most vibrant cities in the world and the capital of magnificent Italy. Your guide will welcome you at the airport and organize the transfer to your hotel. After you take some rest, we will have dinner in one of the authentic Italian restaurants and enjoy the atmosphere of this unique and lively city. Depending on the time of your arrival, we recommend that you take a tour of the city and will gladly assist you in suggesting the best of what Rome offers. We also recommend arriving to Rome a few days before the scheduled start of the tour, so you can enjoy the most famous city attractions in a relaxed and stress-free atmosphere. You should not miss out on trying authentic Italian cuisine in some of the numerous restaurants and trattorias scattered around the city.

After breakfast, we will have a short briefing covering the most important aspects of riding in a group, and we will repeat the most helpful information concerning the tour. As soon we have finished the cup of excellent Italian coffee, we will be ready for the thrilling adventure that awaits us. Leaving Rome, we will head towards yet another energetic southern city: Naples. With the millennia of known history (dating back to the 2nd millennium B.C.), Naples will show us centuries of art, culture and fine architecture typical of southern Italy. The town’s cathedral - Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with frescoes of amazing beauty. Other major landmarks include the lavish Royal Palace and Castel Nuovo, a 13th-century castle. Naples is an exceptionally vibrant city, full of southern buzz, with numerous scooters and bikes flying around its narrow streets. It is well known as a home of pizza, so don’t leave town without trying one. Talking about food, the restaurants in Naples were awarded more Michelin stars than any other Italian city. Buon appetito!

In vicinity of Naples is the Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that destroyed the ancient Roman town of Pompeii. On our rest day we will have an organised visit of Naples, the Mount Vesuvius and the famous remains of an ancient city of Pompeii. The Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Naples Bay, has erupted more than 50 times. The best-known eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash. Two thousand people died, and the city was abandoned for almost as many years. When a group of explorers rediscovered the site in 1748, they were surprised to find that–underneath a thick layer of dust and debris–Pompeii was mostly intact. Largely preserved under the ash, the excavated city offers a unique snapshot of Roman life, frozen at the moment it was buried and providing an extraordinarily detailed insight into the everyday life of its inhabitants. It was a wealthy town, enjoying many fine public buildings and luxurious private houses with lavish decorations, furnishings and works of art which were the main attractions for the early excavators. Organic remains, including wooden objects and human bodies, were entombed in the ash. Pompeii has a UNESCO World Heritage Site status and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.

We will be heading south and ride along the beautiful coast of Amalfi. There will be nothing but curvy roads ahead of us and a wide blue sea on our right side. We will take breaks to enjoy the view, make photos and take some rest. Prepare your swimsuits and if you’d like, you can take a swim in the Mediterranean Sea somewhere along the way or in San Nicola Arcella.

This will be an exciting day for us! We will ride along the coast towards Sicily and reach the very peak of the Italian “boot” – the famous Messina pass. We will take the ferry and in half an hour we will take off in Sicily. The city of Messina will be the starting point of our exciting Sicilian journey! Get yourself ready!

A ride through the green inlands of Sicily, breathing in the wonderful scent of nature. We will pass by the Nebrodi nature resort on one side, and the Etna Mountain on the other (we will visit those in the days that follow). In the afternoon we will reach the beautiful city of Caltanissetta, known for typical Sicilian culture and historic heritage. Here is where we enjoy the authentic Sicilian cuisine, wine tasting and relaxation.

Heading further through the beautiful inlands of Sicily, enjoying the roads and sceneries, we will pass through the famous city of Palermo – a controversial city famous for its connection with the Italian Mafia, but also well-known for its marvellous arts and culture, including numerous UNESCO World Heritage sites. On our way to Palermo, we will pass through the city of Corleone.

Remember the Godfather movies and the infamous Don Vito Corleone? Well, this is where the inspiration came from!