Sometimes people enjoying their holidays in Sicily find our suggestions for travel on foot a bit too taxing. It's understandable given the hot Sicilian summer.

Luckily, Santa Flavia is - by Sicily's standards - a very bike-friendly city. There are no bike lanes, but it's mostly level and has a bike shop (red Marker 15 on the city map).

You can reach these local hotspots by bike (with distance from city center):

• The port of Santa Flavia - Porticello (ca. 1km) - has a number of beautiful sights and several seafood restaurants.
• Borgo di Santa Nicolicchia (ca. 2km) is small, picturesque bay with a pizzeria for evening visits.
• Sant'Elia (ca. 2.5km) is perhaps the most beautiful part of Santa Flavia and not a little mysterious.
• Solunto (ca. 2.5km, 200m high) is the ancient forerunner of Santa Flavia. In places it's better to push the bike.
• Capo Zafferano (ca. 5km because of its location is practically a secret (see picture above).