The 4 Best Bike Tours in Palermo

1.Guided Bike Tour with Street Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 479 reviews · 3 hours · from $47Our pick

Join Chiara and the Sicilyland team for a three-hour bike tour through Palermo’s old center, waterfront, and quiet backstreets. You’ll see Arab, Norman, Byzantine, and Spanish architecture, hear the guide through a radio system, and stop for Sicilian specialties such as panelle, arancini, and cannoli.

“on our tour it poured down rain and we had an absolute blast riding around Palermo in the rain... once in a lifetime experience.”

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2.Rent road bike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · 1 day (approx.) · from $62Top rated

Start at 9:00 am on Via Torquato Tasso with a road bike sized to you, choosing carbon or aluminum from brands such as Olympia, Wilier, and Steppenwolf. Cesare can help with bike choice and route ideas. Helmet, lock, lights, and a tire repair kit are included.

“Cesare went the extra distance to outfit us with the right bikes and offered terrific recommendations on where to go. Highly recommend his service to anyone looking to get away on two wheels!!”

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3.Historic Center Guided Bike Tour with Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 85 reviews · 3 hours · from $45Best value

Cycle Palermo’s historic center with guides such as Elena, Fabio, or Caterina, passing the Cathedral, Ballarò, Quattro Canti, La Cala, and more. The mostly flat route suits many casual riders, while a street-food tasting adds a local flavor lesson. Bring comfortable clothes and arrive 15 minutes early.

“What a great tour this was! The bikes were an excellent way of seeing this lovely Old Town and our tour guide Fabio was knowledgeable & enthusiastic. We were an unusually large group & he got us round the town safely even though it may have been a challenge at times! We stopped off at a family run restaurant where we were made very welcome, to sample some delicious local street food. A real treat!”

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4.Rent a Carbon or Aluminum Road Bike in Sicily

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 2 hours to 1 day (approx.) · from $46

Pick up a carbon or aluminum road bike from Cesare at Sicilia a Ruota Libera in central Palermo. You get a helmet, lock, lights, pump, repair kit, and your choice of pedals. Ride Palermo for a few hours or set off toward San Vito, Trapani, Marsala, or Cefalù.

“Cesare was very responsive, helpful, and nice. I was looking for rent a gravel bike to tour the whole island. He was the ONLY one who was willing/able to rent me a gravel bike, despite many other bike rental companies listing gravel bikes on their websites! Everyone else tried to push me to use a hybrid or said unavailable, despite me knowing I wanted a gravel bike with drop bars. Cesare was responsive over text on Whatsapp, and had my bike ready at his shop. It was a great experience working with him.”

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