The route was designed to be traveled by “bike” as this mode offers the right option for a pleasant trip in the countryside and hills north-west of Canicattì.
The entire route is about 8 km long, 7 of which are outside the city, with some not particularly challenging altitude differences.
We especially emphasize that the necessary attention should be paid to the site of Vito Soldano (point B) and to the Masseria di Contrada Cazzola, which, although abandoned, offers the suggestion of the past, representing one of the most beautiful rural villages in Sicily.

6 km from Canicattì, between the state road number 122 that connects Agrigento with Caltanissetta and the Canicattì-Castrofilippo royal road, the site of Vito Soldano extends over 40 hectares, one of the few Roman-Byzantine centres identified, where the remains of ancient cities have emerged over time and artefacts and in particular coins belonging to different historical periods have been found.
All this has developed numerous legends in the collective imagination of Canicattino, linked to the presence of an underground treasure whose discovery should lead to the redemption of the whole of Sicily. Many of these legends are also linked to the saga of Charlemagne and his paladins, as has happened, with sometimes truly surprising analogies, also in other municipalities of the national territory.
The naturalistic interest of the area derives from its particular geographical location. The area ideally delimited by the castle of Naro, by Mount Castelluccio, by Recalmuto, by Serra Puleri and by Mount Bardaro, on the road to Caltanissetta, was considered by all a source of well-being for its fertility and for the abundance of water. The river Naro, the springs Giarra, Balata dei Russi, Gulfi di Trabia, Calice di San Francesco, Granci and the rainwater of Grotticelle, Aquilata, Andolina and Cazzola.
The events related to the site of Vito Soldano and its name have been the subject of heated discussions among historians and archaeologists in the past and still are today. Beyond the attribution of a certain name, it is believed that in the Vito Soldano area there was a Greek settlement. However, it would have had greater development in the Roman Byzantine period, as confirmed by archaeological excavations.
At the time of the Arab conquest, the ancient city would have taken the name of Vito Soldano, with reference to an important Muslim dignitary. According to others, such as Calvaruso, it would not be the name of a person, but of a toponym, Beit Sultan, which would mean the sultan’s house. The ancient city was in a strategic position along the road that connected Agrigento with Catania through Caltanissetta and Enna.