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Mount Calvario – Pentidattilo — Abandoned Village loop from Melito di Porto Salvo

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Melito Di Porto Salvo

Mount Calvario – Pentidattilo — Abandoned Village loop from Melito di Porto Salvo

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Mount Calvario – Pentidattilo — Abandoned Village loop from Melito di Porto Salvo

01:37

22.3km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.3 km for 147 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.36 km

View of Pentidattilo from the State Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.2 km

Pentedattilo Village on Monte Calvario

Highlight • Settlement

The writer Edward Lear already wrote that Pentidattilo is "so magical that it makes up for any effort endured to reach it". This village was abandoned until recently, today it is still a very suggestive place full of legends.

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12.8 km

Mount Calvario

Highlight • Natural Monument

Located 250 meters above sea level, Mount Calvario rises above the village of Pentedattilo which takes its name from its shape, namely the five fingers of a gigantic hand.

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13.4 km

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Pentedattilo

Highlight • Religious Site

The Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo was once a protopapal seat and has undergone various restorations, including one in 2001. A canvas depicting the saints Peter and Paul on the high altar was stolen.

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13.5 km

Pentidattilo — Abandoned Village

Highlight • Settlement

Fraction of the Municipality of Melito Porto Salvo, the ancient village is perched on Monte Calvario which seems to form a gigantic hand with five fingers, hence the name which, in Greek, means "five fingers".
The ancient city was abandoned in the 70's.

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20.3 km

Garibaldi Landing Monument, Melito di Porto Salvo

Highlight • Monument

The city is famous because in 1860 Garibaldi's troops landed with the intention of conquering the lands of the Bourbon kingdom. In memory of the enterprise, on the seafront in the Rumbolo district, there is a stele at the point where the Garibaldians landed.

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22.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

7.24 km

1.17 km

1.01 km

262 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

7.55 km

1.71 km

1.06 km

177 m

Elevation

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Sunday 31 May

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Mount Calvario – Pentidattilo — Abandoned Village loop from Melito di Porto Salvo

View of Pentidattilo from the State Road

Pentedattilo Village on Monte Calvario

Mount Calvario

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Pentedattilo

Pentidattilo — Abandoned Village

Garibaldi Landing Monument, Melito di Porto Salvo

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