点评:We had a wonderful morning out biking with Claudio, one of Sicily Bike Routes' excellent guides. He was super-enthusiastic and a very experienced cyclist. He was polite enough to tolerate our attempts to converse in our terrible Italian (which we always try to do, given that we were in Italy!). Over the morning, we covered around 50km on shiny new e-bikes, speeding along quiet country roads in beautiful early autumn scenery. The bikes performed like a dream and enabled us to cover a sizeable area of the territory around Pachino. ('Pachino' derives from the latin word 'Bacchus', the Roman god of wine, and the word 'vinum', which means wine - and the landscape certainly lived up to these origins, with vineyards and olives as far as the eye can see. This is 'Green Sicily', away from the crowds. During the morning, we also managed a visit to the Villa Romana di Tellaro, where we were impressed by the well preserved mosaics. We also popped into the Vendicari Nature Reserve to taste some excellent home grown produce at 'Busulmona' and a deliciously refreshing granita. After the final leg of our bike trip, it was time for lunch at 'Cantina a Cozzo del Parroco'. The hospitable and friendly owners, Antonio and Daniela, made us extremely welcome. We ate outdoors at a brightly decorated table under the trees, enjoying the peace and tranquillity of this beautiful place. All the food and wine was home grown and absolutely delicious. We bought some of their excellent olive oil, which we are still enjoying this back in Scotland, thinking of that unforgettable day. Thank you to all at 'Sicily Bike Tours' - and see you next time !
翻译:我们和西西里自行车路线的优秀导游克劳迪奥一起度过了一个美好的早晨。他超级热情,而且经验丰富。他很有礼貌,容忍了我们用蹩脚的意大利语交谈(毕竟是在意大利,我们总是尽量用意大利语交流!)。一上午,我们骑着崭新的电动自行车,沿着宁静的乡间小路飞驰,欣赏着初秋的美景,骑行了大约50公里。自行车的性能堪称梦幻,让我们得以覆盖帕基诺周边相当大片的区域。 (“Pachino” 源于拉丁语“Bacchus”(罗马酒神)和“vinum”(葡萄酒)——这里的风景完全符合这些起源,葡萄园和橄榄树一望无际。这里是“绿色西西里”,远离人群。上午,我们还参观了泰拉罗罗马别墅,那里保存完好的马赛克给我们留下了深刻的印象。我们还去了文迪卡里自然保护区,在“Busulmona”品尝了一些优质的自产农产品和美味清爽的冰糕。自行车之旅的最后一段结束后,我们去了“Cantina a Cozzo del Parroco”吃午饭。热情友好的主人安东尼奥和丹妮拉热情地接待了我们。我们在树下一张装饰明亮的户外餐桌上用餐,享受着这个美丽地方的宁静与安宁。所有的食物和葡萄酒都是自产的,非常美味。我们买了一些他们优质的橄榄油,回苏格兰后,我们依然乐在其中,回想起那难忘的一天。感谢“西西里自行车之旅”的所有人——下次再见!