Cammino di San Giacomo in Sicilia
Sicilia, Italy
Italy · Caltagirone, Italy → Capizzi, Italy
Distance
125 km
Stages
6
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Cammino di San Giacomo in Sicilia · Stages and distances
Walking distances for Appy’s stages (6)
| Stage | km |
|---|---|
| 1. Caltagirone → Mirabella Imbaccari | 19.3 |
| 2. Mirabella Imbaccari → Piazza Armerina | 21.2 |
| 3. Piazza Armerina → Valguarnera Caropepe | 19 |
| 4. Valguarnera Caropepe → Assoro | 24 |
| 5. Assoro → Nicosia | 25.1 |
| 6. Nicosia → Capizzi | 16.5 |
| Total | 125.1 |
About
A 130 km journey from Caltagirone to Capizzi, where ceramic tiles meet medieval charm. Six stages, 3,024 meters of elevation gain, and a landscape that shifts from gentle hills to rugged terrain.
The scent of wild thyme fills the air as you pass the historic Church of San Giacomo, an 18th-century gem. Best walked from April to June or September to October, this spiritual route invites reflection amid Sicily’s rich heritage.
Each step connects you to the land, the stories, and the echoes of those who walked before.
Stages
6 stages
Stage 1- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 252 m
- Descent
- 343 m
Stage 2- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 526 m
- Descent
- 290 m
Stage 3- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 278 m
- Descent
- 379 m
Stage 4Valguarnera Caropepe → Assoro
moderate- Distance
- 24 km
- Ascent
- 598 m
- Descent
- 369 m
Stage 5Assoro → Nicosia
moderate- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 582 m
- Descent
- 644 m
Stage 6Nicosia → Capizzi
moderate- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 685 m
- Descent
- 349 m
Points of interest
- San Giacomo
Sanctuary of Saint James, the oldest Jacobean site on the island, with a facade altered in 1800 and a statue of the saint carved in 1883.
- Castello
Castle, in Nicosia, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Aragonese Castle
A square fortress with corner towers on the southern slope of Colle Mira, in the old medieval quarter.
- Santissimo Salvatore, Nicosia
Church, in Nicosia, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate, Nicosia
Church, in Nicosia, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Museo del Tombolo
A lace museum opened in 2012, keeping the best of the town's tombolo, the bobbin lace that earned it the name City of Tombolo. Princess Angelina Auteri brought the craft here in the early 1900s.
- Torre Castellina
Tower, in Piazza Armerina, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Riserva naturale orientata Rossomanno-Grottascura-Bellia
A reserve of over 2,000 hectares in Sicily's Erei mountains, where sandy plateaus around 800 metres are covered in conifers from an old reforestation.
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