Appennino Bike Tour Festival – Final Stage in Roccafiorita

A journey connecting Italy's inland areas

The Appennino Bike Tour Festival is the national traveling event celebrating the Appennino Bike Tour, the cycle route along the Apennine ridge that connects the North and South of the country over 3,100 kilometers of secondary, low-traffic roads. Promoted by Vivi Appennino in collaboration with the Italian Cycling Federation, ANCI, and Confcommercio, the Festival crosses fourteen Apennine regions to promote cycle tourism, sustainable mobility, and the development of small villages.

The final stage in Roccafiorita

The 2026 edition starts from Genoa on June 19 and concludes on September 20, 2026, in Roccafiorita, in the province of Messina. With its very few inhabitants and just over a square kilometer of surface area, Roccafiorita is the smallest municipality in Sicily and among the smallest in Southern Italy: a village perched on the Peloritani Mountains, overlooking the Agrò Valley, chosen as the symbolic arrival point of the long Apennine journey.

The program for the final day

The final stage offers a program designed for citizens, administrators, associations, and enthusiasts:

• Free institutional bike ride open to everyone, accompanied by guides from the Italian Cycling Federation;
• Regional Forum on the Sustainable Development of the Apennines, dedicated to mobility, services, tourism, and combating the depopulation of inland areas;
• Visit to the Sanctuary of the Madonna dell'Aiuto, which stands on the summit of Mount Kalfa at about 1,000 meters above sea level, with a panorama ranging from Mount Etna to the Strait of Messina;
• Free tastings of local specialties, including traditional Sicilian maccaruni cu sucu, as part of the «Taste the Apennines» trail.

A widespread and free festival

At every stop, the Appennino Bike Tour Village hosts talks, conferences, introductory cycling activities for children, and the recognition of the Ambassadors of the Apennines. All events and bike rides are free and open to the public; online registration on the official website is recommended. For Roccafiorita and the whole of Sicily, hosting the tour's arrival represents an opportunity for tourism promotion and identity enhancement of the Peloritani territory.