04 Jul. 2010 - Chiusa Sclafani (PA) -Sicily-Italy more 40 moto on the road

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Motorcycles used: Qde Sicily - 40 about motorcycles


Stages: Palermo-Buonfornello Tremonzelli-Alia-Lercara Friddi-Chiusa Sclafani-Campofiorito-Corleone-Santa Cristina Gela-Piana degli Albanesi, Palermo


Countries visited: Italy


Visited regions: Sicily


Km covered: 310


Duration: 1 day

Finally after a long time is the time to know the riders Qde 25Km - Sicily! The occasion is greedy, than not to be missed: the town of Chiusa Sclafani (PA) opens its doors to us bikers, to let us know his artistic and culinary! At 08.00 I present timely appointment at Agip Motel. There are already other motorcyclists waiting. After the presentations and the arrival of the rest of the group towards Buonfornello highway and then stop the service station Scillato for coffee, chatting and waiting for a new rider.



After about twenty minutes under a heat wave (they are 09,30 and there are already 34 degrees!) Tremonzelli to you again, where is waiting for the rest of the group from the rest of Sicily. After the greetings, a long serpentine motion in the direction of Alia / Lercara Friddi. The Sicilian landscape in this period is completely different from what we usually see at other times of the year. The sun has burned all resistant trees and crops only recently. The yellow field is mixed with green plants that resist the summer heat, brown plowed land, creating a harmony of color magic. Herds of sheep and cows desperately want a shaded area. I hit a plowed field, where cows graze lazily white. I stop to take some pictures. Climbing back on the road to find a better view, look at me with curiosity, as if to ask, but what do you want this! Allotment and join the group, which has now arrived in Lercara Friddi for another appointment with other motorcyclists. All together, briefly go into the town of Chiusa Sclafani, where waiting for us there is a patrol of the Municipal Police and representatives of the municipality.





http://www.comune.chiusasclafani.pa.it/ parked the bikes in the square and drank something cold, all together, first visit the beautiful Church of St. Sebastian was built between 1623 and 1627. Thin in its external appearance, keeps a beautiful interior, including stucco, decorations, reliefs, paintings and antique statues richly decorated. Then it's time the Church of St. Maria Assunta with its splendid baroque facade. We take the bikes and we go to visit the centerpiece of Chiusa Sclafani, the ancient complex of the Benedictine Abbey, recently restored. Here the local authority, after the visit, there pays tribute to a tasty sampling of the famous "Ranza Sciura and" a kind of pizza Arab, whose name derives from the fact that originally was made with the "majority" and middlings "Sciura, namely grain flour. A true delight for the palate, accompanied by sweets and local drinks. After the visit and after the photo memory, you go back to the streets for an ice cream. After about an hour the various groups from Sicily, they get back home.







After the greetings, the group "Palermo" begins to move towards Corleone then reach through Piana degli Albanesi, where the lake gives us once again the beautiful scenery, Santa Cristina Gela, where you will stay in place for a coffee and something fresh. Here we greet everyone and then to return home. The next