The itineraries proposed are classified according to the difficulties that seasonally the land presents. In order to provide visitors a useful indication to their choice, and bearing in mind that the area of Pantalica can be reached as from Ferla as from Sortino, routes are marked with the consequent acronyms: T-and-EE-EEA.

T= path hikers elementary (itineraries evident on streets, mule or comfortable paths).
E= path hikers (itineraries that take place on paths and tracks path, grassy slopes or detritici).
EE= route for experienced hikers (routes involving individual passages of rocky easy climbing).
EEA= route for experienced hikers with equipment (routes involving the use of the equipment touring for the progression, and a self-insurance).

(The times are calculated on the basis of a hiker that runs 3kms per hour, increased by about 20 percent).

 

ITINERARY #1

Difficulties E. travelled entirely in about 3 hours. Difference in height and down about m.200.
 
After leaving Ferla through Via Umberto and after having covered 9 kilometres, you will get to "Sella Filiporto" (The saddle of  Filiporto) the aeasiest to go into Pantalica. From here is already possible to observe the firstl agglomerations of funerary cells, that will accompanyyou all the way.
Through this first itinerary, in fact, you can arrive at the gates of the necropolis by the same car, which can be parked on the apron opening on the right side of the road.
From this Piazzale, keeping on walking you reach the so-called "Trabocchetto" ("pitfall"), and the church of San micidiaro. From here starts a path that leads to the evocative Valley dell'Anapo (Anapo Valley). Returning to the provincial road, about 400 metres, you wil reach the top of the upland and on the right you will come across an a dirt road  that leads directly to the "Anaktoron".Also from the castle of the prince, continues a path of about 4 kilometres, which leads to the necropolis Southside.
From the Anaktoron, resuming the asphalted road, you see on the right, at about 300 m., a path that leads to the "necropolis of cavetta", and at about 150m. from this, on the left, is already possible to admire the Byzantine Village of Cavetta.
Continuing the descent to get to another large sqare where parking is possible, and marked by ythe end of the asfphalto; from here, you can admire, in all its beauty, the necropolis north-westside. Just embarked on the right you will hardily see, a small passage; this leads to the so discussed " lutta turata," while if we return to the main path, at about 20 metres on the left we are facing the Church of the Crucifix, while in the panorama below, it is already possible to discern the "Cave of Bats".
Going down the path down to the Valley we are going in the midst of north necropolis and its River Calcinara (or Bottigliera); from here you can set off in various directions, to the discovery of great wonders.

 

ITINERARY #3

 

Leaving the village of Ferla towards Siracusa, after about 3 km, you will arrive at the entrance of the  Nature Reserve "Pantalica-VALLE dell'Anapo "(shelter of the forest ranger). The walk begins on a dirt road  (ancient route of rail Siracusa-Vizzini), which runs along the entire river Anapo.
Along the way you have to go through various galleries of different length; after about 30 minutes walk is already well visible the necropolis Southside whose touching beauties  attracts also the less attentive tourists . At about 6 km from entry  you will get to "Casa Specchi" (Mirrors House), a Masseria  (Farm) restored by the forest rangers, where you can pause in the equipped area.
Alongside the fork towards "Casa Specchi" you will see a very steep path passing over the gallery entrance  station and leading to an ancient oil mill whose tools are now kept in the station of Pantalica. Going on that way you will walk along some very comfortable break areas  where you can stop and admire the wonders around; from here, deviating on the left you can visit the Fontana del Giglio (the Lily Fountain) .
Continuing along the dirt road ,turning  right, you will get to to the picturesque  Pantalica station, from here you can  still keep to stroll along the Anapo valley floor . On the left starts un uphill path that leads directly to the church of San adorned, from which it is possible to continue towards the other necropolis-sides  according to the routes already offered.
We remind you that the uphill  paths leading to the North necropolis are about five; through these paths you can also reach the "necropolis of cavetta," and again the "necropolis Filipporto".
If instead of taking the paths you continue along the old rail track, you will always be surrounded by immense wonders between archaeology, a rich vegetation and interesting fauna, so to enter the gate located a few steps away from  Sortino forest rangers' shelter (opposite from where you entered).

 

 

ITINERARY #4

 

That is the itinerary that the CAI and WWF of Siracusa prefer for their tours in Pantalica, because this is a logic circuit that includes both the "Rocca "and the valley floor rivers . From the starting  point of tour II, after going up the asphalted road, and after walking about 200 meters, there is a gate on the right (the keys are held by Sortino's forest rangers) from which starts a wide downhill path that passes by some houses and ends in the valley floor by a rudimentary ford that allows the crossing of the river Anapo.
Through the river, a path on the road leads to the flowing point of the Calcinara into the Anapo, one of the most beautiful landscape of Iblei. Then you will reach the former Anapo's railway. Now you have to follow the small road towards the old railway station of Pantalica and then you will have two  choices.

1) At about 2 kilometres from the intersaction, on the right (sign) a path climbs up towards the "Rocca di Pantalica". After about half an hour's ascent you will meet a crossroads, not well reported, that leads to a beautiful Belvedere and to the rocky small  church of San Nicolicchio. Going on up  the path, you will reach another crossroads. Going to the left (a longer route) you reach San Micidiario and the Sella di Filiporto (saddle of Filiporto) where, taking the asphalted road on the right and passing alongside the necropolis of north-east, you will get to the "Anaktoron".Turning right, instead, you get  to the Anaktoron more quickly.

From Anaktoron you must then follow the provincial road. Walk along the road, on the left to enjoy the Byzantine village of cavetta, while from  the right, you can get down along the path, up to the "belvedere" (lookout) of the homonymous necropolis. back on the asphalt road, it is necessary to continuesto the car parking  located the end of the road to Ferla. On the right of car parking a path leads to the cave knows as "lutta truvata".

2) Instead of taking the uphill path towards the Rocca, you will reach the station of Pantalica, where the forest ranger has arranged a small museum (for a visit it is necessary to advise the Inspectorate of Siyracuse). Therefore, about 200 meters after the station, a path on the right (cartel forestry) will (climbing) to the Rocca, passing from the belvedere necropolis South. This path, indeed more convenient of the first (even if it exceeds a drop more) ends at a crossroads place not far from the church of San micidiario.andando on the left you will reach the saddle of filiporto, while on the right you will reach all'anaktoron passing from the crossroad to the church of San adorned (now downhill) and tombs to room.