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Pantalica - Grotta del pipistrelli
Pantalica - Metamorfosi. Photo: Jvaclavik, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Pantalica - Metamorfosi

Climbing area · Italy

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Rock dry, Rock about 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Rock
Dry?
Rock temp
20°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
20°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
16°C
Air
16°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Fri 6 · 6 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
17°C
Air
16°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 9 h
Rock temp
19°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 66, poor
  6. Sat 775, good
  7. Sun 888, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1177, good

The spot in three facts

  • 3 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Best in Apr6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Pantalica - Metamorfosi
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poorWet13°C15°C9.1 mm
Tue 3Nov*81, goodDry?20°C19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, goodDry20°C18°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, goodWet16°C16°C1.6 mm
Fri 6Nov6, poorWet17°C16°C3.3 mm
Sat 7Nov75, goodWetdry in 9 h19°C18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov88, goodDry15°C19°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, goodDry17°C20°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, goodDry15°C22°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov77, goodDry19°C23°C0 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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Photos of Pantalica - Metamorfosi

Necropoli Pantalica, architettura funeraria rupestre - Necropolis Pantalica, funerary architecture rock - panoramio
Photo: Salvo Cannizzaro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Pantalica - Metamorfosi

3 crags mapped. Limestone. Best from Oct to May. The nearest town to stay in is Sortino.

  • Crags 3 crags mapped.
  • Rock Limestone.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,370–US$2,590 each

about US$1,370–US$2,590 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CTA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$549–US$1,150
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$100–US$181
Totalabout US$1,370–US$2,590

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sortino

Closest

Sortino

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Sortino · Booking.com

About Sortino its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 10m

About 19h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.