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Inspiring landscapes in Messina area

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Inspiring landscapes in Messina area

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Aeolian islands

Aeolian islands     Le isole Eolie (Vulcano, Lipari, Salina, Stromboli, Panarea, Alicudi e Filicudi), arcipelago patrimonio Unesco nella parte settentrionale della Sicilia, sono 7...
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Alcantara gorges and river

The name of this river means “the bridge” (al qantarah, in Arabic) and it divides the province of Catania from that of Messina. The Alcantara, where in the past the Arabs tried to breed...
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Argimusco and Malabotta forest

  A great and magic place. The best way to approach it is from Montalbano Elicona. Located between the Peloritani mountains and the Nebrodi mountains, the Malabotta wood (700 - 1300 m asl)...
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Calagna valley

The Calagna valley is just few steps away from the little town of Tortorici, at 700 m. a.s.l. Full immersed inside the Nebrodi mountains,the valley is renowned beacuse of the Petagna saniculaefolia,a...
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Isola Bella

The stunning Isola Bella is a small island below Taormina. It was a private property owned by Lady Florence Trevelyan, the wife of the Mayor of Taormina, and a descendats of the English Royal...
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Laguna di Capo Peloro

Laguna di Capo Peloro (Riserva Naturalistica) All’estremità nord della costa orientale della Sicilia, a Messina, in quella curva di terra che gira dallo Jonio verso il Tirreno, è Capo Peloro...
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Marinello lakes

Marinello lakes (Naturalistic reserve) Sono spettacolari laghetti marini intrappolati da lingue di sabbiaproprio sotto l’altissima rupe culminante, nella parte più alta, con la meravigliosa...
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Montagna Grande

It’s the highest top (1374 meters) of Peloritani mountains. From its top one can enjoy a wonderful view of Ionian sea and of the Eolian islands ! Maybe the most beautiful path to get there is...
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Monte Kalfa

Mount Kalfa (1.000 m a.s.l.) overlooks the lone and romantic town of Roccafiorita, between the Peloritani mountains and Alcantara valley. From the top one can enjoy gorgeous landscapes from the Agrò...
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Monte Scuderi

Monte Scuderi At 1253 meters above sea level stands this mysterious mountain in the chain of the Peloritani. Getting there is quite an experience enhanced by the fact that you can do so on a long...
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Nebrodi mountain range: forest and road

It is a wonderful walk that wounds the Nebrodi to the heart. 70 kilometers of woods, lakes, landscapes, uncontaminated nature. This marvelous route can be divided into 3 main parts (each of which...
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Peloritani mountains

Caratteristiche Generali I monti Peloritani sono una catena montuosa che si sviluppa nella Sicilia nordorientale. Essi si estendono per quasi 70 chilometri da Capo Peloro fino al confine con i vicini...
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Rocca Novara (or Rocca Salvatesta)

Curiosamente denominata il “cervino di Sicilia” per la sua somiglianza (in miniatura) col bestione alpino, Rocca di Novara (1350 m. s.l.m.) è raggiungibile in poco meno di 3 ore di camminata. Ad...
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Rocche del Crasto

Paradiso dei Grifoni e dell’Aquila Reale (foto), le Rocche del Crasto sono costituite da rocce cristalline lisce e lucenti, e da calcari dolomitici bianchi e rosa. Raggiungono un’altezza di...
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San Teodoro cave

  This huge cave formed about 10 million years ago is certainly one of the most representative places in Sicilian history. Surrounded by citrus and olive trees, a stone's throw from the sea...
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Veneretta mountain

  It’s the highest point (884 meters) of the natural staircase that from the sea of Giardini Naxos, trough Taormina and Castelmola reaches the hinterland of this...