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Leisure time in Catania area

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Leisure time in Catania area

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...

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)...

Etna

This report was almost entirely realized taking inspiration from Giovanni Vallone's award-winning book "Guida dell'Etna"   The Queen of Sicily who with her 3330 m. represents...

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...

Lava Museum - Butterflies' house

Nella stessa area ricadono questi due piccoli musei. Siamo attorno alle pendici di un vulcano spento, il monte Serra. Il museo della lava รจ un centro espositivo permanente sul vulcanesimo e sulle...

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...

Santo Pietro forest (Natural Reserve)

      From the 19th century romantic town of Santo Pietro (that has fascist architecture from the early 1900s), kind of a ghost town now, comes the name of this forest from ancient...