Solo la sede del museo vale il prezzo del biglietto: il castello normanno a pianta rettangolare, di 33m di altezza, del XII secolo
Il museo ospita soprattutto materiale proveniente dal territorio di...
In the western part of the province is the Greek city of Adrano dating from the 5th century BC. It was one of the most important in Sicily. Today it’s ruins are sadly encased in cement. What...
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...
Housed in the eighteenth-century Interlandi masseria, in one of the most evocative places of the whole Sicily, the museum stand on the slopes of the homonymous archaeological area.
Among prickly pears...
The area of Caltagirone is truly very rich in archeology, having had a human presence dating back thousands of years ago.
The Mountain is located north of Caltagirone and includes a...
Catania is one of the oldest and richest archaeologic cities of Sicily. The problem is that lava has practically submerged a good many of its ancient monuments.
Let's have a stroll among the...
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)...
Il bellissimo e interessantissimo museo è ospitato in uno dei più bei edifici siciliani: palazzo Corvaja, un’originaria torre araba (X secolo), alla quale furono poi aggregate altre costruzioni...
Cassataro cave
n the Picone area, behind the river Simeto, is the grotto (covered) where there are a few carvings made by prehistoric Sicilians (5000 BC?). They are pictures in red ochre, among...
Siamo a Caltagirone cittadina famosa nel mondo da oltre mille anni, per la sua bellissima produzione di ceramica.
Interessantissimo museo che illustra attraverso la raccolta di manufatti provenienti...
Poggio Cocola-Poira / Roman bridge of Pietralunga / Monte Castellaccio
This area west of Paternò, behind the river Simeto, is what we will talk about now. The river, infact, has always been an...
River of historic importance as it served as a way of communication between the coast and the hinterland, the ancient inhabitants of Sicily.
Starting from the meeting of the Amerillo and the Vizzini...
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...
At one time, and from a very wide river bed, this river was born of the source called Quadare (a small distance from the coast) that is, Caldare, which bubbles up...
Greek Theatre of Taormina
Behind the city walls of Taormina is what many consider to be the most beautiful Greek Theater in the world. With the unparalleled views of the...
Giovanni Verga (Catania, 1840 - Catania, 1922) was a Sicilian writer and playwright, who in many of his works has beautifully recounted men and events of his island.
Housed in a nineteenth-century...
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...
Near the fishing village of Acitrezza, about 200 meters from the shore, there are these spectacular rocks (Islands of the Cyclops) that legend has it were the put there...
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