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Monte Altesina

Monte Altesina

Monte Altesina

Monte Altesina
Monte Altesina
Monte Altesina Monte Altesina

According to the Arabs, this was the trigonometric point of Sicily, from which the island was divided into three equal pieces: the Demone Valley on the east, the Valley of Mazara on the west and the Noto Valley on the south.

 

 
abitat cimaA splendid mountain, the Altesina retains traces of the past and a wild vegetation that make it a truly unique place. Climbing towards the top one sees a series of archeological remains such as a small monastery perched on a small rocky mass, a series of rock tombs and finally, the top, with signs of an ancient city that has disappeared.
A cave, that was probably religious, bears an inscription on its outside in Siculo that is untranslatable!
This place has a very high energy concentration….

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