Park Headquarters

The headquarters of Parco dell’Etna are just a little uphill of the town of Nicolosi, about 831 metres above sea level. They occupy what was once the 18th-century version of the Benedictine monastery of San Nicolò la Rena, founded in 1156, during Norman rule, by Simon, son of Henry of Policastro, brother-in-law of the Great Count Roger I of Sicily.

Behind the large building, the ruins of the original monastery are still visible, while in the front, there is a large, partially buried and elegant cistern, with four symmetrically set out spouts.

Area: 33S

Coordinates: 502143E – 4164799N