A small flat area, now crossed by the provincial road, S.P. 92 from Zafferana Etnea to the area of Rifugio Sapienza. The name is a reminder that the area and much of the Bove Valley was owned by the Archbishopric of Catania, who used it to earn money from trading snow and lumber. Piano del…
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…
This is a flattish area with a particular charm that comes from the natural setting and silence all around. It is dotted with pines and enclosed by three volcanic cones, set out in a semicircle (Monte Gallo, Monte Testa and Monte Forno). From here it is possible to access the trails to the Altomontana Path…
This is a small flattish area, at a height of about 700 metres, a short distance from Ballo, a district of Zafferana Etnea. Its name comes from the fact that it contains some drainage points on the side of Valle di San Giacomo, which supply water to the towns below. Trails 704 and 724 can…