アッソロのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

A very suggestive place, a route that is simple in sections with two very challenging climbs and an extremely steep descent.

The Palazzo dei Signori Pennisi, the former noble owners of the mine, can only be visited by reservation with a guide.

A big stink, but truly unique!

A castle in a state of abandonment but located in a wonderful environment, surrounded by greenery and of great visual impact.

The Castle of Gresti dates back to the 14th century and unfortunately today it is in a state of semi-abandonment. The Castle stands on the suggestive Pietratagliata: a quartzarenite cliff that stands out in the valley perpendicularly to the Gresti river. The cliff is so vertical to give the impression of being a single, gigantic stone cut by a supernatural hand.

Here the ruins of the Benedictine dormitory dedicated to San Giovanni Evangelista, built on an ancient settlement dating back to the Greek era, are still clearly visible. The monastery, which represents the last settlement on Monte Rossomanno, remained active until 1850. The site was then abandoned following the killing of the last hermit in an attempted robbery that took place in that year. Since then, the church and convent have fallen into a total state of decay and ruin (so you have to pay attention if you want to visit them from the inside)

Castle built in the fourteenth century is privately owned but access is free despite being a ruin. https://www.etnanatura.it/paginasentiero.php?nome=Castello_Pietratagliata

Nice park, but badly signposted, got stuck a few times on the way and had to turn back, we didn't find the source, but maybe it was us 🤩