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Pretty town on the northern slope of Etna, at an altitude of 750m

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This is really a really beautiful spot!!

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Famous for the Castle that seems to protect the Alcantara Valley.

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Schöne Strasse

A lighthouse

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Very beautiful area

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Very cold water all year round. Very busy in summer. After rain in winter, the gorge is partially closed due to the risk of floods.

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The Capo d'Orlando lighthouse, located at the foot of the Madonna mountain, is the symbol of the city together with the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima.

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A nice climb with hairpin bends. An unexpected church in such a hairpin bend.

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It is not accessible, but beautiful to look at even from the outside.

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The formation of the Alcantara riverbed can be traced back to around 300,000 years ago, although the current configuration of the river in the gorge section is mainly the result of the lava flows that occurred in the last 8,000 years. The interaction between the river water and the underlying magmatic mass played a crucial role in this process, causing accelerated cooling. This phenomenon has generated a series of irregular fractures, some of which have a chaotic arrangement, while others show a more regular geometry. Among these formations, we can identify prismatic structures of various configurations, including those known as "woodpiles," "harps," "rosettes," and the impressive vertical formations called "organ pipes," which can reach remarkable heights, even up to 30 meters.

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Known as "the quastallum" by the Arabs, Castiglione di Sicilia stands on a hill between the Alcantara valley and the Etna park, offering breathtaking landscapes with orchards and lava flows. It has a history dominated by the Arabs and subsequently by the Normans and Swabians. The village is known for its honors and its beauty, recognized with a regional decree in 1994. The castle of Lauria, which dominates the town, was born as a defensive fortress for the city; well built as it was, on the sandstone rock, and surrounded by powerful defensive walls, it constituted a perfect military defense both inland and throughout the rest of the Alcantara valley. From the start of your visit to Castiglione di Sicilia, it will not be difficult for you to notice how this village is closely linked to the medieval period, both for the narrow streets that characterize it and for the presence of a castle on top of a hill ' of stronghold.

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Most of the road has been resurfaced

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Gradient is pretty even, the road is pretty large and recently paved. Not much shade this high up. From the top, you can keep climbing towards Floresta and Randazzo (maybe all the way to the Etna?) or take a right turn and descend towards Tortorici, the valley and (eventually) the coast

Beautiful viaduct on the route from the coast inland!

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These are real canyons formed by very high lava walls. We are in one of the most spectacular places in Sicily: until the 1950s the site was unknown, perhaps for this reason it has been preserved so beautiful and intact.

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I recommend arriving in Calatabiano, taking the road that crosses the hamlet of Mitogio. This route has little traffic from motor vehicles and is immersed in the vegetation that runs along the Alcantara river.

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It is a characteristic medieval center located between Etna and Alcantara.

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The road is very passable and pleasant to cross by bike.

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At the end of September, ticket sales for €1.50 close at 6 p.m. In the Italian manner, but also a little earlier.

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