14/06/2023
🖐🏻5 NATURE PARKS IN SICILY🌱
👉🏻1. SALT PANS OF MARSALA
Picturesque windmills in a landscape of seawater pools with pink shades and salt mountains still to be worked. The Saline of Marsala are located on the coast that connects Trapani and Marsala. In this place nature, culture and history give rise to a unique spectacle, saliculture has been one of the main sources of income and economic development for the inhabitants of the area. An experience to do not miss during your holiday in Sicily!
👉🏻2. GORGES OF ALCANTARA
We are in the province of Messina, it is here that one of the most precious natural assets of Sicily is born: The Alcantara Gorges. They date back to about 300,000 years ago and owe their appearance to the process of cooling the lava of Etna due to the passage of water from the Alcantara river, which crosses them. These lava basalt walls, up to 50 meters high and a few meters narrow, have a unique prismatic shape. An adventure to don’t miss!
👉🏻3. CAVAGRANDE OF CASSIBILE
A nature reserve rich in anthropological, hydrogeological, archaeological and speleological findings. An area of about 3,000 hectares extended between Avola, Syracuse and Noto and is crossed by the Cassibile River that over the millennia has created a series of canyons 10 km long. In the valley floor, a system of small waterfalls has been created and invaded with fresh and clear water, surrounded by rocky piles on which grow sage, thyme, ruta, nepetella, oregano.
👉🏻4. NEBRODI NATIONAL PARK
Mountains, lakes, streams and waterfalls, the Nebrodi Park is the largest protected area in the region. A paradise for lovers of trekking, hiking, canyoning and climbing. In this green lung you can take long walks to discover ancient villages, traditions and typical products, such as baked ricotta, cheese and cold cuts of Black Pig of Nebrodi.
👉🏻5. CIANE RIVER
On the outskirts of the city of Syracuse stands the reserve of the river Ciane, a path of 8 km that flows into the Grand Port of Syracuse. This area, together with the river Freddo, is the only site where the Papyrus grows spontaneously, a typical plant of North Africa and rather rare in Europe, is linked to the development of writing because its stem was produced paper Papyrus of the ancient Egyptians. On the origin of the Papyrus in Sicily there are two hypotheses: one believes that it is an introduced species, the other states that it is a native species of this site.