What if instead of planning a beach vacation this summer, you could imagine… explore the Sicilian mountains? Echo where to go to the mountains in the summer in Sicily? and enjoy the island’s natural beauty, which offers more than beaches.
From Etna to Nembrodi, Madoni to Peloritani, many ideas for an unexpected mountain holiday.
Summer on Etna
A holiday in Etna does not exclude the sea, which is always available just a few kilometers away. But if you want to ditch the beaches and enjoy the mountains, take your pick Linguaglossa or Nicolosi. I am two piedmont villages and two main gateways to the Etna park.
On the north side of Linguaglossa are reached Piano Provenzana, from where excursions to the summit craters depart Guided and 4X4 tours to get an up close (but safe distance) view from the Valle del Leone of the southeast crater, the most active in decades.
You can also follow many well-signposted paths. The most spectacular. Which leads to Frost cave, with ice all year round, which is why it is considered the southernmost glacier in Europe. Starting Nicholas, on the south sideyou can climb to the top on a 4X4 excursion, with the cable car or on foot with a guide.
In the winter you ski here, and in the summer you explore ancient streams, visit summit craters or go hiking in the woods. If you like to ride a bike, rent one and ride it Altomontana Mountain Bike Trail which surrounds the volcano with a ring. Another way to do this, but without the effort of pedaling, is to pick up Circumetnea trainGuaranteed performance, comfortable seating.
In Madonna’s garden
Exploring Madoni’s garden, A short distance from Palermo, gives emotions and surprises. The park is a beautiful forest that offers many trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking.
It is also full of charming little villages. Don’t miss it the medieval villages of Gangi, Petralia Sottana and Soprana and Castelbuono. In the latter you will taste mannaa juice collected from a certain type of ash and used for desserts – a real delicacy.
A study of the Nebrodis
Nimrod’s garden is not alone The largest protected area in Sicilybut also where you can meet the island’s most unspoiled nature. Near the village of Cesaro you can walk through Lakes Biviers and Maulatso.
Montalbano Alicona is part of Italy’s most beautiful countryside and is a gem topped by a castle. It is not far away Floresta, the highest municipality in Sicily, 1275 m. Here you will not suffer from scorching summer heat even in August, guaranteed.
Trekking and History in the Sikan Mountains
Bosco della Ficuzza was the summer hunting reserve of Ferdinand III of Sicily. It’s still there in the shadow of influence Roca Busambra, the highest mountain on the Sicani River.
A perfect place to retreat away from the world and enjoy peaceful scenery and beautiful hikes.
The magic of the Peloritans
Peloritani stretches between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas, and from its highest peaks you can view both the seas and the Aeolian Islands prominently on the horizon.
For example, from the shrine of the Madonna A dish or from the top Mount Scudderin Fiumedinisi Oriented Nature Reserve.
Don’t miss a tour along the way Valley of the Hermitsdeep green valley.
with Ceres on the mountains of Ere
It Enna area it is one of the least visited by tourism, but has surprises worth discovering. Enna is already a special city with its 900 meters altitude and its charm Rock of Ceres.
These sites have long been associated with the harvest goddess and her daughter Persephone, who were abducted by Hades on nearby shores. Lake Pergusa. Also stop Sperlinga discover the city carved into the rock.
Discovering the Iblian Mountains
They don’t reach great heights, but they are still mountains that offer great excursions to small villages to discover, such as: Butcheror a city with an ancient history, as Palazzolo Acreidefirst Greek, and then thanks to the Baroque, it became part of the UNESCO heritage.
Also nearby is Ferla, one of Italy’s most beautiful villages and a gateway to the coast. Necropolis of Pantalikaa system of cave tombs dug into the sides of a deep canyon that runs through a very fascinating nature trail.