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Sicily's hinterland

Description

The Nebrodi and Madonie mountain ranges are the last offshoots of the Italian continental Apennines; all around there is a ferment of hills that end where the sea begins. And the Erei Mountains, with their lakes, natural and mining reserves (the area was known for the extraction of sulphur in the past).
In addition to fantastic naturalistic trips, you have absolutely to admire the archaeological finds in the area of the ancient greek colony of Morgantina (agora and greek theatre), the Roman archaeological area of Centuripe and Villa del Casale, declared by UNESCO "World Heritage Site", due to the beauty of its priceless Roman mosaics.

some towns
  • According to some historians Nicosia ("the winner" in Greek) was the ancient Engyon, founded by Cretans. The actual village developed...
  • In the province of Catania, Grammichele is a town of probably Sicel origins: numerous archaeological excavations in Terravecchia...
  • Militello in Val di Catania is a town in the province of Catania, set among the hills of the Iblei Mountains. The place name derives...
  • Mussomeli is a town in the province of Caltanissetta, perched on a hill. The place name probably derives from an Arab expression....
  • Gangi is a town in the province of Palermo, set on the Marone Mountain. Archaeological excavations in the area have led some scholars...
  • Piana degli Albanesi is a town in the province of Palermo, founded in 1488 by a group of Greek-Albanian refugees, fleeing a Turkish...
  • Petralia Sottana is a town in the province of Palermo, set in the Madonie Natural Park. It was inhabited since the Prehistorian...
  • Petralia Soprana is a town in the province of Palermo of probably Sican or Greek origins. It is mentioned for the firast time...
  • Villarosa is a town in the province of Enna, already mentioned during the XVI century with the name of San Giacomo di Bombinetto,...
  • Aidone is a town in the province of Enna, at the heart of Sicily, on the eatern foothills of the Erei Mounts. It began to develop...
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