What to do near Motta Sant'Anastasia, CT

Sylvester Craters

Walk in the craters of Etna and feel the power of Nature

Fondaco Cuba. A Wonder to be Saved

It looks like an abandoned farmhouse among the fields of the Sicilian hinterland, but it is a very old post station, an inn that even hosted a king and queen.

Etna as told by a Sicilian

"Di Mungibeddu tutti figghi semu / terra di focu, di canti e d'amuri" This is how a Sicilian song opens, because in this land of fire, song and love, the great volcano is a beautiful and fatherly Mount.

The Castle of Pietratagliata

Today it is a ruined structure that is not easy to reach, but what a marvel: a still imposing bulk on the rock that supports it, culminated by the full tower that observes the valley.

Agira

A village that covers Mount Teja silhouetted against the wonderful panorama of the province of Enna. It appears to be a very ancient settlement, inhabited since before Sicily was an island.

The Santoni of Aidone

They parade through the streets of the country on Palm Sunday: they are hollow statues up to three meters high representing the 12 apostles. It is a man, the santaro, who moves them from the inside.