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.

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 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.

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.