Madonie & Surroundings

AEOLIAN ISLANDS

The archipelago of the Aeolian Islands takes their name from the god Aeolus, undisputed god of the winds, and is made up of seven islands scattered along the north-eastern coast of Sicily,

GRATTERI: A NORMAN ITINERARY TO THE DISCOVERY OF ST. GIORGIO’S ABBEY, BETWEEN HISTORY AND LEGENDS

From the Valley of Beryl to the crest of the Prace: in search of the crystal of the rock that has made famous Gratteri in antiquity.

GRATTARA CAVE PARK: TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE NYMPH’S SPRING

CEFALÙ

CEFALÙ Cefalù is located in the Northern Sicilian coast, at the feet of a rocky promontory. The ancient Greeks created in the 4th century b.C. the polis Kephaloidion in the place where toady the old town stands. In 254 b.C. the city was conquered b

CASTELBUONO

CASTELBUONO The city rises at about 423 metres a.s.l., on the slopes of the Milocca hill between the centres of: Pollina to the north; San Mauro to the east; Geraci Siculo to the south-east; the Madonie massif to the south; Isnello and Gibilmanna (Ce

GIBILMANNA

GIBILMANNA Gibilmanna is located on the slopes of Pizzo Sant’Angelo at an altitude of 795 metres a.s.l., inside the Madonie Park. In the place there is the Sanctuary of Gibilmanna, the Fra Giammaria da Tusa museum, with the annexed library, while t

THE GRATTARA’S CAVE PARK

DISCOVERING THE ABBEY OF SAN GIORGIO: MILESTONE OF THE NORMAN ITINERARY IN SICILY