Nebrodi Park

The park is located in the Sicilian mountains on the border of the two provinces of Catania and Messina, is the youngest reserve of the island. The Nebrodi mountain range with the Madoni massif form the Sicilian Apennines. The highest point is the peak of Monte Soro, which reaches 1847 m. The mountains offer views of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Mount Etnu and the Alcantara River.

The park is rich in animal and plant species: about 150 species of birds, many plecopitans, reptiles and amphibians.

Attractions of the park: a giant maple with a height of 22 m and a diameter of 6 m, a rock massif of the lime type Rocca del Crasto, whose age dates back 250 million years, the Catafurco waterfall with a length of 30 m, Lake Bivere Cesaro and Maulazzo. In summer, microalgae bloom in the lakes, which makes the water turn red. The only local building is the castle of Impallaccionata at an altitude of 837 m, which is also called Casina di Pietrataliata.