A Walk through the UNKNOWN SICILY AROUND ETNA

Volcano is one of the world's most active volcanoes. It has been erupting since several million years. Mt Etna is one of the greatest and beautiful volcano adventure tour destinations in Sicily, beside many other which can be easily enjoyed from our charming village of Taormina. This volcano has more than 400 craters, split all over the Catania county. To the ancient Greeks, Mount Etna was the realm of Vulcan, god of fire, and the home of the one-eyed monster known as the Cyclops. Etna offers skiing in the Winter months and breathtaking hikes in the woods during the Summer. There are also a number of smaller peaks on the slopes of Etna, and some interesting caverns. Since Etna is a strato volcano, with relatively cool lava temperatures and numerous openings (vents), nobody ever knows precisely where on its vast surface the next eruption will be.

Our tour today will start, picking you up from your place at your most convenient time and driving to Unknown Sicilian villages around mount Etna. This is a different way to explore our volcano and our Island, through typical charming towns on the slopes our volcano. We will drive through different local villages of the Alcantara Valley. We will visit the Alcantara Gorges, with their wonderful waterfall created from an old Etna lava eruption (40 miles long flow). We then continue the drive to Francavilla, and visit the most charming and unspoiled old Sicilian village of Castiglione di Sicilia and of course the several lemon, orange and olive groves as well as the Etna grapevines. We will have the chance to visit the famous old Greek fortress, situated on the highest part of Castiglione with a breathtaking view over the Alcantara valley.
The next highlight will be the view over the National Park of Etna and the amazing valley filled with hazelnut trees - We will continue through the Red wine-route, literally traversing the lava of 1981, passing through the village of Linguaglossa, with its mass of Baroque churches and famous for its delicious Almond and hazelnut pastries typical of the area. Here we will enjoy a short stop to try some of these fine local products in a traditional pastry shop before heading to the well-known winery "Gambino" to tour the wonderful property and the wine cellar and of course have a taste of the unique tasteful Etna wines, accompanied by a selection of local Sicilian products (on request)