Walking in Sicily - Szicília túrakönyv

A walking guidebook with 46 graded routes in Sicily, including the Madonie and Nebrodi mountains, the Egadi and Aeolian islands and Mount Etna. Most walks take 3-4 hours, plus some short easy strolls as well as long mountain traverses. Interesting varied terrain, including river valleys, coastal walks, ancient ruins, volcanoes and mountain peaks.

Seasons

March to June is best; summers are very hot for walking; early Autumn is pleasant but late Autumn is the wettest time of the year

Centres

Access via Palermo, Naples and and other airports; most main towns would be good bases- Messina, Taormina, Catania

Difficulty

some of the walking may be arduous (Etna); routes of varying difficulty between half and full days

Must See

Mount Etna (though it may be closed to walkers); the Isola Egadi; Hellenic, Roman and Byzantine remains; and the wonderful food

Contents

Introduction

Background

Walking and Maps

Parks, Reserves and Protected Areas

When to Go

What to Take

Emergencies

Reaching Sicily

Travelling Around Sicily

Accommodation

Telephones

Food and Drink

Tourist Information

Flowers and Trees

Wildlife

The Northeast Coast

1 Taormina and the Castello Saraceno

2 Castelmola

The Alcantara River Valley

3 Monte Mojo

4 Francavilla and the River

Monte Etna

5 The Craters of Monte Silvestri

6 Monte Nero degli Zappini Loop

7 Schiena dell’Asino

8 The Monti Sartorio Circuit

9 Monte Nero Circuit and Grotta dei Lamponi

10 Monte Etna: The North–South Traverse

Monti Iblei and the Southeast Corner

11 Wondrous Pantalica and its Necropolises

12 The Pantalica River Walk

13 Cava Grande del Cassibile

14 Noto Antica

15 Riserva Naturale di Vendicari

16 Isola delle Correnti

17 Cava d’Ispica

Antiquities in the West

18 The White Cliffs of Eraclea Minoa

19 The Stones of Selinunte

20 Mozia and its Lagoon

Le Isole Egadi (Egadi Islands)

21 Favignana by Bicycle

22 Levanzo and its Cave Paintings

23 Marettimo’s Coastal Path

24 Marettimo’s High Level Circuit

The Glorious Northwest

25 Marvellous Medieval Erice

26 Riserva Naturale di Monte Cofano

27 Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro

Palermo Surrounds

28 Palermo’s Monte Pellegrino

29 Monte Iato

30 Piana degli Albanesi

31 Bosco della Ficuzza

32 Rocca Busambra

Le Madonie (Madonie Mountains)

33 Cefalù and its Rocca

34 Isnello to Gratteri

35 Pizzo Carbonara

36 Piano Cervi

37 Vallone Madonna degli Angeli

38 Piano Sempria Sentiero Natura

I Nebrodi (Nebrodi Mountains)

39 Biviere di Cesarò

40 Floresta to Randazzo

Le Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)

41 Vulcano’s Gran Cratere

42 Lipari’s Castello and Southern Headlands

43 Lipari’s San Calogero Spa

44 Salina’s Monte Fossa delle Felci

45 Stromboli – Ascent to the Volcano

46 Stromboli Loop

Appendix I Italian–English Glossary

Appendix II Further Reading