Sicily covers a vast and various territory, in particular the area of Linguaglossa and the northern slope of Etna offer remarkable and spectacular landscape. Within a small area, we have Mount Etna on our doorstep, the beautiful Sicilian sea and the tourist area of Catania and a piece of paradise in Taormina.
Mount Etna's history and evolution
“Smoking Etna, column in the sky, eternally fed by sparkling snow, whose fabric roars among the purest source of terrifying fire”. Dating from the V century, this verse by Pindaro express admiration and deep respect for the unfathomable natural phenomenon that is Mount Etna...
The flora of Mount Etna
Mount Etna presents rich, various flora which is distributed in relation to altitude and slope exposure. The area is a unique spectacle of nature where vegetation is characterised by rocky coastline with garigue and brushwood, by caducous evergreen forests and the extreme habitats that characterise upper Etna...
Linguaglossa
The town of Linguaglossa is situated on the northeastern slope of Mount Etna. According to the historian Filoteo degli Omodei, Linguaglossa was founded around the year 1100. Today, the town has a population of around 5'500. Tourism over the last few decades continues to gain more and more importance...
