The largest island in the Mediterranean presents its own varied world full of landscapes and colors. A stay on the outskirts, in its great natural reserve, could be the ideal place to discover another side of Sicily; The nature, the small mountain villages full of history and the great culture of the area will allow you to know another Sicily. If you decide to go on vacation, don’t forget to visit its Mount Etna National Park and some of its most classic accommodations.
This is an impressive protected nature reserve of about 60 thousand hectares that rises on the slopes of the highest volcano in Europe. The park has many natural attractions, including several small villages such as Trecastagni and Nicolosi and the "Gruta del Gelo", which is a cave with a perennial glacier in which the temperature is always below 6 degrees, even in summer.
Right in Nicolosi , a picturesque hilltop village 700 meters above sea level, on the south side of Etna volcano, this Casa di Filli . This is a very typical villa surrounded by a wonderful garden with low walls made of stone, aromatic plants, ornamental plants and the local species of the trees of the national park.
A few kilometers away, near Ragalna , at an altitude of 830 meters above sea level, is located Vigna Mascalisi, a very special love nest. It is located on the slopes of the Etna volcano . The house is built entirely of lava rock and blends seamlessly into the volcanic landscape.