Zingaro nature reserve is the first natural reserve
that was set up in Sicily
in May 1981. It is about 7
kilometers long. "The Zingaro” has a big variety
and abundance of rare and endemic plants. It also has a rich fauna and archaeological
past. The reserve has a complex network of paths, shelters, water taps, picnic
areas, museums, car parks and other amenities; there are not any roads and it
can only be visited on foot. The Zingaro Nature Reserve does not only include
the land, but also the sea and beaches, which stretch along the coast for
almost 7 km.
They are beautiful and almost all sandy and lapped by the clear blue sea, and
can be reached along various, rather steep paths.
Etna Park
The Etna
Park is the first to be established among the
Sicilian Parks in 1987. It covers 59,000 hectares and
is located entirely in the province
of Catania. It has the
primary duty to protect the unique natural environment and the unique landscape
of Etna Mount , the highest active volcano in Europe.
The fauna is varied : porcupines , foxes , wild cats , martens , rabbits ,
hares , and among the smaller animals , weasels , hedgehogs , dormice ,
quercini and different species of mice and bats . There is no form of
vegetation , since the recent lava flows are not hospitable to such forms of
life . Dropping to an altitude of 2400 meters , the first colonizers of the volcano are the lichen
,the moss and the Sicilian saponaria.
Alcantara River Park
The Alcantara
River Park
is a regional park in Sicily which was established
in 2001 on the site of the existing reserve and includes that part of the
territory of the provinces of Messina and Catania, which forms the basin of the Alcantara river. Alcantara Gorge
is located on the Alcantara River north of Mount Etna in
order to protect and promote the existing natural system.
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