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Alcantara - Natures Art

Day 4
REGIONS OF TAORMINA
A day by coach and train:
The Gorges of Alcantara -
A fascinating journey through the deep gorges
created by the eruptions of the crater Mojo in
the north of Etna with lava flows to the sea.
See beautiful rock formations and water pools.
The course of the lava river is followed by a
water-course which cuts a channel through two
high walls of basalt characterised by stunning
prismatic shapes.
Randazzo -
A visit to this Medieval City by local train winding
up into the mountain.
Situated over an intermediate area between the
Alcàntara and Simeto rivers.

Randazzo is
outstanding for
its vineyards,
olives, walnuts,
almonds, and
chestnuts.
Cattle breeding,
sheep farms,
and goat farms are flourishing
because of the vast pasture areas.
Enjoy a stroll through the town to see some of its
impressive Gothic churches.
Dinner & Overnight in
Alcantara
Alcantara
TAORMINA AREA

RANDAZZO FACT FILE
The town was founded in Byzantine times in a territory already settled by the Sicels, and it
assumed considerable importance in the 13th and 14th C. It was the main stronghold of
Peter of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, and in 1305 Frederick II of Aragon
chose it as his summer residence. It was successively populated by Greek, Latin and
Lombard immigrants, who until the 16th C. spoke three distinct dialects (and until 1916
had three different cathedrals in three separate quarters).

Randazzo - the Three Cathedral Town