Cava Grande Cassibile – impressive canyon in Sicily, Italy

May 17, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Cava Grande Cassibile – impressive canyon in Sicily, Italy Updated: February 18, 2020 | By Claire | More The Cava Grande Cassibile Canyon can be found where the Cassibile River carves its way through the Sicilian Hyblaean Mountains. At nearly 10 kilometres in length, the Cava Grande Cassibile Canyon may be considered a small canyon, […]

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Alcantara Gorge – where to refresh during hot summer days | Sicily, Italy

May 11, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

The Alcantara Gorge (Gole dell’Alcantara) is one of Sicily’s most dramatic natural sights — a deep, narrow canyon carved by the Alcantara River through spectacular hexagonal basalt columns formed by ancient lava flows from Mount Etna, creating a landscape of black volcanic rock walls that rise 50 metres above the rushing turquoise water. Located near […]

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