Woods and Picnic Areas - West of Sicily

Woods and Picnic Areas

Natural museums open for millennia.

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Rolling hills and plains, dense vegetation and varied fauna, ponds and picnic areas.

You can find this and more in the woods of the west of Sicily. If you want to have a picnic, take a break or enjoy breathtaking views, immerse yourself in the area’s largest “green lungs”: the woods of Scorace, Monte Baronia or Angimbè.

Scorace Forest

Buseto Palizzolo

Paceco

Windmills, salt flats, pink flamingos. It sounds like a movie, but it's all true

Belvedere “Giardini Angelo Messina”

Custonaci
Located in the historical centre of Custonaci in an area adjacent to the Town Hall, the Belvedere, with its gardens full of vegetation and a large panoramic terrace, offers the opportunity to embrace ...

Cala Bukutu

Custonaci
Inside the Bay of Cornino is Cove Bukutu (or Bugutu) which, in addition to its crystal clear waters, is famous for the "Madonna di Custonaci" celebrations. Baia Cornino 91015 Custonaci (TP) ...

Bay of Cornino

Custonaci
This bay (a sandy inlet with crystal clear waters) was home to the ancient fishing village of Custonaci. This is testified by the white houses of the fishermen who lived and worked here. The bay is th...

Cofano Tower and Tonnara

Custonaci
Created to defend the tonnara of the same name, the Torre di Cofano (today used as a visitor centre) dates back to the beginning of the 16th century and is characterised by its four-pointed star-shape...

Tower of San Giovanni

Custonaci
This strategic sixteenth-century square tower constitutes a piece of the imposing coastal defensive system of watchtowers designed by Camillo Camilliani to face the Ottoman raids. From its terrace the...

Stella Maris

Custonaci
In the evocative setting of the Bay of Cornino (Baia di Cornino), a dip in the sea can result in a unique experience. The product of the fusion of ancient religious traditions and the creative genius ...

Sanctuary of Maria Santissima di Custonaci

Custonaci
This sanctuary, located on a hilly relief in the centre of today's town, is responsible for the birth of the urban centre of Custonaci. The history of the sanctuary goes back in time to the arrival fr...

Living Museum Mangiapane Cave

Custonaci
The Mangiapane Cave is the most famous of the Grotte Scurati (Scurati caves), inhabited by man since the Upper Palaeolithic, as suggested by the traces of human presence (flint tools, graffiti) that w...

Marble Exhibition Centre

Custonaci
The centre is the right place to discover the geological stratifications and lithic complexes of the territory, through surveys, photographs and samples of the extracted marbles. It also includes a sp...

Church of the Madonna del Carmelo

Buseto Palizzolo
The church dedicated to the patroness, Maria SS. del Carmelo, is located in the city center. It was built in 1695 by Nicolò Gervasi as a countryside chapel for the few inhabitants of the area. The sac...

Scorace Forest

Buseto Palizzolo
Driving along the provincial road, about 7 km east of the urban center of Buseto Palizzolo, you can see the Scorace Wood. The toponym, Arcudacii or Arcodaci, refers to the Arabic farmhouse which was s...

Paceco

Windmills, salt flats, pink flamingos. It sounds like a movie, but it's all true
The dazzling white of the expanses of salt, the delicacy of the pink flamingos, the yellow of the "cartucciaru" melons, the intense red of the "pizzutello" tomato, the deep blue of the sea that looks ...

Paceco

Windmills, salt flats, pink flamingos. It sounds like a movie, but it's all true
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