Location: Mascalucia in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Catania at 15
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Nearest Ferry:
Catania at 15
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Nearest Train:
Catania at 15
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Nearest Motorway:
Gravina/Etna at 4
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 15.0
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Car: necessary
To the north the volcano – one of Europe’s natural wonders - to the south Catania: at 450 metres above sea level, Mascalucia is a small town 20 minutes from the airport and the city and a half-hour drive from the Sapienza Hut (1,910 ms), the highest point with road access on the south side of Mount Etna. Borgopetra is an ideal base for excursions. To Europe's highest active volcano. To Catania, its Baroque churches and the fish market. To the Ionia coast with delightful fishing villages or the beaches of Fiumefreddo and Taormina (40 minutes by motorway). To the south you will be enchanted by the changing landscape, the gleaming limestone of Syracuse, rich in history, 45 minutes from Catania, fabulous sights like the necropolis of Pantalica, Noto, Palazzolo Acreide, the beaches of Vendicari and, inland, the age-old Ragusa countryside with Modica and Ibla.