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Sant'Alfio Destination Guide

Touring Sant'Alfio in Italy

Sant'Alfio in the region of Sicily with its 1,647 citizens is located in Italy - some 320 mi or ( 514 km ) South-East of Rome , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sant'Alfio

Time in Sant'Alfio is now 03:11 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Taormina, Syracuse, Sant'Antonino, Reggio Calabria, and Puntalazzo. Being here already, consider visiting Taormina . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sant'Alfio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Etna - Il Castagno dei Cento Cavalli

7:32 min by PassioneEtna
Views: 10291 Rating: 4.69

Video-documentario sul millenario Castagno dei Cento Cavalli, albero imponente cresciuto nella zona di S.Alfio, un piccolo paesino nel versante orientale del vulcano. Riprese in Full-HD 1080/50p Dispo ..

ITALIAN Sign language

1:38 min by bobbybe2
Views: 2937 Rating: 5.00

this was so funny,, I only wish i had gotten the early part of the conversation where they were talking about their ex-wife's !!!! :) ..


Eruzione dell'etna Maggio 2008

0:53 min by blogdialessio
Views: 1206 Rating: 5.00

alessios4.blogspot.com Eruzione vista da Fornazzo il 25 maggio 2008 ..

Agriturismo Case Perrotta

0:31 min by caseperrotta
Views: 982 Rating: 5.00

In Sicilia, immerso nel Parco dell'Etna e situato a soli 40 minuti dall'aeroporto di catania, l'agriturismo Case Perrotta offre una deliziosa accoglienza per le vostre vacanze. Struttura e gastronomia ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hundred Horse Chestnut

The Hundred Horse Chestnut (Italian: Castagno dei Cento Cavalli; Sicilian: Castagnu dê Centu Cavaddi) is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world. Located on Linguaglossa road in Sant'Alfio, on the eastern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily — only 8 km from the volcano's crater — it is generally believed to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old (4,000 according to the botanist Bruno Peyronel from Turin). It is a Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.75 15.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Castanea, Flora of Sicily, Individual trees, Italian folklore, Visitor attractions in Sicily

Alcantara (river)

The Alcantara is a river in Sicily. It has its source on the south side of Monti Nebrodi and its mouth in the Ionian Sea at Capo Schiso in Giardini-Naxos. The river is 52 km long. The name Alcantara is of Arabic origin and refers to a bridge from Roman times found by the Arabs. Thucydides called it Akesines Potamos while its Latin names were "Assinus or Assinos" and "Onobala". Cantera was another hydronym adopted by Normans.

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Located at 37.82 15.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Columnar basalts, Rivers of Italy, Rivers of Sicily, Rivers of the Province of Catania, Rivers of the Province of Messina

Naxos (Sicily)

Naxos or Naxus, was an ancient city of Sicily, on the east coast of the island between Catana and Messana. It was situated on a low point of land at the mouth of the river Acesines, and at the foot of the hill on which was afterwards built the city of Tauromenium.

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Located at 37.83 15.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 730s BC establishments, Ancient Greek sites in Italy, Ancient cities, Ancient mints, Archaeological sites in Sicily, Euboean colonies of Magna Graecia, Former populated places in Italy

Acireale Cathedral

Acireale Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Acireale, Cattedrale Maria Santissima Annunziata) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Acireale in Sicily, province of Catania, Italy. It was declared the seat of the Bishop of Acireale in 1870.

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Located at 37.61 15.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Sicily

Schisò Castle

Schisò Castle (in Italian Castello di Schisò) is a 16th century fortress on Cape Schisò in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy.

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Located at 37.82 15.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Castles in Sicily

Pictures


Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sant'Alfio