(Italiano) Naro la fulgentissima e la valle del paradiso : itinerario alla

(Italiano) 22 – 23 Ottobre Trekking
Alte Madonie – Sentiero degli Abiens
Nebrodensis e Pizzo Carbonara
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(Italiano) Madonie Alte : Trekking
sull’altopiano del Carbonara
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The Jewels of the Alcantara Valley and
Taormina beautiful Island
A CTA extraordinary Sicily itinerary, which brings together nature sea
history and unique charm of Taormina in 4 extraordinary steps:
Alta Valle Alcantara:
The lava mufflers and the twin waterfalls The excursion includes a nature
hike in the beautiful “Alcantara River Park” along the banks of the river
flowing in the lava rock between terraces planted with lemon and orange
walking on the edges of the “potholes” large tanks dug in basaltic rocks
through which the river, until you reach the twin waterfalls, observing
nature and traces of the medieval history of castles and ancient stone mills.
Alcantara “The Gorge”
It falls into a deep “ravine” a gorge carved into the lava rock and traveled
by river from the blue waters, where besides the spectacle of basaltic rocks
with geometric shapes, it will be possible for a refreshing swim in the cool
waters of the river
Isola Bella Taormina “the pearl of the Ionian”
Visit the pearl of the Ionian a small island floating on the sea surrounded
by greenery, connected by a small strip of sand to the mainland.
Taormina – “Tauromenion”
The unmissable charm of Taormina, a guided tour of archaeological sites and
the most fascinating historical sites in Taormina and then the walk through
its small medieval streets in many small places to discover.
General informations
From Piazza Stesicoro
days :
Timetables : 8,30 -18,00
Abb.to recommended : shorts , t-shirt / polo shirt , sneakers , flip flops ,
beach towel , swimsuit , cap , sunscreen , backpack .
The visits will be assisted from driving Environmental Tourism Centre Sicily,
Language : English – Italian
Info and reservations: Cellular and Whatsapp 3407258473 Ita – 3457306841
Engl
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Catania center water route – Following
Amenano and Longana
Are two rivers flowing always in Catania city, the “Longana” and will love,
discover them.
Just landed in the gulf of Catania the Chalcidians, from Greece in 729 they
found plenty of water and waterways between the banks of the river Amenano
and Longana. And it is from here that begins our journey into the heart of
the historic city and in the underground Catania.
This event takes place at the surface of fountains, plazas and underground
itineraries visiting caves and galleries in the places where the different
arms still visible today, flow and flow.
The tour takes place in the heart of the historical center and allows the
view of some extraordinary places some of them underground in Catania,
modified or covered by urbanization have occurred over the centuries to the
present day or buried by lava flows including the most important of which
1669
Info and Reservations
Urban itinerary
Catania center
staging area: assisted
Duration: about 3.30 h
Details of the visit program reserved for the applicant
Tour Catania “History”: historical and
monumental hike
The route in question is spread (circular route) at the old town and in
particular the virgin mountain hill where Greek and later Roman city of
“Catania” has lived all the main stages of its development in the period
between the foundation, by the calcidesi, until the arrival of Roger archon
of Sicily to Norman’s head.
Sites, places, legends, artifacts, streets, churches, palaces, domus, baths,
fountains and urban rivers, in a kaleidoscope of frames “real” tell in no
particular order, but not random, faces in the history of urbe in a simple
narrative and compelling.
The visit includes many of the most significant monuments but many of the
lesser known and more curious in a journey that explores the city at various
points.
From the environmental point of view, if you want, a visit can be integrated
with an interesting set of monumental visits to historic sites and artistic
and archaeological heritage.
Info and Reservations
staging area: squares and public squares
Duration: half day or full
Details of the visit program reserved for the applicant
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The baths in the Roman Catania
Catania The Roman of the second century, was a rich city, the status
“Certified” by the high concentration of spas that in the space of a few
square kilometers in urbe center of time, they developed with their large
architectural structures.
The holidays were very numerous Giacchè beyond the “Dies Festi” public
holidays, there were also many “publicae Feriae” celebrations and public
events.
The people of the time possessed much free time, spent in the most pleasant
way possible, among others, the baths were one of the ways and places par
excellence of social entertainment, a cross-entertainment system open to all
walks of life, with exceptions where the urban society of the time was
meeting, relaxed, amused, was compared.
As they were built, what materials and techniques, how they worked, how they
were structured within them, such as “services” offered and there they were,
what kind of “society” had no place inside you and you would meet. What he’s
left of them, what became in later centuries until today.
These and other, some of the curious and fascinating questions that the route
will try to answer, in addition to provide the pretext for a walk along some
of the ancient streets of Catania.
Info and Reservations
staging area: squares and public squares
Duration: 1/2 day
Details of the visit program reserved for the applicant
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Catania Vertical: environmental
historical itinerary
The route in Catania historic center takes place in 3 dimensions, a path from
the bottom up “vertically” shows the face of Catania from different angles,
underground extraction of surface and air transport.
Catania a city so intimately tied to Etna with its lava flows, shown with an
itinerary that tell the transformations suffered over the centuries from the
point of “urban”, environmental and historical.
Particular attention will be given to Catania “Spanish” that from above is
shown in all its splendor in palaces and courtyards.
Easy scenic route took place smoothly on foot.
Designed to be articulated in a half day or full day (the difference varies
the amount and variety of the sites included in the visit).
Information
Active all year
duration: 3.30 hours
suitable clothing, suitable footwear
With the link “Book or Request info” you can request a personalized quote or
to book the most suitable proposal to hike to your expectations, as an
individual, school / student or group, compatibilemente with sustainability
rules of CTA Sicily and the surrounding area.
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Catania underground: Sepulchres and
crypts following the “Roman” .
The itinerary: Catania, 249 A.D., from Rome the Emperor Decio was persecuting
the Christians, a dangerous scourge that was jeopardizing a yet precarious
empire..
Even in the city of Catania, under the control of the governor Quinziano,
were held persecutions and martyrdoms against the Christians. They were
bravely trying to resist, using a fake apostasy or hiding in the crypts or in
the caves hidden underground and around the old necropolis that surrounded
the city.
Characteristics of the itinerary: you will follow a path that explores the
underground heart of the city of Catania, a short but intense tour that will
allows you to discover the most important crypts and caves dedicated to the
cult of Christianity.
Saint’Agata, Saint Euplio , Saint Cirino Alfio and Filadelfio, Saint Lucia
are all saints the history showed us as martyrs; the tour will tell you about
them, showing you their stories as people on the run, trying to defense their
faith between atrocious sufferings and many times ending those pains paying
with their own lives.
The tour is the perfect occasion to explore a new side of the city of
Catania, following unconventional and often closed sites to the public (most
of the time some locations are closed or open only for particular occasions).
In this way the itinerary becomes an amazing opportunity to discover unique
and hidden locations of the city.
Info
Departure from Catania city center, Piazza Stesicoro
Approximate timing :2 hour
Price Euro 20,00 (adults only)
Booking 24 hours before
Ask information:
Not available on sunday
Fare : free for child and young under 17 years
Contacts:
info@ctasicilia.it –
Mobile +39 3407258473
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Catania Ecclesia – Archaeology of the
churches – Urban Itinerary
GENERAL INFORMATION: To receive detailed and specific program content,
“Request Info” or contact the Centre.
Traditionally considered the place of worship churches, on this journey will
be told as a cultural symbol in the society of the time.
The church, founded architecturally and as a place of worship familiar to us
from the Edict of Constantine in 313 d.c. When the Christian religion became,
after centuries of persecution, finally a “religio bids” then elevated to a
state religion with the Edict of Thessalonica in 380 by Theodosius I issued.
From that point on, and in the following centuries the building of a church
has responded not only to the needs of worship but expressed with its
architecture, craftsmanship, furnishings, domestic provisions in an
extraordinary testimony of the society and culture that has ” produced “in an
alternation of extraordinary boldness as architectural solutions of
originality in the adopted forms and solutions, this also dictated in turn by
requirements and contingencies also tied to particular historical moments.
basilica, the chapel, the palace chapel, equipped ecclesia, Hypogeum, rock
church, tricora, a Latin cross, Greek cross, circular, are just some of the
many “curious” that the churches and on the itinerary churches presents and
recounts.
The path concentrated in Catania center, says the environment and the time in
Catania history by visiting some of the churches which guide wire taken.
Itinerary, far from obvious, some extraordinary and unusual churches to
architectural structure, location and type of worship, will become a pretext
to “tell” even some original facets of the city’s history.
Info and Reservations
Urban itinerary
Catania center
staging area: assisted
Duration: about 3.30 h
Details of the visit program reserved for the applicant
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Catania Ecclesia – Archeologia delle
chiese – Itinerario urbano
SCHEDA GENERALE : per ricevere programma in dettaglio
specifici, “Richiedi Info”
o contattare il Centro.
e i contenuti
Le chiese tradizionalmente considerate luogo di culto , in questo
itinerario verranno raccontate come simbolo di cultura nelle società del
tempo .
La chiesa , nasce architettonicamente e come luogo di culto a noi familiare
a partire dell’editto di Costantino nel 313 d.c. , quando la religione
cristiana diviene, dopo secoli di persecuzioni, finalmente una “religio
licita” poi elevata a religione di stato con l’editto di Tessalonica nel 380
emanato da Teodosio I .
Da quel momento in avanti e nei secoli successivi la costruzione di una
chiesa ha risposto non solo ad esigenze di culto ma ha espresso con la sua
architettura , manifattura , negli arredi , nelle disposizioni interne una
straordinaria testimonianza della società e della cultura che la ha
“prodotta” in una alternanza di soluzioni architettoniche di straordinaria
arditezza come di originalità nelle forme e soluzioni adottate, ciò anche
dettato di volta in volta da esigenze e contingenze legate anche a momenti
storici particolari.
basilica, cappella, cappella palatina, ecclesia munita, Ipogeo, chiesa
rupestre , tricora , a croce latina, croce greca, a pianta circolare , sono
solo alcune delle tantissime “curiosità” che delle chiese e sulle chiese
l’itinerario presenta e racconta.
Il percorso concentrato a Catania centro , racconta dell’ambiente e della
storia del tempo a Catania tramite la visita di alcune delle chiese prese
quale filo guida . Nell’itinerario, tutt’altro che scontato, alcune chiese
straordinarie e curiose per struttura architettonica , dislocazione e
tipologia di culto , diverranno pretesto per “raccontare” alcune
sfaccettature originali anche della storia della città.
Info e Prenotazioni
itinerario Urbano
Catania centro
Zona di sosta : assistito
Durata : h 3,30 circa
Dettaglio del programma di visita riservato al richiedente
Con il link “Prenota o Richiedi info” potrai richiedere un preventivo
personalizzato o prenotare la proposta di escursione più idonea alle tue
attese , come singolo , scuola/studente o gruppo, compatibilemente con le
regole di sostenibilità di CTA Sicilia e il territorio circostante.
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(Italiano) Parco delle Madonie :
L’abbazia normanna di Rocca del Monaco
– Borgo Gratteri
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Etna Excursion in Bus : Pearls in the
Rock – (every active day)
Etna Tour in Bus : Excursions between nature , history and culture
The circular route starts and ends from the historic heart of the city,
Piazza Duomo with its Norman period cathedral built over the ancient Roman
baths. The path you proceed through the many small towns and “Etna” villages
dug and built on ancient lavas of Etna.
The route via Nicolosi reaches the altitude of 2000 meters above sea level at
the historic refuge in alpine style called “Rifugio Sapienza” gateway to the
crater, and returns to the starting point via Zafferana thus allowing a full
view of the small villages and towns that Etna from Catania inhabit the
slopes of Etna.
Along the route, the history of the centuries-old relationship between Etna,
Catania lava, its countries and the most typical products, is symbolically
told with the visit of four unique destinations:
The Virgin buried in the rock –
an entire church sanctuary engulfed by an enormous lava flow in 1669, the
statue of the Madonna contained in it, miraculously found intact 50 years
later, buried under 12 meters of molten lava. The visit in the lava soil
shows the colonnade and the church altar found buried but intact.
The Great Tunnel of lava flow
an extraordinary and huge lava from sliding gallery along with helmet and
light, which leads us to discover one of the marvels of nature, formed by the
flow of lava, an intense experience and one not to be missed to understand
the Etna and operation its lava flows, walking in a casting.
“The Twins” volcanic
easy, and breathtaking path that allows you to walk on the edge of two
craters and lava on colors straordinare that molten lava takes on the
surface, as well as the spectacular view from the craters allow a view of the
Ionian coast of Catania
The Honey Oil and Wine village of Zafferana, Produced and Tastings:
between peak production of Etna villages zafferana and famous for the
production of honey
a visit to a local production workshop allows you to see and taste this
typical local specialties.
General Info
Departure: Piazza Duomo
Medium: Panoramic Tour Bus
Days: Every day
telephone booking, recommended
Duration: 5 hours
Timetable: 11.00 – return at 17.00
Abb.to: tennis, cape or jacket waterproof shoes, hat, sunscreen, water
bottle.
Tour Bus share in EUR 30.00
The visits will be assisted by guides of Tourism Center Environmental Sicily
Languages: English, Italian
Reservations: 3407258473 Mobile and Whatsapp
(Italiano) Naro la fulgentissima e la
valle del paradiso : itinerario alla
scoperta
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(Italiano) Monti Iblei : Ipogeo e
bosco di Calaforno
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Catania underground: Sepulchres and
crypts following the “Roman” Catania.
The itinerary: Catania, 249 A.D., from Rome the Emperor Decio was persecuting
the Christians, a dangerous scourge that was jeopardizing a yet precarious
empire..
Even in the city of Catania, under the control of the governor Quinziano,
were held persecutions and martyrdoms against the Christians. They were
bravely trying to resist, using a fake apostasy or hiding in the crypts or in
the caves hidden underground and around the old necropolis that surrounded
the city.
Characteristics of the itinerary: you will follow a path that explores the
underground heart of the city of Catania, a short but intense tour that will
allows you to discover the most important crypts and caves dedicated to the
cult of Christianity.
Saint’Agata, Saint Euplio , Saint Cirino Alfio and Filadelfio, Saint Lucia
are all saints the history showed us as martyrs; the tour will tell you about
them, showing you their stories as people on the run, trying to defense their
faith between atrocious sufferings and many times ending those pains paying
with their own lives.
The tour is the perfect occasion to explore a new side of the city of
Catania, following unconventional and often closed sites to the public (most
of the time some locations are closed or open only for particular occasions).
In this way the itinerary becomes an amazing opportunity to discover unique
and hidden locations of the city.
Info
Departure from Catania city center, Piazza Stesicoro
Approximate timing :2 hour
Booking 24 hours before
Ask information:
Not available on sunday
Fare : free for child and young under 17 years
Contacts:
info@ctasicilia.it –
Mobile +39 3407258473
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(Italiano) Etna Tour escursione e
Parco dell’Etna – I coni lavici
(Hornitos) di monte Concilio
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(Italiano) “I turchi”- itinerario
costiero da Vigata alla riserva di
Torre salsa
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Discovering “vertical” Catania:
environmental and historical itinerary
The itinerary that CTA Sicilia offers it is developed in three dimensions: a
tour from the bottom to the top – “a vertical movement” that shows different
sides of the city of Catania, the underground aspect, the city centre aspect
and the air dimension.
The city of Catania is very linked to the activity of the Etna mount and to
its lava flows; there is an itinerary that will show you the transformations
that have changed this city and its urban, historical and environmental
aspects through the centuries.
A particular attention will be given to the “Spanish” Catania that seen from
the top, shows its glory thanks to amazing buildings and courtyards. The tour
it is evocative and easy and can be done by foot.
Info
Departure from Catania city center, Piazza Stesicoro
Approximate timing :3 hour
Booking 24 hours before
Ask information:
Not available on sunday
Fare : free for child and young under 17 years
Contacts:
info@ctasicilia.it –
Mobile +39 3407258473
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(Italiano) Sulle orme dei
“Chiaramonte” con i ragazzi del corso
di laurea in lingue da UniCt
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Tour among the thermal baths in the
“Roman” Catania
Romans did not work a lot during the day – not considering the slaves, half
of the year was a holiday and a day of work did not last more than six or
seven hours.
There were a lot of holidays because besides “Dies Festi” – feast days, there
were a lot of “Feriae Publicae”- public celebrations and festivities.
In this way citizens had a lot of spare time and one way they used to spend
it was going to the thermal baths: a place of social entertainment open to
all the social classes where the urban society used to meet, relax, have fun
and confront.
The II century “Roman” city of Catania was a rich city, full of thermal baths
that among a space of few kilometers started to develop with big
architectural structures.
How were they built? With which techniques and materials? How did they work,
what was their internal structure? How about the services offered?
What do we see today? These and other many curious questions will be answered
during the tour, following a pleasant stroll through the streets of the old
Catania.
By request, visits to historical, monumental and archeological sites can be
added to the tour.
Info
Departure from Catania city center, Piazza Stesicoro
Approximate timing :3 hour
Booking 24 hours before
Ask information:
Not available on sunday
Fare : free for child and young under 17 years
Contacts:
info@ctasicilia.it –
Mobile +39 3407258473
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(Italiano) Sicilia d’Oriente : Cube e
tricore bizantine da Catania alla
Valle dell’alcantara
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(Italiano) Riserva Orientata di Monte
Genuardo escursione tra storia e
natura
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(Italiano) Alla scoperta della riserva
naturale del fiume Platani
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(Italiano) Febbraio 2016 – Alternanza
Scuola Lavoro – Seminario / Conferenza
a Catania
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(Italiano) Dicembre : itinerario Valle
dei Margi – bosco di santo pietro, il
divertimento è assicurato
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(Italiano) Escursione tra I sugheri
giganti nel Bosco di Santo Pietro
(Italiano) “Valle dei Margi ”: Da
Terravecchia alla Sughereta di Santo
Pietro a Caltagirone
(Italiano) Troina normanna tra natura
storia e ..incontro con “Robert Capa”
(Italiano) Autunno Scuola & Natura:
Zaino in spalla sui sentieri dell’Etna
(Italiano) Catania a “Volo d’Uccello”
la città raccontata dall’alto
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