Parco dell'Etna

Via A. Manzoni, 21 - Fornazzo

95010 Milo (CT)

Municipality: Milo

Region: Sicilia

Etna Park Visitor Center is situated in Fornazzo, near the Mother Church, in the former primary school of Fornazzo - "Villaggio ideale" d'Italia - situated at about 800m of altitude on the eastern slope of Etna.

The Center consists of:

• Naturalistic Documentation Center:
  • library
  • slide library
  • video library
  • naturalistic-didactic collections
  • permanent exhibit on Etna
• Environmental Education Center:
  • didactic labs (photographic herbarium, tracks search and recognition, minerals and rocks collection and classification, phyto-sociological transept, naturalistic photography, etc.)
  • environmental education courses (discovering Etna Park, Volcanoes and earthquakes, The forest and its seasons, Traces can tell: how to find who is hiding, Man in Etna territory: traditional habits and activities, etc.)
  • naturalistic guided visits (Sartorius Mountains Nature Trail, path Monte Nero, Grotta dei Lamponi, Bosco della Cerrita, Pietra cannone - Pineta Cubania, and many other itineraries)
• Naturalistic-tourist Information Point
  • information and material for the organization of a visit in Etna Park

The Center is also a CTS Environment Office:

• voluntary environmental activities
• study and research camps
• naturalistic stays for schools in the Italian Parks
• naturalistic trips all over the world

The services are also available in English, French, German, and Spanish on request.

How to book a visit to the Center: contact office NeT by phone or fax at the following numbers: Tel. +39 338 2993077 - +39 095 955159 - Fax +39 095 955159

or write at the following addresses:
Via A. Manzoni , 21 95010 Fornazzo - Milo (CT)
Via R. Quartararo, 11 - 95125 Catania
E-mail: natetur@tin.it

How to get there: from highway A18 ME-CT, exit in Giarre and go ahead to Milo - Fornazzo