Parco dell'Etna

Piazza Annunziata, 5

95015 Linguaglossa (CT)

Municipality: Linguaglossa

Region: Sicilia

This Visitor Center, established through an agreement between Etna Park Authority and Linguaglossa Local Tourist Board, offers to schools, associations, public and private structures the opportunity to discover and appreciate the charming "planet Etna". It is open all year round in the premises of Linguaglossa Local Tourist Board and is provided with scientific equipment, naturalistic collections, and didactic instruments. It plans and organizes programs dedicated to the knowledge of environmental issues. It has a hall with 50 small armchairs, video-projector, and giant screen, where projections dedicated to the naturalistic issues characterizing Etna territory are organized. On request, it is possible to deal with specific issues or cycles of meetings.
The Visitor Center in Linguaglossa also organizes, by previous agreement, daily trips in the Park territory, naturalistic stays to improve the knowledge on the Park environmental features, winter holidays, trekking along the most interesting local trails, nature camps, and holidays for families with children. All the activities are managed by staff specialized in natural science, ecology, and environmental didactics.
You can reach the Visitor Center from the highway Me-Ct, exit Fiumefreddo, at 9 km, go ahead along SS 120, in the direction of Linguaglossa.