Sicily

(27 Nov 14) The zibibbo vine is a World Heritage Site....

(28 Mar 13) Alcantara Park is going to take part to the "Dèstination Nature - Salon des Randonnèes" Fair, which is taking place in Paris from 5th to 7th April. On that occasion the Alcantara's Valley - situated only a few steps far from Taormina and very near Mount Etna - will be present...

(21 Feb 13) The initiative to promote river sports realized to foster Alcantara's territory, and organized by the Tisandros Association under the patronage of the Alcantara River Park, obtained a remarkable success. Thanks to a series of meetings carried out in the schools and on the occasion of...

(13 Feb 13) Preparation activities in full swing to award the Quality Label to the Alcantara Park. In Francavilla the President Bruno De Vita, in the presence of the director Tiziana Lucchesi, the advisor Angelo Cantoni and the staff responsible for the activities, the procedure to award the ...

(11 Feb 13) The above mentioned reasons led 50 young people from Bulgaria, Latvia, Holland, Poland, Romania and Italy to visit Alcantara's territory. (Read more in Italian)...

(04 Feb 13) The conference entitled "La valorizzazione dei parchi e delle riserve naturali in Sicilia" (Enhancement of Sicily's Parks and Nature Reserves) and organized by the Lions 108 Yb District within the club's annual activities took place in Taormina. Throughout the day the activitie...

(16 Gen 13) 2013 begins with the prestigious purpose of including the Park on the UNESCO World Heritage list: in the last few days a visit to the territory was carried out to evaluate the huge material and immaterial heritage of Alcantara Park's territory, and to define the procedures of inscription. ...

(07 Dic 12) In December 6, 2013 the first meeting between the President Bruno De Vita and the environmentalist associations took place in Francavilla to define a common way to protect and safeguard the Alcantara's ecosystem. In the presence of the representatives of the Italian Alpine Club (Giambat...

(23 Nov 12) Alcantara's promotional activities in full swing for the tourist enhancement of the territory through the associations. An agreement protocol between the Park Authority and the Italian Pro Loco National Union was in fact signed in Francavilla in order to increase the tourist information...

(14 Giu 12) The "Earth Week 2012" is a national initiative promoted by GeoItalia Italian Federation of Earth Sciences Onlus to spread the geological scientific culture and make the local Communities aware of the research's themes and of the scientific discoveries. Within the week it will be possible ...