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Castiglione di Sicilia works well as a base: 10 minutes from Motta Camastra, 5km from Gole dell'Alcantara.
Castiglione di Sicilia is in Sicily, Italy, with about 1,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Motta Camastra, about 4 km away.
Castiglione di Sicilia (Sicilian: Castigghiuni di Sicilia) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Castiglione di Sicilia lies about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east of Palermo and about 40Read more
kilometres (25 mi) north of Catania. It borders the following municipalities: Adrano, Belpasso, Biancavilla, Bronte, Calatabiano, Francavilla di Sicilia, Gaggi, Graniti, Linguaglossa, Maletto, Malvagna, Mojo Alcantara, Motta Camastra, Nicolosi, Piedimonte Etneo, Randazzo, Roccella Valdemone, Sant'Alfio, Taormina, Zafferana Etnea.
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Within an hour or so of Castiglione di Sicilia: Gole dell'Alcantara (5 km), Giardini Naxos (14 km), Taormina (15 km), Teatro Antico di Taormina (15 km).
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Castiglione di Sicilia is in Sicily, Italy, about 4 km from Motta Camastra.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Basalt gorge near Etna where the cold Alcantara river cuts between 25-m walls of prismatic lava columns, like a Giant's Causeway turned canyon. Wade the icy river from the Motta Camastra entrance or view it from the free stairway.
5 km · about 10 min drive
beach
The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
15 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's tallest and most active volcano, rising 3,357 meters above eastern Sicily with frequent dramatic eruptions.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.
19 km · about 20 min drive
April to October
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