{"id":714,"date":"2015-05-15T08:03:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T08:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casahybla.com\/?page_id=714"},"modified":"2015-06-17T19:45:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T19:45:04","slug":"the-mountain-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.casahybla.com\/en\/the-mountain-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]\n

THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Beside the sea and the countryside on the plateaus, another important part of the area around Ibla is represented by the Monti<\/strong> Iblei<\/strong>, a complex of short and ancient mountains broadening to the North, well over the boundary limit with the Syracuse\u2019s province.<\/p>\n

Monte<\/strong> Lauro<\/strong> stands proud of the other mountains. It is an old inactive and extinguished volcano dominating the remaining high ground, from which they pour the main rivers irrigating the South-East of Sicily. Among them we can mention the Anapo, the Dirillo, the Calcinara, the Ippari, the Irminio and the Tellaro. Monte Lauro is also the seat of an important meteorological station and of a Natural Reserve managed by the forest service.
\nSet in the middle of the Monti Iblei, the small towns of Chiaramonte<\/strong>, Monterosso Almo<\/strong>, Giarratana<\/strong>, Buccheri<\/strong> e Palazzolo<\/strong> Acreide<\/strong> are peaceful communities which are worth stopping to see and appreciate the quiet amazing landscape. The calm daily routine is some time animated by special occasions, e.g. for Carnival and during holyday periods for respective Patron Saints celebrations.
\nSome special mention for permanent appointments: the Medieval Fest in Buccheri and the \u201cSagra della Cipolla\u201d (a festival celebrating a special kind of big sweet white onion) in Giarratana \u2013 both of them usually in August \u2013 as well as the \u201cSagra dello Scaccione\u201d (a festival dedicated to a special kind of focaccia bread) normally run in September in Monterosso Almo.<\/p>\n

Another small hamlet that we suggest to visit, not only for its close proximity to Ibla, is San Giacomo<\/strong>\u2019s quarter. Even if it\u2019s administratively just a quarter of Ragusa, it is so detached that it can be considered as an independent small mountain village, so suggestive in its bucolic beauty to remember the Hobbit\u2019s county of the Tolkien\u2019s literature. To reach it, take from Ibla the SP194 road in the direction to Giarratana and, after having passed the old Ibla\u2019s train station by few kilometers, take on the right the SP58 road and follow the indications to San Giacomo and Frigintini; finally turn left on the SP59 road directed to San Giacomo.<\/p>\n

For a lovely picnic, one can find well equipped amenities in lots of places in the mountain area. Although conifers have been widely introduced all around the forests of Sicily, in the Canalazzo<\/strong> wood (Casasia mount, Monterosso Almo, 37\u00b004’59.9″N 14\u00b046’00.1″E) one can still find endemic species like oaks, holm oaks and \u201cRoverella\u201d. The site is of particular historical and archeological interest, and an ancient mill is in place with several building blocks.<\/p>\n

The well-equipped amenities in Calaforno<\/strong> (Giarratana, 37\u00b002’42.8″N 14\u00b045’40.6″E) are well known for the characteristic presence of Mediterranean pine trees and oriental platan trees, as well for the experimental stags and wild boars farming. The old Water Mill building has been acquired and partially rebuilt by the Forrest Service.<\/p>\n

Also the Arcibessi<\/strong>\u00a0 wood\u00a0(Chiaramonte Gulfi, 37\u00b01’55″N\u00a0– 14\u00b042’59″E ) has well equipped amenities which are accessible by following a mountain road with a rich presence of trees. From here one can admire all the underlying valley and the faun area that hosts deer, Tibetan goats, several kind of birds and a farming of gooses and ducks.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_text_separator title=”VISIT ALSO” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_center” color=”grey” border_width=”3″][vc_widget_sidebar top_margin=”none” sidebar_id=”cs-6″][vc_text_separator title=”CHECK AVAILABILITY” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_center” color=”grey” border_width=”3″][vc_widget_sidebar top_margin=”none” sidebar_id=”cs-10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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