{"id":13721,"date":"2021-08-02T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/non-categorizzato\/monte-altesina-nature-reserve\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:07:12","slug":"monte-altesina-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-enna\/monte-altesina-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Monte Altesina Nature Reserve – Between Nature and History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Monte Altesina Nature Reserve was established in 1997 and consists mainly of holm oak and oak woods. Mount Altesina is almost 1200 meters high and at the top you can enjoy a magnificent view of the island<\/strong> . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past it was called Mons Aereus, (the aerial mountain), probably due to its soaring and clearly visible shape. The Arabs used it as a reference point to create the “3 Valleys” that is the three administrative regions of Sicily<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to nature, this remote place also offers a bit of culture. Following the path inside the protected area you will meet the ruins of an ancient convent<\/strong> (called Cummintazzu), probably built by hermit monks around 1100<\/strong> . They are only ruins but the context in which it is inserted, built on a rock in the middle of nature, makes it truly fascinating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These places were actually inhabited from much more remote times, at least from the Bronze Age. At the top of the mountain you will find archaeological remains<\/strong> , the structures of a settlement used several times until the Middle Ages. Among the ruins appear houses, cisterns, large artificial caves<\/strong> probably used as tombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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