Cavagrande Cassibile Canyon – one of the features of the Hyblaean Mountains of Sicily

February 4, 2013 Julius Szabo Gorges and Canyons

Cavagrande Cassibile Canyon, Sicily, Italy

Located in the Hyblaean Mountains of Sicily, one will find the Cavagrande Cassibile Canyon which was slowly carved into the rocks by the Cassibile River. The canyon itself is only ten kilometers long, but is nonetheless a picturesque region of the Sicilian countryside. The cliffs of the canyon in some places are more than five hundred meters tall and are

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The Sicanian Mountains – just one of many Sicilian mountains

January 10, 2013 Julius Szabo Mountains and Volcanoes

Rocca Busambra, Ficuzza, Sicanian Mountains, Sicily, Italy

The Sicanian Mountains (Monti Sicani) are only one of many mountains that can be found throughout the island of Sicily. Long before the arrival of the Phoenicians and later the Greeks, the mountains were home to an ancient tribe known as the Sicanians for which the mountains received their namesake. In Greek mythology, the Sicanian Mountains are mentioned in the

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Cavagrande Cassibile Canyon – one of the features of the Hyblaean Mountains of Sicily

The Sicanian Mountains – just one of many Sicilian mountains