Things to do, attractions, interesting facts
Provincia: ME - Area: Messina surroundings
Floresta is a small village immersed in the Nebrodi Park. Located about 1300 meters above sea level, Floresta is the highest municipality in Sicily.
The first news about Floresta dates back to the fourteenth century: the territory where the village stands today was assigned to Peregrino De Pactis, but the current it began to form only starting from 1619 when the feud passed under the power of the Spaniard Antonio Quintanas Duegna.
Floresta retains a suggestive historic center with small streets, stairways and houses leaning against it, which is contrasted by the main street with imposing and elegant nineteenth-century palaces.
Panoramic Point in Floresta
Paolo Salvatore Fountain in Floresta
Church of Sant'Antonino da Padova in Floresta
Town Hall in Floresta
Umberto I square in Floresta
Church of Sant'Anna in Floresta
Baronial Palace in Floresta
Lookout in Floresta
Source of the Alcantara river
Peace Fountain in Floresta
Tholos in Floresta
Portella Mitta in Floresta
Floresta Forest
Floresta is immersed in the Nebrodi Park and which borders the Alcantara River Park, is dotted with small mountain lakes where many species of birds stop, offering splendid and evocative landscapes.
Typical food, local wines and drinks, traditional dish to taste in Floresta
You can obviously taste all the typical products of Sicilian cuisine, the most well-known ones, such as cannoli, Sicilian cassata, arancini, etc. But there are some specialties typical of this area that are more difficult to find in other areas of Sicily.
Best Offers of Vacation Rental, hotel, B&B where to sleep in Floresta
Below you will find a list of the most beautiful places to visit in the surroundings of Floresta. The places are located at a maximum distance of about an half hour by car. Good fun!
Messina surroundings
Messina surroundings
Messina surroundings
Messina surroundings
