ROCCELLA
VAL DEMONE
Roccella Val Demone is located in
the province of Messina, at the feet of the Punta di Castelluzzo
mount at about 810m a.s.l.
The town, counting some 1,000 inhabitants,
lies at a few distance from the Nebrodi and Etna parks – Etna’s
silhouette overshadowing the landscape – and the Roccella
creek.
Become a barony after 1296, it was
then declared a Marquisate, under the noble Spadafora family.
The Chiesa Madre dedicated to the
Udienza and the remnants of a feudal castle are the town’s
main attractions. Roccella Val Demone’s visitors may enjoy
dramatic excursions in several neighboring naturalistic sites such
as the Punta di Castelluzzo peak, the Pizzo Croce Mancina and the
mentioned Etna volcano. |
