Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The northern approach, Etna Nord, is through Piano Provenzana, 16km southwest of Lin-
guaglossa.
Information
EMERGENCIES
095 53 17 77)
Mountain rescue.
Soccorso Alpino della Guardia di Finanza
(
TOURIST INFORMATION
Proloco Linguaglossa
(
095 64 30 94;
www.prolocolinguaglossa.it
;
Piazza Annunziata 5;
9am-1pm & 4-7pm
Mon-Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
On Etna's northern side.
Nicolosi Tourist Office
(
095 91 44 88;
www.aast-nicolosi.it
;
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Nicolosi;
9am-1pm
Mon-Fri, 4-6pm Mon, Tue & Thu)
9am-2pm & 4-7.30pm)
About
Parco dell'Etna
(
095 82 11 11;
www.parcoetna.ct.it
; Via del Convento 45;
1km from the centre of Nicolosi.
Getting There & Around
BUS
AST
( 095 723 05 35;
www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
)
runs a daily bus from Catania to Rifugio
Sapienza (return €5.60) via Nicolosi, departing at 8.15am and returning at 4.30pm.
Between 15 June and 15 September there's a second departure, leaving Catania at
buses between Catania and Linguaglossa (€4.40, 1¼ hours).
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Nicolosi is about 17km northwest of Catania on the SP10. From Nicolosi it's a further
18km up to Rifugio Sapienza. For Linguaglossa take the A18 autostrada from Catania,
exit at Fiumefreddo and follow the SS120 towards Randazzo.
