The coast in front of Aci Trezza is dotted with a small “archipelago” of Stacks, called the “Archipelago of the Cyclops”. Lachea is the largest island, with an ellipsoidal shape 250 metres long and 150 metres wide and an area of just under 2 hectares. It is part of the Riserva naturale integ...

I Malavoglia is the best known novel by Giovanni Verga, and the one in which the author best expresses the poetics of [approfondimenti id="32157" testo_link="Verismo"]. It is the story of the misfortunes of a Sicilian fishing family in the years following the Unification of Italy. I Malavoglia was ...

Aci Castello and Aci Trezza are two small towns along the Etnean coast, located between the two larger settlements of Catania and Acireale. Their origins are mainly linked to settlements of fishermen, as shown by the literature about this area and the ever-present [approfondimenti id="32142" testo_l...