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Acitrezza has been founded by Don Stefano della Casa Reggio prince of Campofiorito, sent there because the eruption of Etna in 1669. During his staying he fell in love with this splendid county, which extended from the mythic cliff of the Cyclops to the wood of Aci, and so he decided to conquer it. Acitrezza is a fishing centre in the province of Catania, became famous for I Malavoglia by Giovanni Verga, considered a sort of lay patron, which tells the story of a family of fishermen living and working in

Riposto, The Harbour of Etna

The name “Riposto” is thought to derive from the vocation of this place for trade; indeed, here rose a place where goods sent via sea were stored (in Italian: riposte). There’s a strong connection between Riposto’s history and its connection with the as sea as the most important reason for its development, but if we consider its demographic development , it is mainly linked with Mascali county’s one.

Viagrande

The origins of Viagrande are described in 1875 by Salvatore Mirone and as he said the village took its name from the ancient street towards Messina starting from Catania. The earliest information that we have dated from 1124 when there were only two little towns ( Villalori and Vilardi, now called Viscalori and Velardi). Although the terrible eruption of 1408 the town of Viagrande kept developing even because of two important roads crossing it: the one linking Catania to Messina