Sicily, hiking the Peloritani, the mountains of the 2 seas

[paceco]

Hi,
we will do a trek through the Peloritani mountains, the range located on the East edge of the Sicily between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas, and because of this gifted of outstanding panorama that includes also the volcano Etna, the Aeolian islands and the Strait of Messina. Starting from Dinnamare mount over the Strait, along the ancient path named Dorsale dei Peloritani we will climb the mains peaks as the mysterious Monte Scuderi, Monte Poverello, the wild Montagna di Vernà and the dolomitic Rocca Novara. But also we want to discover some of its gorge and valley like the Valle degli Eremiti. It will take about 80 km shared in 4 days of walk, we will sleep in refuges. If you are interested, also for only 1 stage, you can ask me more details. It will take place on the second weekend of July 2016. some photo below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloritani

[paceco]

the track of the first stage:
https://it-it.facebook.com/photo.php?fb ... =3&theater
start first stage:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Dinnammare
finish first stage, monte Scuderi panorama:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/110871435

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the track of the second stage:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater
Valle degli Eremiti, (Hermits Valley) photo:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/68805744

Postoleone Refuge
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/92205738

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the track of the third stage:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater
the Montagna di Vernà:
http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.php?object_id=976085&confirm_post=12

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the track of the fourth stage:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater

Rocca Salvatesta photo:
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php ... pid=151391

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Souls Pilgrimage from Dinnammare Sanctuary to Madonna del Tindari Sanctuary is now.

On occasion of the week of celebration of the black Madonna del Tindari a pilgrimage started from the Dinnammare Sanctuary over Messina Strait to reach in five days Madonna del Tindari Sanctuary over the nature reserve of Marinello lakes through the Peloritani Mountains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Dinnammare
http://corrieredeinebrodi.it/tradizione ... nello.html

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the Walk of the Beauty
from Messina cathredal to the famousTaormina along th ionian coast to discover the little typical village and its unexpected treasures, old mills and millstones and vineyards, ancient villas, mystic monastery and convent, castles and fortress, archaeological excavations and mines, crossing the typical fiumare (the rivers of this land) and streams for five stages and 110 km of pure beauty at the shadows of the Peloritani. 12-16 december.
Messina cathredal start:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duomo_di_ ... uomo_2.JPG
Taormina arrive:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... ormina.JPG

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Mt Rocca Salvatesta classic tracks:
http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.p ... irm_post=7

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Snow is coming on Peloritani mountains
The spectacle of the white stripe between two seas is going to reproduce for the Epiphany feast on 6 January as this weather forecast of the little villages of the mountains:
http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Fondachelli-Fantina
http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Novara%20di%20Sicilia
http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Antillo
pictures of white Peloritani mountains:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsale_d ... Strait.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocca_di_ ... Sicily.JPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondachel ... Sicily.JPG

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It's time of water trekking
Last weeks of winter and spring are the best time do practice hiking in the gorges and canyon of Peloritani mountains that end in the typical fiumare, the rivers of these lands. Now they are full of water but in many of them the streams of water are not so strong nor the water so deep to obstruct you to walk inside or beside. Discovery their falls and rocks in the typicall Mediterranean vegetation that is going to awake will make you part of the nature. Some canyon are completely still unexplored others have some parts in the villages like Bocca di Cane canyon in the link below.

http://www.paesionline.it/sicilia/fonda ... li-fantina

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TOUR OF PELORITANI 12-15 JULY
Along the ancient path named Dorsale dei Peloritani we will climb the mains peaks of Peloritani mountains as Monte Scuderi, Monte Poverello, the wild Montagna di Vernà and the dolomitic Rocca Salvatesta admiring beautiful sunsets and sunrises falling and coming from the sea.
http://www.summitpost.org/rocca-salvatesta/982519
http://www.summitpost.org/montagna-di-vern/976084
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Scuderi