Riserva Naturale Integrale Isola Lachea e Faraglioni dei Ciclopi, Aci Trezza

Name: Riserva Naturale Integrale Isola Lachea e Faraglioni dei Ciclopi
Address: Aci Trezza, Italy

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Riserva Naturale Integrale Isola Lachea e Faraglioni dei Ciclopi

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The integral nature reserve Isola Lachea e faraglioni dei Ciclopi is a protected natural area that was established by the Sicilian Region in 1998 and entrusted for management to the University of Catania. The protected area, in addition to a landscape, historical and cultural value of undoubted value, preserves faunal and vegetative elements of great scientific value, both terrestrial and of the marine planes above and below the coastline. In addition to birds, present with both sedentary and passage species, and the endemic lizard Podarcis sicula ciclopica the reserve's fauna includes numerous invertebrates including Isopods, Diplopods, Collemboles, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera and Lepidoptera, and a rich underwater fauna and flora.

The reserve is located opposite the town of Aci Trezza.

Area: 7.76 acres (0.0121 mi²)Elevation: 26 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°33'39"N, 15°9'58"E

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Riserva Naturale Integrale Isola Lachea e Faraglioni dei Ciclopi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castello Normanno, Acireale Cathedral, Fortezza del Tocco, Aci Bonaccorsi.

1 miSW
Natural history museum, Romanesque architecture, Specialty museum
Castello Normanno, Catania
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3.6 miN
Architecture, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Acireale Cathedral, Acireale
92 min walk • Acireale Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Acireale in Sicily, province of Catania, Italy. It was declared the seat of the Bishop of Acireale in 1870.
3.6 miN
Forts and castles
Fortezza del Tocco, Acireale
93 min walk • The Fortezza del Tocco is a fort in Acireale, Sicily. It was built in the 16th century to defend the city from attacks by pirates.
4 miNW
Area
Aci Bonaccorsi, Aci Sant'Antonio
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3 miW
Area
San Gregorio di Catania, Catania
76 min walk • San Gregorio di Catania is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres southeast of Palermo and about 7 kilometres northeast of Catania.
3 miNW
Town, Area
Aci Catena, Acireale
78 min walk • Aci Catena is a town and comune in Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.
3.7 miN
37°36'50"N • 15°9'46"E
Biblioteca e Pinacoteca Zelantea, Acireale
94 min walk • Art gallery, Art museum, History museum
3.6 miSW
37°31'44"N • 15°6'49"E
Torre di Ognina, Catania
93 min walk • Forts and castles
3.5 miN
37°36'41"N • 15°9'57"E
Basilica collegiata di San Sebastiano, Acireale
90 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church
4.1 miN
37°37'11"N • 15°10'8"E
Villa Belvedere, Acireale
104 min walk • Outdoor activities, Park
3.5 miSW
Sailing, Marina
Porto Ulisse, Catania
91 min walk • Ulysses harbor is the small port of Ognina, a suburban district of the city of Catania.