6.Aci Castello
Aci Castello is a town that’s part of Catania’s province and you’ll need a car to reach this wonderful place (you’re gonna need it to visit our next stop anyway). Back then when it was still known as Aci Trezza, the Sicilian-born writer Giovanni Verga set here his literary masterpiece I Malavoglia. Before him, both Roman poets Virgil and Ovidius wrote the story of the passion between a beautiful nymph and a shepherd named Aci. The wonderful fortress known as Castello di Aci was built during the Muslim Period and today it’s a Museum divided into three sections: Paleontology, Museum of Minerals and Archaeology. This town that combines history, breathtaking panoramas and legends of love seems the perfect place where to spend a romantic date with your loved one! Continue reading clicking >