Piazza Armerina · Lake
Lago Olivo
An artificial lake created by damming the stream of the same name, a tributary of the Braemi, it has a forked shape with very deep inlets.
📍 Rural village
Borgo del Baccarato
Aidone
A rural ERAS hamlet, now abandoned and ghostly in appearance.
A rural ERAS hamlet, now abandoned and ghostly in appearance. In its surroundings are the remains of an old medieval farmstead, a fondaco (warehouse-inn) and a sulphur mine. Of interest is the medieval church of San Marco, privately owned and restored.
Getting there
SP 37, Aidone. Reached from the SP 37. Accessible by bicycle and by car/motorcycle.
Access & visits
Suitable for families with children; a guide is required.
Where it is
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Nearby places
Aidone · Nature reserve
Lago Ogliastro
An artificial lake created by the Don Sturzo dam along the Gornalunga River, the reservoir has become an important nature oasis, a wintering and nesting site for several species of wild birdlife.
Aidone · Castle
Castel di Gresti
Amid the cereal-growing countryside of what was the Morgantina territory, a long rocky ridge rises to cut across the course of a stream almost like a dam.