Enna · Nature reserve
Lago Pergusa
One of Italy's best-known nature reserves and a Biotope of Italy, an endorheic lake and important station for wild birdlife, with a Visitor Center at the entrance.
📍 Historic villa
Villa Geracello di Zagaria
Enna (Pergusa)
A grand aristocratic estate with a 17th–18th-century hunting lodge, a romantic garden and oak wood, overlooking Lake Pergusa and Etna.
A large aristocratic estate, acquired by the Libero Consorzio of Enna and restored for the conservation of the landscape and nature. It is home to a 17th–18th-century hunting lodge surrounded by the remains of a romantic garden and by a surviving strip of the original oak wood, all set in a panoramic position overlooking the lake and towards the imposing mass of Mount Etna.
Getting there
The estate is easily reached starting from the Pergusa Village and, if desired, from the Geopark Visitor Center. It can be reached by bicycle and by car/motorbike. Address: Pergusa, SP 101, Enna.
Access & visits
To book a visit you must contact the Reserve's Managing Authority. Suitable for families with children (a guide is required).
Where it is
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Nearby places
Enna (Pergusa) · Botanical garden
Campo del Germoplasma Ulivicolo di Zagaria
The world's largest collection of olive varieties, with hundreds of plants from across the globe, in the Lake Pergusa Nature Reserve.
Enna · Archaeological site
Antica Fundrò
The never-excavated remains of an ancient settlement destroyed in the late 14th century, with its old abbey (later moved to Piazza) and mills in the stream valleys.