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HERE IS THE BACKGROUND OF THE ROCCA DI ENTELLA The
Following article was converted by
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to English - and may not be totally accurate. Reservoir Natural Integral " Cove of Entella
" Falling back in the communal territory of Contessa Entellina (Pa),
the cove opens to the base of the wall the West of the grotta relief of the
Rocca di Entella (557m. s.l.m.), to a about 338 m. the reservoir extends for
approximately 13 hectares subdivided in a comprising zone To the cove and a
beam of 5 m. around the ingress and in a zone B of prereservoir that the area
of feeding of the ipogeo carsico system represents. The cove, by now fossil,
develops on at least three levels of galleries for an extension total of
approximately 400 m. to its inside is possible to observe channels of time,
stalactite to you, inflorescence of chalk crystals and pendants,
characteristic morphologies of the carsico phenomenon in chalks. The naturalistic context in which it is inserted the Reservoir is
the many varied and interesting for the lovers of the nature in all its
aspects. The full of rocks wall that borders the Rocca di Entella to the West
and South constitutes place of pause and nest for much species of birds, in
particular rapaci (Poiana, Gheppio, Travelling Hawk, Grillaio...) while the
slopes, characterized from a vegetation to spot, accommodate small birds,
rabbits, vixens, ostrich. The lake crafts them, created after the obstruction
of Left the Belice River with the construction of the Dam Garci'a, beyond to
giving to a touch of suggestion to the classic landscape of hinterland the
Sicilian, has become point of reference for the migratory birds that numerous
you sustain during the period of winter. The Rocca di Entella, moreover, is
most important situated an archaeological one in how much center of the
ancient city of Entella, than with Erice and Segesta, is one of the three
cities origin Sicilian elima. The Cove of Entella catches up covering the S.v. Palermo-Sciacca (SS
624), in Sciacca direction, for approximately 51 km until clearance for
Alcamo-Diga Garci'a. Nautical Ski " along the S.p. is proceeded
following the indication " that Garci'a in proximity of the obvious
isolated relief of the Rocca di Entella leads to the Dam. For more information and guided tours by us around the area of the
Natural it Reservoir Integral Cove of Entella C.A.I. - Club Alpino Italiano - via Natoli n. 20, 98123 Messina -
tel. 090/693196 - 2922429; fax 090/694669 Sig. Giovanni Mento c.da Bonfalcone Casella Postale, 90030 Contessa Entellina (PA) tel.
0347/3721766 (cellulare Direttore) email:
grottaentella@neomedia.it Dott.ssa V. Messana ROCCA DI ENTELLA - for Italian version -
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