Place: Biancavilla. Coordinates 14 ° 48'04 '' - 37 ° 42'00 ''

Track length: 0.1 km (one way).

Altitude at departure and arrival: 363/362 s.l.m.

Time required: a / r: 10 '(one-way).

Coming in Biancavilla by state 284, at the junction for entering the city will turn heads a canyon ("Vallone Sumac") from the reddish walls of pyroclastic origin.

It is a lava deposit born about fifteen thousand years ago (Pleistocene), "Ignimbrite of Pallet-Montalto", formed by mudslides released by sudden shots of the eruptive activity, characterized by violent explosions, even with the sudden release of huge amounts of water.

In this area we find ashes, bombs and blocks firmly united among themselves testifying cone explosions quell'atinco volcano have been violent. You can also find fossils of trees and charred organic remains generic.

The definition Sicilian blood orange grown in the municipalities of Lentini, Carlentini e Francofonte  and other centers of provinces di Siracusa e Catania. Oranges have bright orange peel with red shades vary according to variety and time of harvest and sweet taste. The orange, as citrus, has high content of vitamin C or ascorbic acid powerful antioxidant and important for the absorption of iron, for the production of red blood cells, for the healing of wounds and bone fractures, for the maintenance of a healthy teeth and gums. The three varieties of Citrus sinensis (Moro, Tarocco and Sanguinello) that grow only in Sicily differ from varieties of oranges for the presence of red pigments called anthocyanins, with strong antioxidant, useful in all those pathophysiological conditions characterized by excessive production of free radicals such as stress, physical exertion, use of tobacco.

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