Place: Territory of Randazzo and Maletto / Etna West on State Road 120 towards Randazzo-Maletto.

Journey time: 2 h

Length of the trail: 6 km (internal circuit).

Quote of origin and destination: Maletto 960 / lake 835 m.

Starting from the Castle Nelson continue along State Road 120 towards Randazzo.

Along the way you will observe the plan of Santa Venera; in this country we were found the remains of a hut ellipsoidal Bronze Age and remains of a Roman wall in the fourth century. After a few kilometers a sign indicating the turn to get to Lake Gurrida. 

Lake Gurrida represents a unique element in the Etna park. It is the only wetland on the volcano and is a place where you can observe many species of migratory birds, especially in winter and spring. The lake is fed by the river seasonally Flascio. It is a river that over the centuries has been tributary alternately Simeto or Alcantara, until an eruption (in 1536) not barred definitively the road leading him to form the lake Gurrida. In the past they were made of the reclamation works, to prevent the area was at the mercy of the flooding of the river; It has therefore created a permanent reservoir (lake) and a surrounding area that is flooded in a controlled manner during the flooding of the river.

In this context one can also admire the rare aquatic plants like Junncus and Carex well as note the peculiarity of the lake, which is to be both a very special and unique "grape".

In fact, in the summer months and during the harvest, the lake is completely dried up, and in the winter the river water Flascio the cover allowing the vine to buy particular organoleptic qualities.

This unusual technique was introduced in the nineteenth century by a wine expert who worked at the Duchy of Nelson, and it seems to be able to give the wine indisputable and special qualities.