CompanyTHE TASTE OF PERFECTION FOR NEARLY THIRTY YEARS

A group of qualified and selected manufacturers of prickly pear and citrus in the provinces of Catania adhere to OP THE DELICIOUS. The registered office is legal in Biancavilla (CT) and the production facilities fall between the provinces of Catania. L 'company has plants properly certified, all products are produced in compliance with strict production regulations on traceability and internal product quality and in compliance with the rules of integrated farming.

The O.P. THE DELIGHTFUL operates mainly in the field of prickly pear and citrus, producing, fabricating and marketing citrus fruits (blood oranges, tangerines and lemons), prickly pears, apricots, peaches and nectarines. The whole process of production, conditioning, packaging and marketing allows the OP The Delicious to present itself as one of the latest and most dynamic emerging companies in the sectors citrus and vegetable Sicilian.

Technology at the Service of Quality

L’O.P. La Deliziosa it has modern and efficient plant, with cold storage cells and sorting the finished product; this allows the company to operate with criteria of efficiency and flexibility aimed at total customer satisfaction. The packaging of our fruit and vegetable products is achieved through automated processing lines and of the traditional type. Flow-pack packaging machines we have, Girsak, Vertbag, CBR networks and heat-sealed bags from 1 to 4 kilograms, as well as cartons for bulk or packaged. The latter we can seal them with heat-sealed film.

L’O.P. La Deliziosa pay particular attention to ensuring the quality of its production. The continuous research of the standard is best performed by a staff of agronomists who follows the product since production in the country, applying the standard GlobalGap. The company is able to offer maximum guarantees sull'igienicità production processes and as a result, the packaged product. In the conditioning step, the O.P. La Deliziosa counts on highly qualified personnel, thanks to its long experience, the business plan HACCP and BRC and IFS It ensures a high level of hygiene to protect consumers.

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The territory

L’O.P. La Deliziosa, located in the prickly pear its flagship product, considering the excellence of Sicilian products. Today we associate 300 hectares specialized in ficodindieto with an average annual yield of 90,000 quintals. Our experience in the production, processing and marketing of the prickly pear, made to achieve quality standards in time to lead us to be today the largest commercial reality of Etna prickly pears.

The Etna Prickly Pear is a fruit unique and distinctive, rich flavor and nutritional properties, so as to have the prestigious Community PDO Etna Prickly Pear.

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Sciuri Sciuri It was created to bring the quality of craft products typical Sicilian directly to your home.

With experience, professionalism and attention to the quality of its products, it promotes the best that Sicily has to offer, hence the name “ Sciuri Sciuri”, literally "elite" through retail, wholesale and through its website.

To guarantee an impeccable service, Sciuri Sciuri is committed to careful supervision, according to law, the quality of all its products, made by hand, and the same special care places in the speed and integrity of his expeditions.

To meet the demands of customers and to meet the most demanding palates, Sciuri Sciuri is careful also to offer products always new, refined, while maintaining a high quality standard.

 

Sciuri Sciuri tthen it allows you to bring to the table the freshness, the warmth and authenticity of Sicily with flavors and aromas unmistakable.

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Hike at sunset on the highest volcano in Europe ...

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Activities aimed at hikers in good physical shape, a day immersed in nature to achieve one of the nature trails of the Etna Park

old and new lava craters, lunar landscapes, volcanic bombs and breathtaking views, the tour continues with the exploration of a volcanic cave safely accompanied by our Nature Guides, finally we arrive at the village of Zafferana for a tasting of typical products of 'Etna in a farm.

      Botanical Gardens New Gussonea

The garden was established in 1979 through an agreement between the General Directorate of Forests of the Sicilian Region and the University of Catania. It named after the famous scholar of Sicilian flora, John Gussone, both to give continuity to a similar initiative that dates back to the beginning of the century due to Fridiano Cavara, who founded (1903) on the southern side of the botanical garden "Gussonea" whose business was short-lived.

It differs from other botanical gardens (alpine gardens and mountains, botanical gardens), because of its location on an active volcano, in the middle of the Mediterranean region, but also for the structure and function that it was intended to give.

The target area covers over 10 hectares on the southern slopes of the volcano, between 1700 and 1750 m. It falls within the regional domain "John Saletti" and is located in an area where the forest vegetation represented by formations Pine larch, is pervaded by greenery on the floor of the high mountains (Astragaletum Sicilians).

To get to the garden you have to take an ice road to the land leading to the Rifugio Valerio Giacomini, logistics base for the staff; From this point they develop a series of trails that connect to the various sectors, among which we can point to those that are of particular interest:

- areas for the establishment of forest plant communities, characterized respectively by beech, birch Etna, oak, pine, larch, oak, holm oak;

- areas for major aspects of degradation of these plant communities;

- a surface lava for the study of the processes of the plant colonization, also for application purposes;

- a cavity in the lava rock to study the adaptations of plants to decrease the light intensity;

- a nursery for planting, cultivation and acclimatization of plants to stay put in the open;

- a weather station for recording climate data.

The garden has a significant role in environmental education both in structure and in function to it that we wanted to give: inside you can admire and learn about species and plant communities therefore among the most significant environmental Etna In his diversify in accordance with changes in climate and the lava substrate, Each visitor will be able to experience to understand melgar the plant world and its role in the wider environment of Etna.

    Black Mountain Zappini

Difficulty ': Low

Altitude difference: 150 m

Maximum height: 1860m

Distance: 4.5 kilometers.

Travel time: 3 hours.

Possible free shuttle service offered by the City of Ragalna, in piazza Cisterna, reservations recommended.

The beginning of the trail is marked by Vetore Plan.

This path winding several points of interest: Ancient lava flows, hornito, larch forests, botanical garden, astrophysical observatory, caves of volcanic rock and lava cave.

This route is suitable for all ages, is characterized by a volcanic path, consisting of a dirt road on the right where you can see some ancient lava flows. In this trail you can see a suggestive "Hornito" (word of Spanish origin meaning "little oven") arisen from escaping certain amount of gas coming from the lava below.

Also through a larch forest, you will reach the botanical garden Etna "New Gussonea" peculiar not only being located on a volcanic mountain and filled the Mediterranean region, but also because it is intended to house only species and plant communities Etna (endemic) , such as birch, appeared presumably during the last glaciation and survived until today for having developed a natural system to adapt to the Sicilian climate. The excursion includes a visit to a cave in lava, that of "Santa Barbara."

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.

Place: Maniace / Etna West, Via Santa Maria di Maniace.

Type: Easy.

Distance: 13 Km from Bronte and 1 km (internal circuit).

Time required: a / r: 2 h.

The Abbey of Santa Maria di Maniace (also called Duchy of Nelson, Nelson and Castle Maniace Duchy) is a building that is on the border between the towns of Bronte and Maniace. It was founded by Queen Margaret of Navarre, wife of William I of Sicily, in the twelfth century. It was donated in perpetual feud with the (15,000 hectares) in 1799 by King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies to the English Admiral Horatio Nelson out of gratitude that he had repressed the so-called Neapolitan Republic, saving his life and kingdom.