natural wonder
Mount Etna
Europe's tallest and most active volcano, rising 3,357 meters above eastern Sicily with frequent dramatic eruptions.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Sicily, Italy · Europe
Milo works well as a base: 5 minutes from San Giovanni, 11km from Mount Etna.
Milo is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 619, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Milo sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Milo to your route.
The Hundred-Horse Chestnut (Italian: Castagno dei Cento Cavalli; Sicilian: Castagnu dî Centu Cavaḍḍi) is the largest and oldest known sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae) in the world.
Located on Linguaglossa road in Sant'Alfio, on the eastern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily — only 8 km (5 miles) from theRead more
volcano's crater — it is generally believed to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old (4,000 according to botanist Bruno Peyronel from Turin).
Guinness World Records has listed it for the record of "Greatest Tree Girth Ever", noting that it had a circumference of 57.9 m (190 ft) when it was measured in 1780. Above ground, the tree has since split into multiple large trunks, but below ground, these trunks still share the same roots. An early 1895 image with a man next to the tree for perspective shows it was closer to 10 m (33 ft) in diameter at breast height, rather than the claimed 18.5 m (61 ft) in diameter at breast height. At present time it has a girth (130 cm or 4+1⁄4 ft) circumference of 10.51 m (34 ft) and it is 19.42 m (64 ft) high.
Despite its name, the tree is not a horse chestnut. Rather, the tree's name originated from a legend in which a Spanish queen, Joanna of Castile, and her company of 100 knights, during a trip to Mount Etna, were caught in a severe thunderstorm. The entire company is said to have taken shelter under the tree.
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Milo is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 37.7245 latitude, 15.1155 longitude.
Milo has a population of approximately 619 people, making it a town in Italy.
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natural wonder
Europe's tallest and most active volcano, rising 3,357 meters above eastern Sicily with frequent dramatic eruptions.
11 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.
11 km · about 20 min drive
beach
The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Basalt gorge near Etna where the cold Alcantara river cuts between 25-m walls of prismatic lava columns, like a Giant's Causeway turned canyon. Wade the icy river from the Motta Camastra entrance or view it from the free stairway.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
21 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.
21 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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