FARM:"RUSSO ROCCA"
Giovanni Russo
Address: C.so Italia 80 -
95018 Riposto (CT)
Ph and Fax: 095/931259 - 095/7794765

E-mail: sarorusso@tiscalinet.it


The Place

 

The farm is dipped in the green of the citrus plantation; you can see Etna and Taormina promontory. For its peculiar geographic position, near the sea (200 metres) and the big ways of communication, the farm offers ospitality to the tourists who love the nature and want alternate among periods spent in the country and bathing activities, walking tour on Etna and trips in resorts famous for their monuments and landescapes. The farm (10 hectares) produces and sells lemons, oranges, clementines, cherries, oil, honey, liqueurs, vegetables, jam and marmelades.


How to get the place

From the motorway A18 Messina-Catania exit to Giarre toll-booth which is 5 km far away from the farm, then go on to Riposto. Giarre-Riposto train station is 2 km far away. The two most important bus services leaving from Catania stop to Giarre. The Catania-Fontanarossa airport is 30 km far away from the farm.


Hospitaly:

 

The building with a peculiar archaeological value dates back to the end of 800 and renovated in 1999 still saves the particular furniture of that time. There are 4 rooms for a total amount of 10 beds; the rooms are confortable and well-lighted, all of them are with bathroom, indipendent entrance, antique furniture, the heater and without architectural barriers. The minimum duration of the stay can be from three days to one week depending on the period. The farm has one common room and is open all the year.


Sport:

 

In the farm you can ride by bicycle and in the neighbourhood horse-riding, hang glider, tennis courses and ski and whater sports are organized. During your stay you can look at some works which are made in the country and to be headed to discover traditional and local activities even through convivial evenings and the projection of slides.


Places to visit:

 

In 15 km you can find the baroque city of Acireale, full of history and art, famous even for the Carneval and the Thermal baths, the elegant little city of Taormina with its tyopical little roads, the wonderful landescapes and the archaeological witnesses. The Medieval Randazzo (at 25 km) is suggestive for its centre completly built in black stone. At 40km needs to be visited Siracusa because of its rich and elegant historic centre on Ortigia island. In 10km there is located Etna park, in 12km the Gole dell' Alcantara, in 5 km the Fiumefreddo reserve.
Among all the folkloristic events 29th June needs to be marked since the Patron Saint (S. Pietro) with an original procession to the sea.