The Valle del Tellaro
Descrizione
The Valle del Tellaro is an evocative river corridor that meanders between Modica and Noto, crossing deep gorges and calcarenitic cliffs and hosting a millenary heritage. In its rocks are Bronze Age tombs of the Castelluccio civilisation and the ruins of an ancient Sican fortress, while near the mouth is a refined Roman villa from the 4th century with extraordinary polychrome mosaics depicting hunting scenes and mythology. The Tellaro river flows clear among plane trees, willows, downy oaks and carobs, home to the macrostigma trout and a fauna typical of Sicilian river canyons. A fourth valley between Ragusa and Siracusa, historically a crossroads of cultures, today it is a destination for hikers, scholars and lovers of archaeology, trekking and birdwatching. A place where nature and history dialogue in an intact landscape, it offers immersive experiences among erosion, ancient mosaics and local biodiversity, with potential for development as a protected river reserve.
