{"id":3274,"date":"2015-10-06T08:51:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T06:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2022-05-04T17:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:05:56","slug":"argimusco-the-stonehenge-of-sicily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/argimusco-the-stonehenge-of-sicily\/","title":{"rendered":"Argimusco, the Sicilian Stonehenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walking among these giants, we wonder what the <strong>megaliths <\/strong>of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argimusco.net\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argimusco<\/a> really were: a site for sacred rites, a place for astronomical observations for the people of antiquity, or perhaps just beautiful and striking sandstone rocks eroded over the centuries by the wind of the plateau. Whatever it is, it is a fact that these sandstone silhouettes have exerted a magnetic fascination for thousands of years.<\/p>\n<p> Even today, eleven constellations are reflected in the megaliths of the site after sunset on warm summer evenings.<\/p>\n<p> If the legends don&#8217;t interest us, we can simply take a walk among the strangely shaped rocks. It&#8217;s also a great place for a picnic!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve taken a liking to wandering through the maze of history, head for the municipality of <strong>Tripi<\/strong> in search of the ancient city of <a href=\"https:\/\/abakainon.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abakainon<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/novara-di-sicilia\/\">Novara di Sicilia<\/a>, trekking enthusiasts will be delighted to reach <strong>Rocca Salvatesta<\/strong> (1340 m a.s.l.), the protagonist of a fascinating <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/miti-e-leggende-di-sicilia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legend<\/a>, and enjoy the breathtaking panorama that sweeps from the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/isole-eolie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aeolian Islands<\/a> to the<a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/attrazione\/etna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Etna<\/a> volcano, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/nebrodi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebrodi Mountains<\/a>  in the west to the Peloritani in the east. We complete our excursion with the ancient <strong>medieval village<\/strong> of <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/montalbano-elicona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montalbano Elicona<\/a>, considered one<a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/borghi-di-sicilia-tra-i-piu-belli-ditalia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> of the most beautiful in Italy<\/a>; it is a centre rich in personality, with its <strong>Castle<\/strong> that was the residential home of Frederick II of Aragon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walking among these giants, we wonder what the megaliths of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":9892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1921],"tags":[],"luogo":[1864],"stagione":[1874,1877],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - 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