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Oasi del Simeto, Italy

cover photo by Nicolò Cavallaro

Location added by Trimoto

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 8.0 (average on 5 votes)

Coordinates : 37.401385, 15.065829 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Bird Care: During migration, in pools of brackish water meet small birds as the fighter, the gossip, the knight of Italy; in areas of the lakes and Gornalunga Salatelle you can meet the purple heron, wild goose, the ferruginous, the lapwing, golden plover. During the winter you can see thousands of wintering waterfowl are the environment and climate suitable, such as coots, cormorants and herons. It is not rare to see circling the marsh harrier and osprey., Arthropods, reptiles, plants, Panorama Etna.

Recommended equipment : Telephoto lens for birds, arthropods and Macro for special plants, Wide for panoramas.

Best months : The Simeto Oasis is a nature reserve so you need not make noise and do not go outside of the trails, also is not recommended to go there during the period of reproduction of the wildlife that is hosted, ie in the period from late February in June (if you do not want to give up visit Simeto during discouraged you can follow other routes out of the protected area)

How to get there : The oasis of Simeto be reached easily with the SS114 from Catania proceeding in the direction of Syracuse or by means of the ring road of Catania last exit Ponte Primosole.

Visits : No ticket, free admission all year for the entire day. Not recommended to go in the period between February and June not to disturb the wildlife during the breeding season.

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Sunrise: 06:48, Sunset: 16:44

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