Rocca di Novara
| Rocca di Novara | |
|---|---|
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Rocca di Salvatesta Cervino di Sicilia | |
 Rocca di Novara, seen from Fondachelli-Fantina | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°59′44.6″N 15°08′14.6″E / 37.995722°N 15.137389°ECoordinates: 37°59′44.6″N 15°08′14.6″E / 37.995722°N 15.137389°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Peloritani |
The Rocca di Novara (also called “Rocca di Salvatesta” and “Cervino di Sicilia”) is a mount of the Peloritani mountains situated in the northeastern part of Sicily, between the territories of Novara di Sicilia and Fondachelli-Fantina. It has an elevation of 1,340 meters above the sea level. It looks like a Dolomites mount and because of this and his amazing panoramic view many tourists use to climb it. On his top there is a big cross with Jesus and it is made a pilgrimage on 18 August to celebrate a mass; on its slopes are situated pits called neviere used by the ancients to save the snow for the summer and at his bottom is located the precipice of the Ritagli di Lecca. The fact that from a particular point of view one of its whole walls take on the appearance of a human face and the ancient legend of a buried treasure on it, discoverable by those who pass a series of trials, gives it an air of mystery. It's Site of Community Importance(SIC).[1]
