The Church of Santa Maria Annunziata—also known as the “Nunziatella”—houses a heritage of extraordinary historical and artistic value. Inside, visitors can admire fine Byzantine-era frescoes, most notably a rare and evocative depiction of Christ Pantocrator. Yet, the Nunziatella holds an even more precious surprise for visitors. Tucked away…
North of the settlement of Fondachello lies a small coastal pond, known in the past as “Gurna di Pane e Vino” and currently as “Gurna di Fondachello”. It was formerly fed by three springs—Gebbia, Fico, and Pane e Vino—whose waters, originating from the northeastern slopes of Mount Etna,…
It is a territorial exclave administered by Mascali but falling within the territory of the Municipality of Giarre. The toponym derives from the Italian tagliaborse (‘pickpocket’) and is motivated by the fact that the place was once infested by brigands who robbed passersby. One of these was precisely…
It is the coastal hamlet, but up until the mid-19th century, it was a small rural village, located a few kilometers further inland compared to its current position. Of the ancient village, a small church remains, known as Chiesulla, dedicated to the Madonna della Pietà, though it is…
It is the hamlet adjacent to the town center of Mascali. It develops linearly along the SS114 (State Road 114), which runs through it. The toponym is uncertain; the hypothesis has been put forward that Carrabba derives from the Latin CARRABILIS (‘carriageable’), due to the presence of Via…
It is the other coastal hamlet and takes its name from the small church dedicated to the Saint, built between 1958 and 1961, after the destruction of the old building during the Second World War. In the Norman era and up until 1500, the village was called Tarzanà,…
It is one of the hilly hamlets and is what remains of old Mascali, of which it was a peripheral district, spared by the lava of 1928, which destroyed the ancient settlement. There is no certain information regarding the formation of the ancient district of Sant’Antonino, but some…
It is a small mountain hamlet, which rises in the highest part of the municipal territory at an altitude of about 580 meters. The toponym is a pejorative form of puntale (‘boulder, huge stone’, ‘peak, top of a mountain’); in fact, the locality stands on a hill that…
Together with Puntalazzo, it is the hamlet of the Municipality at the highest altitude. It is located at an elevation of 650 meters, along the road connecting Puntalazzo to Presa. The earliest records date back to 430 AD, the year of the donation of the large estate (latifundium)…
