Main Sights
- Gole dell'Alcantara. This is a canyon on the river Alcantara, which over the centuries found its way through the lava stones of Mount Etna and which flows close to the town. Between Francavilla and Motta Camastra it reaches its most remarkable point: a canyon, partly cave-like, about 50m deep and including characteristic lava rocks.
- Chiesa dell'Annunziatain the centre of the town.
- Convent of the Capuchins, near the cemetery.
- Ruins of the medieval castle on the hill above the town.
- Archaeological excavations (ancient Greeks).
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