Located at 1910 metres,\nthis is a hotel converted from a barracks, known as “Capanna\nMontagnola”, built by the Voluntary Militia for National Security (Blackshirts)\nand left unfinished with the outbreak of the second World War. With the fall of\nFascism, the facility was given to the Catania section of the CAI, which\ncompleted it and used it as a refuge-hotel. The building was extended to twice\nits size in the 1960s and completely renovated ten years ago. One of Etna\u2019s two\nskiing stations was gradually built up around it in the latter part of the 20th\ncentury, thanks to the presence of a cable car and some ski-lifts. This area\noffers access, on foot or by cable lift (or even off-road vehicle) to the\nsummit area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rifugio Sapienza is also\ncrossed by the Altomontana Path (701). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area: 33S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coordinates: 499877E – 4172585N<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2085","rifugi","type-rifugi","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"acf":{"beacon":false,"latitudine":"","longitudine":"","url_open_street_map":"","numeropoi":"","sentieri":[{"ID":2739,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"It consists of a dirt road built several decades ago by the licensed companies in charge of trasporting tourists by off-road minibuses. It departs from the two ski resorts and ends at the authorised quotas, which have varied through the years according to the risk arising from volcanic activity. The road starts on the south side, at an altitude of 1,910 m, next to the Cableway station and encircles the summit area at an altitude of around 3,000 m a.s.l., keeping the distance from the complex of terminal and sub-terminal craters, thus ensuring a reasonable level of security. It then descends to Piano Provenzana (about 1,800 m) where there is an additional ski resort.\n\nThe track is shared between hikers and motor vehicles. On the south side, it has been modified or even completely remade a number times in the 1970s, 1980s and early 2000s, when the new Escriv\u00e0 de Balaguer<\/em> and Vincenzino Barbagallo <\/em>craters appeared along it and large lava flows cross edits south-descending ridge.\n\nFrom this side, short detours allow hikers to overlook the underlying Valle del Bove in several points, over most of the lava has flowed from the South-East Crater in recent years. The path also allows visiting the aforementioned recently appeared craters and observing, from a relatively close distance, the complex consisting of the two summit chasms, one of which retains the name of Central Crater, and the older 1968 complex of Bocca Nuova and the two sub-terminal North-East and Southeast craters. On the North side, the track has faced much less changes and, with short detour, allows hikers to reach Pizzi Deneri (2,847 m) and the underlying Rocca della Valle (2,738 m). These are extraordinary terraces allowing enjoying a wide panorama that stretches above Valle del Bove and Valle del Leone, both located on the slopes of the volcano. The two ends of the route can be reached by private vehicles and constitute Hiking Base Points.","post_title":"Pista ai Crateri Sommitali","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pista-ai-crateri-sommitali","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:50:35","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:50:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/pista-ai-crateri-sommitali\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2741,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"The trail consists of a very light trace. It departs from the small road called Hiking Trail no. 702 and reaches the edge of the Valle del Bove at an altitude of 2,500 m. The track then makes a 120\u00b0 turn on top of Montagnola (2,638 m) and takes the Canalone della Montagnola, consisting of subtle, almost rock-free volcanic sand, to descend quickly along its steep slope to reach the bottom of the valley at an altitude of 1,700 m, where the slope becomes much less pronounced. This allows overcoming a difference in altitude of about 800 meters.\n\nWhile descending, it is possible to enjoy the rugged secondary valleys located along the two major sierras (Salifizio and Concazze), respectively enclosing Valle del Bove from South and North, the volcanic phenomenon of the dykes, evidence of ancient, decaying volcanic structures, as well as wide panorama overlooking the Ionian coast. The unstable trail located on the bottom of the valley heads to the base of a not particularly interesting ravine. This follows the uphill-bound Canalone dei Faggi, gaining about fifty meters in altitude to reach the edge of the Serra delle Concazze. Hence, it is possible to proceed down to the paved road (SP 92) via Hiking Trail no. 727. Alternatively, you can take Hiking Trail no. 704 from both sides. Due to the slope of the Canalone della Montagnola and its sandy bottom, the trail must be considered as one-way. The Park Authority retains the right to forbid access to this trail in case it is overused.","post_title":"Canalone della Montagnola","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canalone-della-montagnola","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:51:08","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:51:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/canalone-della-montagnola\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2743,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"This 15-km-long hiking trail is part of the \u201cSentiero Italia\u201d surrounding Etna on the southern side. The need to ensure its continuity made it necessary to allow it to cross some segments of the paved S.P. 92 road.\n\nThe route formally begins at Piano Vetore, where it joins hiking trail no. 701 and, through S.P. 92, proceeds slightly uphill towards the area constituting the core of the \"Etna South\" ski resort, where the Sapienza Lodge, the Etna cableway station and various other buildings are located. Then, the trail continues on the paved road between the Higher and Lower Silvestri Mounts, to subsequently proceed downhill towards Zafferana for slightly less than one kilometre, until it gets wider (q. 1,832 m) and meets a crossroads, from which an unpaved small road closed by a bar departs. Once past it, the trail climbs towards the edge of Valle del Bove and reaches it at the \u201cLapide Malerba\u201d (2,040 m a.s.l.), a stone placed in memory of a hiker here fallen to his death. Here the descent begins and the trail unfolds for a few kilometres until M. Zoccolaro or its forepart M. Pomiciaro.\n\nWhere possible, this segment proceeds along the edge of the Serra del Salifizio and then facing Valle del Bove, thus allowing a broad view, while departing to where the vegetation, generally consisting of Etna\u2019s broom, grows so thick that it must be bypassed in order to get past it. About halfway through the segment between the Malerba Stone and M. Zoccolaro, hikers first meet the upper entrance to the Canalone dei Faggi and then the other one (1,751 m) leading out of Valle del Bove to Acqua Rocca degli Zappini. The Eastbound hiking trail no. 704, after merging with a 950-meters section marked as Sentiero Natura<\/em>, meets a paved road called \"Cassone - M. Pomiciaro\" departing from S.P. 92.\n\nThe route then unfolds down towards Zafferana by touching the hairpin turns of the road three more times, until it takes an ancient but suggestive path featuring rough steps (and hence called \"la Scalazza\", i.e., the \u201cBad Staircase\u201d). Its base is located along the entrance of Valle di S. Giacomo, precious for the water it supplies to the underlying village.\n\nFrom this area, not surprisingly called \"Piano dell'Acqua\" (i.e., \u201cWater Plain\u201d), and through 380 m of paved road, it is possible to reach the village of Ballo, where Hiking Trail no. 704 formally ends and merges Hiking Trail no. 724.\n\nHowever, the centre of Zafferana can be reached from Ballo for an overnight stay.","post_title":"Piano Vetore \u2013 Piano dell\u2019Acqua","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"piano-vetore-piano-dellacqua","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 10:51:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 09:51:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/piano-vetore-piano-dellacqua\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2819,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-11-12 15:21:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-11-12 14:21:28","post_content":"From the Malerba Stone (q. 2,040) located along the Serra del Salifizio, immediately close to the depression of the Valle del Bove, the trail catches a ridge much appropriately called \u201cSchiena dell'Asino\u201d (\u201cdonkey back\u201d) by the old mountaineers, for its perfect resemblance with the back of the animal.\n\nThe ridge ends on top of the Montagnola (2,637 m), a huge crater dating back to 1763, which can be reached by following an easily perceivable path and overcoming a difference in altitude of 637 m. The panorama opens out to the North-East on the slopes enclosing the Valle del Bove to the West, and to the South-West on the Southern slopes of the Etna massif. From here, the Gulf of Catania can be seen in the distance.","post_title":"Schiena dell\u2019Asino","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"schiena-dellasino","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-19 11:09:29","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-19 10:09:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.unescoparcoetna.it\/sentieri\/schiena-dellasino\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"sentiero","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"comune":"","tipologia":"","disponibilita":"","capienza":{"capienza":"","note_sulla_capienza":""},"disponibilita_idrica":{"disponibilita_idrica":"No","note_sulla_disponibilita_idrica":""},"riscaldamento":"","cucina":{"cucina":"No","note_sulla_cucina":""},"arredi":"","servizi_igienici":"No"},"yoast_head":"\n