Castronovo di Sicilia

Hilly inland Sicilian landscape of small valleys and ridges with agricultural land (olive groves, almond and cereal cultivation) and patches of Mediterranean scrub and scattered woodland. Elevation is in the hundreds of metres rather than high mountains. There is no national park or protected coastline inside a 15 km radius; the larger Monti Sicani and the Madonie lie beyond that radius. No ski facilities within 15 km. The nearest larger city with high-level services is Palermo to the northwest (roughly 50–60 km); locally the area is served by small comuni and rural service centres.