Via Vincenzo Lipari, 54, Lercara Friddi

This is inland hill country between the upper valleys of the Torto and Platani rivers, with cultivated slopes, clay and limestone hills, and scattered woods typical of the interior of western Sicily. The Monte Carcaci area lies within roughly 15 km and is a regional nature reserve with low mountains, woodland and archaeological remains. Palermo is the nearest major city for full services and transport, but it is well beyond the immediate landscape. The area is known historically for sulphur mining and for cereal farming, olive groves and inland Sicilian hill villages.