Palombara cave
37° 6'25.55"N 15°11'29.82"E (Via Mario Francese, 29 - 96100 Siracusa)
The Palombara Cave, visited by man for thousands of years and animals before...
The territory is made up of two small, deep river valleys, separated by a small plateau. There is a system of caves that extends about 2.5 kilometers.
The Villasmundo Cave is the most developed, articulating itself for about 2 kilometers. The entrance to Alfio, located 60 meters further downstream, leads to an underground system, smaller than the other, with a total length of over 400 meters.
Along the bed of the Belluzza stream (photo) grows a forest associated with willow and oleander.
As to the epigean environment there are hedgehogs, (photo), porcupine, fox, weasel….