After approximately 1 Km of I walk we meet old hydroelectric headquarters of Enel (along the Alcantara river you of are still two in function), we continue the distance going to the discovery of panoramic ends, can be dipped, with much caution, in waters of the river or relax during a pic-NIC looking the water that slides.

The Alcantara river is born from the “Feliciara mount” on the Nebrodi to quota 1250 m, is one water course with unusual characteristics that, its to slide incessant through an extraordinary valley and eroding in the time the lavica cliff has created not only the famous falled beautifulst Throats of the Alcantara but also and little ones smalls lake in order to lead at last in the Sea Ionian between Calatabiano and Giardini-Naxos. The Alcantara river, called from Thucydides “Akesines” and the Latins “Assinos”, from the Normans “Cantera”, divenne then under the Arabic domination “Al Quàntarah”, that it means “the bridge” for the remainders of a bridge built up from the Roman, that allowed the passage of the legions of the Empire. Today for the safeguard and the valorization of the river the Fluvial Park of the Alcantara with center to Francavilla di Sicilia is created.