Mushroom hunting is a real sport on Mount Etna that requires training, a government issued license… And usually one of these typical baskets made with river reeds! In season now, on October 28 in Zafferana Etnea for Ottobrata, mushrooms will be the star of the celebration.
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Castelbuono’s Haunted Castle
The Castello dei Ventimiglia in Castelbuono meets all of your ideas about what a castle should be. It has a wall around it. It has a look-out tower. It was built in the 14th century. And it is haunted. Yup–legend says that Queen Constance Chiaramonte haunts the castle! Today, it is a town museum. This…