Corleone - Forest of Ficuzza

(Local Name: Bosco di Ficuzza) The "Forest of Ficuzza" is reached from Corleone by traveling on the SS 118 northwards as far as Mass. Castellaccio (18.5km/11mi), then turning right through Ficuzza to the Bosco di Ficuzza (4.5km/3mi). This forest on the northern slope of the Rocca Busambra is one of the most beautiful in Sicily. In Ficuzza (683m/2,241ft) stands a hunting lodge, built in 1803 by Giovanni Venanzio Marvuglia for King Ferdinand IV, who had been forced to flee from Naples to Sicily by the French. Today it houses the forestry administration. From here it is possible - we recommend taking a guide - to climb the 1,613m/5,292ft high Rocca Busambra (panorama).