Monte Peloritani

The Peloritani range is the Sicilian continuation of the Aspromonte on the Italian mainland and stretches from Messina southwestwards. It is made up of gneiss, crystalline slate and granite, while deep indented valleys, the fiumare, characterize the landscape.

The highest mountains are the Rocca Novara (1,340m/4,396ft), the Pizzo di Verna (1,286m/4,219ft) and the Antennamare (1,124m/3,688ft). The latter can be reached from Messina on a panoramic road which follows the line of the ridge.

In the west the Monti Peloritani merge with the Monti Nébrodi, the line between the two running more or less along the SS 185 (Taormina-Castroreale Terme).