One day driving experience: Quota mille race
PROGRAM
- The planned driving distance is around 150 km (round trip) and the expected driving duration is around 3 hours and 35 minutes
- The departure is scheduled from the Hotel in Taormina, where the Porsche 718 gts will be delivered by our staff.
- Lunch at the restaurant.
- The expected duration of the experience: 8 hours in total.
Name of the experience: QUOTA MILLE RACE
Route: Taormina- Randazzo Via Linguaglossa (Quota Mille provincial road)- Montalbano Elicona- Castiglione di Sicilia- Gole dell’Alcantara -Taormina
DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL: Taormina
DRIVING DISTANCE: 149km
DRIVING DURATION: 3h35min
Program: Delivery of the car. Departure for the Quota Mille experience. Lunch at the restaurant. Return to the Hotel. Drop off the car.
Information:
Quota mille is a provincial road, that is 25 kilometers long and its characteristic "ring" shape makes it possible to connect the two opposite sides of Etna: Bronte with Linguaglossa. You will be driving along the provincial road" Quota Mille " until you reach Randazzo, an ancient medieval town.
Montalbano Elicona village has been awarded with the title of Borgo dei borghi in 2015. Its houses are built on the slopes in an uphill path that reaches 907 meters above the sea level.
Castiglione di Sicilia, a small village that stands by the feet of Etna and takes part of the prestigious list of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
Gole dell’Alcantara(the Alcantara Gorge) was formed by the runoff of the Alcantara River from the Mount Etna and the Nebrodi Mountains and is one of the few rivers in Sicily that runs year-round. Several thousand years ago the river’s path was blocked by a large lava flow from the slopes of Mount Etna. The cool water of the river helped to quickly cool the lava, which resulted in the lava crystallizing and forming the unique ballast rock columns that are visible today. Over the next few thousand years the river proceeded to carve a path through the columns resulting in the gorge that visitors can see today.