Randazzo & Circumetnea Railway
Randazzo / Ferrovia Circumetnea
A medieval town built of black lava stone, one of the closest towns to the crater yet never swallowed by lava, with an old train winding around the mountain.
Randazzo sits on the northern flank of Etna and is one of the towns closest to the main crater. Its walls, churches and houses are built almost entirely of dark lava stone. Highlights include the churches of Santa Maria and San Martino with its bell tower, and the medieval lanes. Over the centuries several lava flows stopped just outside the town. Randazzo is an important stop on the Circumetnea railway, a narrow-gauge line opened in the 1890s that runs from Catania through Adrano and Bronte (the pistachio town) to Randazzo, crossing lava fields and vineyards. The full journey takes about 3 hours. Trains usually do not run on Sundays, so check the official website for timetables.
Opening hours
All day (trains per timetable)
Nearby sights
- Etna Wineries (North Slope)
- Mount Etna
- Alcantara Gorge
- Giardini Naxos
- Castelmola
- Naxos Archaeological Park
- Corso Umberto & Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina
- Villa Comunale di Taormina