Cassibile (river)

Cassibile
Cava Grande on the Cassibile
Data
location	Sicily , Italy
source	Monte Porcari in the Monti Iblei
Source height	approx.  567  m
muzzle	at Avola in the Ionian Sea Coordinates: 36 ° 56 ′ 52 "  N , 15 ° 11 ′ 24"  E 36 ° 56 ′ 52 "  N , 15 ° 11 ′ 24"  E
length	30 km

The Cassibile (Greek Κακύπαρις) is a river in Sicily .

course

It rises near Palazzolo Acreide on Monte Porcari in the Monti Iblei at an altitude of approx. 567 m and runs through the Free Consortium of Syracuse . It flows into the Mediterranean at Avola .

In its course the river created a gorge almost 10 km long and up to 250 m deep, the Cava Grande. The gorge northwest of the river mouth is characterized by waterfalls and small lakes. It has been declared a nature reserve Riserva naturale orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile .

literature

Sicily, Baedeker Allianz travel guide, Verlag Karl Baedeker, Ostfildern, 8th edition 2005, ISBN 3-8297-1047-X