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Index: Description The Riposto's name seems to derive from the function trades them that it had in this zone. In fact, there was a place equipped like warehouse (“riporre”) for "bottle" and the goodies to send via sea here. The first nucleus of inhabitants in this city in the XVI century, was formed from colony "acesi" (from Acireale), poor fishermen and constructors of boats that came from the near coastal zones. While in the course of the centuries, more and more large and independent, Riposto develop a lot that in the XIX century came founded one Nautical School where came form the officials to of Italian navy. This event and the expansion trades of the city, carried in 1836 to the construction of the port. Today Riposto boasts one of the beautiful port of the Sicily, called exactly “Port of the Etna”, for its obvious geographic position to the feet of the Etna. It is a structure equipped for the lovers of the nautical of the sea, able to receive boats from 8 to 40 meters, and it is developed on 150 m. of avaiable dock aloft, and 570 m. of floating wharves. Find more on quality Etna vacations Index Attractions: The Church mother and the Church of the Madonna of the LetterThe Church Mother is entitled Saint Peter, and in its inside burlaps of the eight hundred sec. are conserved. The more important are those representing the Immaculate Conception and the Madonna of the Rosary. Inside of the Church of the Madonna of the Letter, they come instead conserved a beautifuls 700 sec. organ, and one cripta where the colatoi are found quite use for the treatment of the emains. The Torricella The Torricella place in open campaign, four centuries ago was used in order to control the passage of the ships long the coast. The building in past was composed from stones joined to a paste of water, sand and lime. The plant was circular and the diameter of 6 meters. It can be approached its inside and still today can be arrived to the wide terrace that is used like observation post. Natural resources The Park of the kentie This garden is situated inside of the city territory, with a surface of 9000 mq that occupies on a substrate of alluvial origin. The area has been entrusted the Department of Botany of the University of Catania, and today are cultivated approximately 70 species various of palms. Index Typical Products Riposto, as many other countries situate close to the sea, make of the fresh fish of every type its specialty. But like in every other city that is found in etnea zone, we can find all the products characteristic of these zones, from the first plates to typical cakes. Index
Festivities and events - Festivity of the Saint Patron Peter to June
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