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Inici Mountain

From the Belvedere of Castellammare del Golfo, past the picnic area of the Forest, you can climb the eastern slope of Monte Inici, reaching the "Pit of the Ox" (a large forest clearing), the lake of the "Lagoon", the reforestation of "Fontanelle" and the forest of "Vaccaria." On top you can see the features "niviere", large cavities in which, in antiquity, was kept ice. From the geological point of view the Monte Inici is particularly interesting because, thanks to the action of the sulphurous waters and the rain have come to create many caves, which offer the visitor a fascinating spectacle. In particular, through the guided tours offered by CAI Settosezione of Castellammare del Golfo, you can visit the '"Abyss of Cocci - Branch Lakes" is a natural cave in development mainly horizontal, whose different levels are connected by pits and slides, reaching a maximum depth of 305m about. The cave is characterized by the presence of stalgmiti and stalactites create exciting interplay of shapes and colors. The calcareous concretions, ever-changing, offering a show so suggestive as bizarre.
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