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Milo

Province of Catania, Sicilia (Sicily, Sizilien), Italy

Locality

Midway between the Etna mountain and only 10 Km from the Ionic sea, is among the highest towns in the Etna Park. Its economy is based on tourism in the summer, vine cultivation and timber.

HISTORY: The name comes from the greek "milos" connected to the dark color of lava rock. It was founded in the 14th century by Giovanni of Aragon, duke of Randazzo, and was a frazione of Giarre until 1923 then of Sant'Alfio until 1955 when it became an independent municipality.

INFO: Altitude: 750 m a.s.l -- Population: ca. 1100 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 95010 -- Phone Area Code: 095 -- Patron Saint: Sant'Andrea celebrated on the last Sunday in July
Frazioni & Località: Fornazzo, Caselle

WHAT TO SEE

Piazza Belvedere, which offers a view going as far as Calabria.

Chiesa di Sant'Andrea, built in 1340 by Giovanni d'Aragona, restored in the early 18th century.

Along Via Etnea "l'abbiviraturi" a fountain for cattle built in lava stone

The frazione of Fornazzo, a very quiet, picturesque village, awarded by environmental magazine in 1992 the nomination of "Villaggio Ideale d'Italia".

SURNAMES: [different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]

(the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)

Total different Surnames: 177
AIOSA 2 * ALFONSO * ALIA * ALONZO * ALTANA * ANTRONACO * AQUILA * ARCIDIACONO 5 * ARONICA * ASSENNATO * AVENI * BARBAGALLO 8 * BIVONA * BOGGIANO * BONANNO 4 * BONATO * BONURA * BORZI * BORZI' * BOTTINO * CAFARELLA * CAGGEGI * CALI' * CALTABIANO 10 * CAMISASCA * CANNAVO' 4 * CANTARELLA 10 * CAPRI' * CARDI * CARFARELLA 3 * CARUSO 2 * CASELLA 9 * CASTRO 2 * CATALANO 10 * CATANIA * CAUDULLO * CAVALERI * CAVALLARO COCO * CAVALLARO 24 * CAVALLI * CHINES * CIAURELLA * COCO 3 * CONDORELLI * CONTARINO 3 * CRAPIO * CRISTALDI * CUTRONA * CUTULI 3 * D'ANNA DI STEFANO * D'URSO 5 * DAMIGELLA * DE LUCA * DE SIMONE * DEL GIUDICE * DI BELLA * DI DIO * DI MAIO * DI MARCO * DI PIETRO 7 * DI PRIMA * EMANUELE 2 * FERRALORO * FICHERA 9 * FICHERA SAPIENZA * FINOCCHIARO * FIORINI 2 * FONTANA * FORZESE * FRAGOLA * GAROZZO 9 * GERAMI * GIUFFRIDA 9 * GIULIANO * GRANATA 2 * GRASSO 2 * GRIMALDI * IGNOTO * INCIGNERI * INTELISANO * IPOCOANA * LA GUZZA * LA ROSA * LA SPINA 5 * LAGANA' * LAGUZZA * LAUDANI * LEDDA * LEONARDI 15 * LEOTTA CALTABIANO 2 * LICCIARDELLO * LIMINA * LISI * LIZZIO 2 * LO CASTRO * LO FARO 9 * LO GIUDICE * LO IACONO * LONGO 2 * MACCARRONE 2 * MACCHERONE * MAMMINO * MANCIAGLI * MANCUSO * MANGANO 2 * MARCHESE 2 * MARINO * MATTIA * MAUGERI 3 * MAZZA * MELITA * MESSINA 3 * MIDOLO * MINIO * MOTTA * NICOLOSI 6 * NICOSIA * NICOTRA 2 * NUCIFORA 2 * PAPA 2 * PAPPALARDO 2 * PARLATO * PATANE * PATANE' 19 * PATERNO' * PATTI 5 * PATTI BONANNO * PATTONO * PAVONE 3 * PENNISI 3 * PETRALIA * PIETRANTONIO * PISANO * POLITI * PONTE 2 * PREVITERA 5 * PUGLISI 2 * PUGLISI PATANE' * PULVIRENTI * QUATTROCCHI * RACITI 9 * RAGONESI 2 * RANDAZZO * RAPISARDA 4 * ROMANO CAPRI' 2 * ROMEO 2 * ROSSI * RUSSO 10 * SALLEMI * SAMAMI' * SAMPOGNARO 2 * SANTAGATI * SANTANGELO * SAPIENZA 2 * SARDELLA * SCANDURA * SCANDURRA 2 * SCIUTO 3 * SCUDERO * SERGI * SIDOTI * SINGARELLI * SORBELLO 22 * SPOTO 4 * STRANO 5 * TARDA * TOMARCHIO 4 * TOMARCHIO STRANO * TORRISI 5 * TROPEA 7 * TROVATO 3 * TUDISCO * VALENTI * VASTA * VAZZANO 2 * ZACCONE * ZAPPALA' 7

"Knowest thou the land where the lemon trees bloom..." W.Goethe