Cave of Poggio La Caccia Superiore

Etna West – Bronte

Coordinates: 33S 496380E 4178030N

ELEVATION: 2020 m

Development: Approximately 35 m in total. Under verification.

Nearest known location: Rif. di Monte Palestra / Poggio La Caccia

Exploration: Easily explored with just a helmet and lights.

Taken over by Dario Teri, Paolo Teri, Marco Galasso (on 5.11.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX)

Notified to the relevant municipality on \\

This is a cave of modest dimensions, located on the clearing on a slight slope not far from Poggio La Caccia. The entrance is quite large, but low, and is located on the edge of a beautiful lava flow channel. This suggestive peculiarity makes it interesting to visit. The first part of the cavity remains low, until it narrows. After crawling past this, you enter a larger room that is divided into two levels that gave rise to two channels, blocked at the end of the lava flow. The cave in question is not indicated on the maps, but is certainly known by the shepherds of the area. It was not possible to find the slang name, so it was preferred to attribute the name of the homonymous locality. Not far away is the lower Poggio La Caccia Cave.