Idrisi Selva //free\\ -

– There is a place in southern Europe where time slows, the light turns green and gold, and the air smells of damp earth, wild ferns, and centuries-old trees. It is not a national park in the Amazon or a jungle in Southeast Asia. It is the Idrisi Selva – the Forest of Idris – a little-known, biodiverse wonder nestled in the Madonie Mountains of northern Sicily.

Drive from Palermo (1.5 hours) to Petralia Soprana. Park at the Rifugio Marini. idrisi selva

Available through Madonie Trekking (€35/person, includes naturalist guide). – There is a place in southern Europe