Simeto 's valley

Hi
another part of Sicily is coming to be added to my blog.
It is a small area close to Catania, called Simeto's valley, from the name of the river Simeto.
I spent one day at the Casale del Simeto ( the site is very nice and is worth to be visited) a small bed&breakfast and restaurant as well in the valley.
We had a short trip, a speleologist guided us through not very linear footpaths (;P) among green and clayey fields. We saw a small lake (see picture) and a grass snake as well...
Then we heard also toads, but we didn't see them.
Other pictures in my photostream ... see the link on the right.