Oxena falls, Natural waterfall in Militello, Sicily, Italy.

Oxena Falls cascade down a canyon carved by ancient lava, with dark basaltic rocks forming steep gorges along the water's path. Mediterranean plants grow thickly along the watercourse, taking advantage of the moisture.

The sources record no mill or industrial use at the falls. The Oxena stream, never deep, runs permanently and feeds the Trigona, which drains partly into Lake Lentini and partly into the San Leonardo river of the Catania plain. The falls cut through basaltic rock in the green quarries and sunlit plateaus south of Militello in Val di Catania, on the border with Francofonte.

The falls lie on the Oxena stream, a tributary of the Trigona, which drains partly into Lake Lentini and partly into the San Leonardo river of the Catania plain. The water runs year-round, so the gorge keeps its flow even in drought. Riparian plants line the banks, with wild olives, carobs, oaks, prickly pears, tamarisks and oleanders around the basalt bed.

Reach the falls from the Strada Provinciale 28 (Militello–Vizzini Scalo) at the junction for Francofonte, on the border with Francofonte in the province of Syracuse. The stream bed is basaltic rock, so the ground near the water is slippery; wear sturdy shoes. The falls run all year, including in drought periods.

The Oxena is never deep and feeds the Trigona, which drains partly into Lake Lentini and partly into the San Leonardo river of the Catania plain. The falls keep flowing through drought because the stream is fed permanently, not by surface rain alone.