Lago Maulazzo, lake in Sicily

Lago Maulazzo is an artificial reservoir in the town of Alcara li Fusi in the Nebrodi Mountains. It has a round shape, covers about 5 hectares, and is surrounded by old beech forests and green hills.

The lake was built as an artificial basin to collect water and control water flow in the region. It became an important water supply for farming and daily use by the local community.

The name Maulazzo comes from old local words passed down by shepherds and residents of the area. The lake is a place where local people spend their free time and maintain their connection to the natural surroundings.

The reservoir lies at 1450 m on the slopes of Monte Soro, reached by a roughly 15 km road from Alcara li Fusi or from the SS 289 di Cesarò, turning off at Portella Femmina Morta. The banks are wooded and there are no facilities, so bring water and supplies. The shallow near edge holds floating plant matter.

Lago Maulazzo was created around the 1980s by the Corpo forestale of the Sicilian Region, which dammed the basin in the beech wood called Sollazzo Verde. The reservoir covers about 5 hectares at 1450 m on the slopes of Monte Soro, and the connecting road branches off the SS 289 di Cesarò at Portella Femmina Morta.