Riserva naturale orientata Capo Rama, Regional nature reserve in Terrasini, Italy.
The Capo Rama Oriented Nature Reserve is a protected coastal area located in Terrasini, Sicily, where rocky headlands descend toward the Tyrrhenian Sea. The terrain features steep cliffs and diverse ecosystems that support various plant and animal species adapted to these rugged conditions.
The area was recognized as a valuable biotope by Terrasini Municipality in 1968 and received official reserve status in 2000. This designation marked the start of systematic protection efforts for this sensitive coastal ecosystem.
Tommaso Fazello recorded the name as "capo Ramo" in his 1558 work De Rebus Siculis, and the headland has carried it since. The reserve is managed by WWF Italia, which took over after the Sicilian regional government established it in 2000. The Museo Civico di Terrasini laid out a nature trail here in 1991.
Access is from Contrada Agliandroni in Terrasini, where three entrances on the south-east side lead onto sandy and rocky paths through Zone B and into the 21-hectare Zone A. The reserve is managed by WWF Italia.
The reserve's three geosites, established in 2015, are the Triassic succession of Capo Rama, valued for its stratigraphy, and two caves of speleological interest: Grotta di Cala Porro and Grotta dei Nassi. The limestone also holds fossils of megalodont bivalves and coral-seafloor remains.
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