Riserva naturale orientata Monte Cofano, Regional nature reserve in Custonaci, Italy

Riserva naturale orientata Monte Cofano is a protected nature reserve on northwestern Sicily featuring limestone cliffs and Mediterranean vegetation on a mountainous terrain. The area combines slopes with coastal paths and offers different elevation levels to explore.

The area gained protected status in 1997 to safeguard its geological formations and plant species. However, archaeological findings and old structures reveal that people lived in this landscape since prehistoric times.

The name derives from the Greek kofinos, a basket, referring to the mountain's shape. In the Grotta Mangiapane, near Scurati, a small village of houses built inside the cave was inhabited until the mid-20th century; flint tools and rock engravings from the Upper Palaeolithic were found there. Every Christmas period the cave hosts a living nativity scene.

Visitors can follow marked hiking trails of varying difficulty levels that lead from the coast to mountain viewpoints. Information signs along the routes help with navigation and explain the local plants and animals.

Grotta Mangiapane, near the Scurati hamlet, holds a small cluster of houses built inside the cave and lived in until the mid-20th century; flint tools and rock engravings found there date human presence to the Upper Palaeolithic. Each Christmas the cave hosts a living nativity scene.