Visiting water parks is one of the best ways of spending holidays together with the whole family. There are not many water parks on Sicily if to compare with other resorts of the Mediterranean Sea, but in the north and in the south of Sicily there are some wonderful water parks where the tourists can entertain themselves.
The most famous water park in Sicily is Etnaland. It is situated in a small town called Belpasso in the province of Catania at the foot of the famous Etna volcano. There are about 21 water attractions, a park of dinosaurs, a Laser Show and some restaurants. Etnaland is also famous for its Zoo. The park is open since the middle of June. There is no problem of renting a place to stay there. You can rent a house or an apartment in Belpasso and in some other places near it, such as Paterno, Misterbianco, Mascalucia and others. All of them are situated at the distance of not more than 10 km from Etnaland. The tel. numbers are (+39) 095 791 3333, (+39) 095 989 7101.
Monreale Water Park is situated in Monreale, some kilometers away from Palermo. Monreale is famous for its ancient mosaics. It is one of the biggest entertaining complexes on Sicily. The territory of the water park is 22000 square km. It was founded in 1992. Nowadays it offers traditional water entertainments and lots of swimming pools for children and adults. Tel. (+39) 091 64 60 246.
There are two water parks in the province of Caltanissetta. They are Europark Roccella in San Cataldo and Parco Acquatico Conte in Sommatino. Besides water entertainments Parco Acquatico Conte can offer dancing training as well. In Europark Roccella there are water mountains, swimming pools, sporting grounds, a solarium, massage rooms, places for picnics, bars and pizza shops. The prices for tickets are different at different time. The cheapest tickets in June cost 3 Euros for children under 12 and 5 Euros for adults. The most expensive tickets are on the weekends in August. They cost 7 Euros for children and 13 Euros for adults. Tel. (+39) 0934 58 0260 (Europark Roccella), tel. (+39) 0922 87 3249 (Parca Acquatico Conte).
