The Salso river

 Both rivers join at Ponte Cinque Archi, near the border
When You rent an apartment in Catania - Sicily,area between the provinces of Palermo, Caltanissetta
 during Your stay in You'll realize how beautiful andand Enna thus forming the Southern Imera - Salsa
magic this region is.itself. From the confluence the river continues south
The Southern Imera or Salso is an important river ofthen coasted for a few km from the A19, coming up
central and south-western Sicily. With a total length ofnear Caltanissetta and receiving several tributaries
144 km is the main watercourse of Sicily by length, butincluding the river Torcicoda and the river Morello.
the second for amplitude  after Simeto river, with aThe area of the mouth has a vegetation characterized
river basin of 2122 km2. There are two branches ofby reeds. The area also has a great ornithological
the river in question, both from the chain of Madonievalue. The term Salsa is attributable to the high salinity
namely Pizzo Catarineci (1,660 m) in the Province ofwater in the southern section of the river (from Enna
Palermo: the Southern Imera, the right branch thatto the mouth), originated from the composition of the
touches the towns of Petralia Sottana and Resuttanorocks of the areas that the river crosses during its
along a stretch of the A19, and Salso, the left branch,path.
that flows around the town of Petralia.