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Salvabosco Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/3/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The heights around Cefalu hide lots of panoramic jewels as well as architectural specialties within a nature reserve. The mystery will lead you to a short trail within the Parco Regionale delle Madonie starting at one of the best known attractions.

This cache leads you to a place where you have an excellent 270° view of most of the northern coast of Sicily and the Parco Regionale delle Madonie. The history of the Christian shrine you're looking for goes back into the 6th century. Next to the building you'll find a statue with some dates on its base. Find the year Y of the date starting "iv OCT", the number consists of 7 Roman numerals, the checksum is 11.

Y = _ _ _ _

Now perform the simple maths:
A = Y - 993 = _ _ _ (N start)
B = Y - 1143 = _ _ _ (E start)

C = Y - 552 = _ _ _ (N crotch)
D = Y - 689 = _ _ _ (E crotch)

E = Y - 512 = _ _ _ (N Final)
F = Y - 278 = _ _ _ (E Final)

Stages:
Start: N37°59.A E014°01.B
Crotch: N37°59.C E014°01.D
Final: N37°59.E E014°01.F

As we are not living in Sicily, our friend Zicus is maintaing the cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre n cvyr bs fgbarf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)