What to do near Aidone, EN

The Santoni of Aidone

They parade through the streets of the country on Palm Sunday: they are hollow statues up to three meters high representing the 12 apostles. It is a man, the santaro, who moves them from the inside.

The Castle of Pietratagliata

Today it is a ruined structure that is not easy to reach, but what a marvel: a still imposing bulk on the rock that supports it, culminated by the full tower that observes the valley.

Tales of the past on Mount Bubbonia

Driving along a dirt road on the eastern side of the hill, one crosses a peculiar feature: a dolmen, similar to those in Sardinia or Puglia. But it is at the top that a ruined acropolis emerges.

The Cuddureddi of Caltagirone

Doughnut-shaped sweets made with a thin sheet of dough and filled with a filling of ground almonds: the Cuddureddi (or collorelle) of Caltagirone are a true delicacy of Caltagirone tradition.

Castle Of Lombardy

The huge, impregnable fortress that has watched over the city of Enna for centuries.

Agira

A village that covers Mount Teja silhouetted against the wonderful panorama of the province of Enna. It appears to be a very ancient settlement, inhabited since before Sicily was an island.

Most Holy Crucifix of the Elm

Far from Baroque splendor, this church holds an ancient crucifix at the center of a legend. To steal it, a thief blocked the door with an elm pole, but it began to sprout.

The Realmese Necropolis

Not far from Calascibetta, many dark little windows open on a rock face. These are the entrances to 288 cave tombs dating from the Prehistoric and Archaic Ages.

The Castle of Pietrarossa

So old that no one knows who built it, so dilapidated that you can barely distinguish it from the rock on which it rests, were it not for those red bricks that give it its name.

Fondaco Cuba. A Wonder to be Saved

It looks like an abandoned farmhouse among the fields of the Sicilian hinterland, but it is a very old post station, an inn that even hosted a king and queen.

Cork Grove of Niscemi

A forest of cork oaks is located southeast of Niscemi. It is one of the few remaining vestiges of the original forests in the area. The oldest oak tree in Europe lives here.

Sabucina

A necropolis, an ancient settlement, a sacred area and surprising artifacts: history from the Sicans to the Romans in Sabucina.