What to do near Ramacca, CT

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Castle Of Lombardy

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

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.

Sylvester Craters

Walk in the craters of Etna and feel the power of Nature

Etna as told by a Sicilian

"Di Mungibeddu tutti figghi semu / terra di focu, di canti e d'amuri" This is how a Sicilian song opens, because in this land of fire, song and love, the great volcano is a beautiful and fatherly Mount.