What to do near Sciara, PA

The Civic Museum of Castellana Sicula and the archaeological area

In the Madonie Mountains, Castellana Sicula holds a thousand surprises...nestled in exuberant vegetation, a civic museum holds mysterious Roman hypogea and archaeological and ethnoanthropological collections

Castelbuono

Bucolic, medieval and rock atmospheres mix at the foot of the castle

Petralia Soprana, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy

Beauty queen in the heart of the Madonie Mountains

Mussomeli Castle

Also called Manfredonico Castle, it almost blends in with the rocky peak from which it dominates the surroundings. Its rooms tell the ancient history of the Kingdom of Sicily, and quite a few legends.

The Biddrina

A whispered name, a strange shape carved in stone, but who is the Biddrina? According to legend, a snake with glowing scales that eats children and lives in Sicilian marshes. Beware.

Andromeda Theater

Where spectacular sunsets, starry nights and incredible views are staged

The Oasis and Lake of Piana degli Albanesi in Sicily

Sicily's oldest reservoir, an incredible naturalistic oasis ringed by mountains in a welcoming, water-rich territory, which Albanian exiles elected as their new homeland in the 15th century

Illuminations for the Immaculate Conception in Palermo

Every year Basilica and Piazza S. Francesco d'Assisi in Palermo are dressed in light for the Immaculate Conception: a solemn tradition of "illuminations" that has been repeated since the disappearance of the plague in 1624.

The Cascade of the Two Rocks in Corleone

It flows through the heart of the village, formed by the leap of the Corleone stream, and enchants those who observe it, in the shade of mulberry, walnut and ash trees, or contemplate its Canyon from the top of the superb Rocca dei Maschi!

Sicilian Cassata

A "large, round bowl" (Quas'at in Arabic) was needed for this ancient dessert. Sponge cake, ricotta cheese, chocolate chunks and candied fruit to celebrate the Easter tradition in Palermo

The Teatro Massimo, Basile's masterpiece in Palermo

A temple of music, it is the largest opera house in Italy, the third largest in Europe. Unique in its beauty, perfect acoustics and ingenuity of solutions all to be discovered among halls, stages and foyer!

Umberto I Square in Palazzo Adriano

A magical place, Piazza Umberto I, in the Arbëreshe village of Palazzo Adriano ... that will remain forever immortalized in Sicilian director Giuseppe Tornatore's Oscar-winning masterpiece, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso