On a plateau at 948 metres above sea level, Enna is the capital of a Sicilian province and a small town of nearly 27,000 inhabitants, sometimes called the Belvedere of Sicily for its panoramas over a vast part of the island.Today it has a recent university “Università Kore”, the Pergusa motor racing circuit which was […]
A town with little tourism in the centre of Sicily, Caltanissetta is a provincial capital with nearly 60,000 inhabitants, yet endowed with a few treasures despite an unharmonious urban layout. It comes alive with festivities and processions during Holy Week, among the most authentic on the whole island. Historical elements Caltanissetta is built on a […]
Calascibetta is a Sicilian village of nearly 4000 inhabitants located on a promontory at 691 metres of altitude, about 2.5 km as the crow flies north of Enna. Its name is said to come from the Arabic qalʿat xibet, meaning “castle on the mountain”. The town dominates the surrounding valleys and offers a panorama over […]
