{"id":68216,"date":"2015-10-10T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=68216"},"modified":"2026-10-14T08:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:32:13","slug":"visit-of-enna-monuments-and-surroundings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/visit-of-enna-monuments-and-surroundings","title":{"rendered":"Visit of Enna, monuments and surroundings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The heritage of the city of Enna<\/strong><\/a> is mainly concentrated along the Via Roma which crosses the historic centre for almost 2 km, from the Tower of Frederick II near the sanctuary of Papardura and Piazza Neglia to the Castle of Lombardy and the Rocca di Cerere, passing through the cathedral and other beautiful churches.<\/p>\n

Visit of the historic centre<\/h2>\n

\u2192 See also below the tourist map of Enna<\/a><\/p>\n

Castle of Lombardy<\/h3>\n

East of the historic centre, the Castle of Lombardy<\/strong> (Castello di Lombardia in Italian) is the most emblematic building in Enna, and one of the largest medieval castles in Italy. It stands towards the tip of the promontory, on the site where already in the 5th century BCE stood an important and highly venerated temple dedicated to Ceres<\/strong>, of which almost nothing remains. The disuse of the latter began even with the Romans, who stole an image of the goddess in 173 BCE.
The Byzantines built a fort, which long resisted the Arabs before giving way. The latter erected a true fortress there, which was subsequently embellished by the Normans of Roger II in the 12th century. Its name comes from that era, when it was neighbouring a Lombard colony.
The Swabians of Frederick II<\/strong> enlarged it, building 20 towers of which the only one entirely preserved is the Torre Pisana<\/strong> (along with five other towers). The latter is said to owe its name to the Pisan garrison to whom the Normans had entrusted its guard. A staircase leads to the top.\u00a0
At the foot of the castle, the statue of Eunus erected in the 1960s commemorates the Syrian slave who in 132 BCE initiated the First Servile War, a slave revolt against the Romans.
Cultural events are organised there, notably concerts in the castle courtyard in summer.<\/p>\n\n\n