{"id":68516,"date":"2015-02-20T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T12:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=68516"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:08:15","slug":"randazzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/randazzo","title":{"rendered":"Randazzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Randazzo<\/strong> is a charming medieval village perched at about 765 m above sea level on the north-western slopes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/mount-etna\"><strong>Etna<\/strong><\/a>, facing the Alcantara valley. Of Byzantine origin and later Norman and Aragonese, it preserves traces of multiple eras. Halfway between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/mount-etna\">Etna Park<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/nebrodi-mountains-nebrodes\">Nebrodi Park<\/a>, it offers an exceptional natural setting. Its architecture makes extensive use of lava stone, giving it a dark and unique character. An active and lively village, it combines heritage, local produce and rural traditions.<\/p>\n<h2>Must-see or must-do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the basilica <strong>Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta<\/strong>, a Gothic jewel in lava stone.<\/li>\n<li>Cross the <strong>Via degli Archi<\/strong> and the historic centre with its dark fa\u00e7ades.<\/li>\n<li>See the pretty <strong>16th-century cloister<\/strong> in the Town Hall.<\/li>\n<li>Explore the vineyards of <strong>Etna D.O.C.<\/strong> around Randazzo.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the lively Sunday market and the produce of the Alcantara valley.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43256\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879\" class=\"wp-image-43256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3879.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Via degli Archi in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43253\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905\" class=\"wp-image-43253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-etna-sicile_3905.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Via degli Archi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Panorama of Randazzo\" data-id=\"43244\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928\" class=\"wp-image-43244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Randazzo and Etna<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>What to see in Randazzo and its immediate surroundings<\/h2>\n<p>The historic heart of Randazzo is remarkable: built mainly of basalt from the volcano, it displays a dark grey hue. Start with the <strong>Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta<\/strong> (13th century), whose lava-stone fa\u00e7ade, three tower-apses and three-nave interior bear witness to Norman-Swabian architecture.<br>The <strong>Via degli Archi<\/strong> crosses the historic quarter and is lined with basalt arches, remnants of the Aragonese period.<br>The church of <strong>San Martino<\/strong>, founded in the 13th century, preserves a remarkable bell tower in lava bricks and a fine interior decoration. The church of <strong>San Nicola di Bari<\/strong>, rebuilt in the 16th century, houses works by the Gagini (Antonello and Giacomo) and a magnificent altarpiece.<br>The <strong>Palazzo Comunale<\/strong>, a former Franciscan convent, preserves a charming 17th-century lava-stone cloister, with an arched gallery and an inner garden, a remnant of medieval conventual architecture.<br>The <strong>Castello Svevo of Randazzo<\/strong>, located in the San Martino quarter, is the only surviving evidence of the medieval towers of the walls; it is now the archaeological museum &#8220;Paolo Vagliasindi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div data-gyg-href=\"https:\/\/widget.getyourguide.com\/default\/activities.frame\" data-gyg-location-id=\"160747\" data-gyg-locale-code=\"en-US\" data-gyg-widget=\"activities\" data-gyg-number-of-items=\"3\" data-gyg-partner-id=\"DLYVAO3\"><span>Powered by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/randazzo-l160747\/\">GetYourGuide<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>A few kilometres away, the small <strong>Lake Gurrida<\/strong> offers a peaceful setting amid the vineyards and forests of Etna.<br>The immediate surroundings of Randazzo include terraced vineyards that produce the wines of the <strong>Etna D.O.C.<\/strong> appellation: visiting a local estate allows you to combine heritage, nature and wine tourism.<br>On the slopes of Etna, at about 2,000 m above sea level, lies the <strong>Grotta del Gelo<\/strong>, one of the southernmost glaciers in Europe.&nbsp;<br>Randazzo is a starting point for hikes in the Etna Park or towards the volcanic contrade, or for venturing into the woods of the Nebrodi.<\/p>\n<h2>Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43250\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878\" class=\"wp-image-43250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3878.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Palazzo Russo and Santa Maria della Volta in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43271\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885\" class=\"wp-image-43271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/palazzo-russo-e-santa-maria-della-volta-randazzo-sicilia_3885.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Palazzo Russo and Santa Maria della Volta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"San Nicolo in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43268\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883\" class=\"wp-image-43268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/chiesa-parrocchiale-di-san-nicolo-randazzo-sicilia_3883.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">San Nicolo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Via degli Archi in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43280\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902\" class=\"wp-image-43280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3902.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Via degli Archi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Portal of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43262\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907\" class=\"wp-image-43262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3907.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Portal of Santa Maria Assunta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43247\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917\" class=\"wp-image-43247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3917.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43265\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911\" class=\"wp-image-43265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilique-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3911.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Santa Maria Assunta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Via degli Archi in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43277\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901\" class=\"wp-image-43277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3901.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Via degli Archi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Side portal of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43259\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921\" class=\"wp-image-43259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta-randazzo-sicilia_3921.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Side portal of Santa Maria Assunta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Via degli Archi in Randazzo\" data-id=\"43274\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/randazzo\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898\" class=\"wp-image-43274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/via-degli-archi-randazzo-sicilia_3898.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Via degli Archi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>Traditions and gastronomy in Randazzo<\/h2>\n<h3>Land of vineyards<\/h3>\n<p>Randazzo is at the heart of the <strong>Etna D.O.C.<\/strong> wine-growing area, renowned for its elegant red wines made from the Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio grape varieties. These mineral wines, with aromas of red fruit and spices, are grown on basalt terraces at more than 700 metres above sea level. Local wine estates, such as Terrazze dell&#8217;Etna and Donnafugata, offer visits and immersive tastings.<\/p>\n<h3>Culinary specialities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pork stew with almonds and hazelnuts: A rich and comforting mountain dish, where the meat is slowly simmered with local dried fruit, offering a perfect harmony between sweetness and strength.<\/li>\n<li>Buccellati: These shortbread biscuits filled with dried figs, sometimes enhanced with chocolate, are a sweet speciality of the region. 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the flavours of the local area and its status as European Region of Gastronomy.<\/p>\n<p>An unusual local tradition: the time siren that sounds every day at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. has marked the start and end of agricultural tasks since the post-war period.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Sunday market<\/strong>, a legacy of the markets of the Arab era, remains an institution: vegetables, fruit, cheeses, wine and handicrafts stand side by side in a lively atmosphere.<\/p>\n<div id=\"custom_html-2\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html amr_widget\"><div class=\"widget_text widget-content\"><span style=\"display: none\">adsensefeed<\/span><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"adsensefeed-slot\">\r\n    <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n         style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n         data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n         data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n         data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6343169172124085\"\r\n         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href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/nebrodi-mountains-nebrodes\" title=\"Nebrodi Mountains (Nebrodes)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nebrodi Mountains (Nebrodes)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nebrodi-verso-flavoscuro-floresta-ss116-sicilia_7019.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nThe Nebrodi Mountains (Monti Nebrodi in Italian) are a mountain range, ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/sperlinga\">Sperlinga<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/sperlinga\" title=\"Sperlinga\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/sperlinga_sicile_4722-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sperlinga\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/sperlinga_sicile_4722-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/sperlinga_sicile_4722.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Sperlinga, a few kilometres from Nicosia, is a picturesque small town ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/nicosia\">Nicosia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/nicosia\" title=\"Nicosia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nicosia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/piazza-garibaldi-nicosia-sicilia_4716.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Nicosia is a pretty little town often wrongly overlooked by travellers, ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/montalbano-elicona\">Montalbano Elicona<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/montalbano-elicona\" title=\"Montalbano Elicona\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montalbano Elicona\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/montalbano-elicona-sicile_6547.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nMontalbano Elicona is a beautiful medieval village perched at over 900 ...<\/div><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/randazzo\">Randazzo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/randazzo\" title=\"Randazzo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Randazzo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/randazzo-etna-sicilia_3928-300x225.jpg 300w, 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