Historical centres: Castiglione di Sicilia

59 km da Catania - al. 601m - sup. 1.203 ha - ab. 4.744

Standing on an outcrop in the Alcantara Valley, in medieval times its position made it a stronghold and resulted in the building of the Castel Leune (hence the name), feud of the Lamia family since 1283. In its tight network of narrow roads it maintains its medieval appearance. Of note are the many buildings from the 1700s together with the mother church (San Pietro) with an old apse and paintings by Antonio Bonaccorsi.At the highest point of the town are the ruins of the castle with fourteenth-century mullioned windows.The Alcantara Valley below Castiglione marks the northern border of the province. Here in Contrada Cuba there is an ancient Christian chapel and nearby was Monte Moio, the eccentric crater of Etna which in prehistoric times vomited the lava-flow that reached Cape Schisò.

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