Adrano: Museo Archeologico

Castello Normanno 95031 Adrano tel. 095/7692660

Opening hours: From Monday to Saturday 8.30 A.M. -1.30 P.M.; Sunday and Public holidays 9.00 A.M. - 12.00 A.M.; Closed on Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Easter. Entrance: Free Services: Guided tours, research assistance. Transport from Catania: AST, SAIS and FCE bus services.

A high tower, vaguely squat but imposing, the ruins of a fortified structure with a quadrilateral plan, bought by the Town-Council in 1920 and then used as prison till 1958, when it was transformed in museum, after an important restoration: thence the Archeological Museum of Adrano has usual characteristics for Sicily, those of museum-monument; in fact, it is situated inside a castle, the so called of the "gran Conte Ruggero", dating back the XI century and erected for Ruggero I, Count of Sicily and father of Ruggero II, who in 1070 had taken away Adrano from the Arabic domination. The museum is divided in four sections: the main body is occupied by the Archeological Museum, while the other parts are reserved to the picture-gallery of Adernò (ancient name for Adrano), to a contemporary art gallery and to a museum whose theme is etnoantropology, devoted to local cratsmanship. The archeological section has a great number of findings of different ages, from the Neolithic to the arabian-norman period.

Provincial Tourism Board of Catania
http://www.apt-catania.com
E-mail : apt@apt-catania.com