Piazza Armerina and Caltagirone Private Tour from Catania – Sicily

PROVINCE OF ENNA The province of Enna comprises twenty cities and covers an area of 2,562.13 square kilometres. As much as other Sicilian provinces, this is one of great historical, artistical and cultural interest that resulted, notably in the last decades, in a considerable tourism development. Much renowned are the events taking place in the Easter Week, which attest to the city’s abiding Christian faith. The province boasts a renowned cuisine as well with various traditional delicious dishes such as the Pasta con la coratella, the Zuppa d’uovo nell’acqua di Pietraperzia, the Pasta di San Giuseppe, the Carciofi alla villanella and the Guastedde ennesi. PROVINCE OF CATANIA

The province of Catania comprises fifty-eight cities totalling an extension of 3,552 square kilometres and over a million inhabitants. Catania is most renowned for its neighboring, European’s highest, and still active, volcano, that has played a decisive role in the city’s history. Catania has survived numerous disasters – as were several eruptions and at least three big earthquakes numbering victims in the thousands – always regaining its former splendor. Also renowned is the city’s devotion to its patron Sant’Agata, celebrated on 3 February by a procession of “Candelore”, huge candles carried by the devotees, preceded by a wooden chandelier where are portrayed scenes of the saint’s martyrdom. Other processions take place on the following days. Catania is renowned for being the birth-place of illustrious figures, such as musician Vincenzo Bellini and writer Giovanni Verga (born at Vizzini), and boasts an important culinary tradition that much owes to the province’s thriving agriculture. Much appreciated are the “pizze” and the “scacciate” (kinds of local pastries) and the seafood and fish cuisine, notably along the seaside.