Location: Province of Enna
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Things to do in Province of Enna, Sicily: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites
Enna (Italian: Provincia di Enna; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Enna) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Enna, located on a mountain and the highest provincial capital in Sicily. Located in the center of the island, it is the only landlocked province in Sicily.
Restaurants in Province of Enna
1. Villaggio Bizantino di Vallone Canalotto
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5.0 based on 123 reviews
A place where archeology and nature, history and landscape intertwine harmoniously... An ancient rocky settlement, which stands between century old trees and stately conifers, where tombs, pigeon coops, ancient wineries, an arabic qanat, and a Byzantine stone church are still evident among these majestic rock walls. Histories of the diverse races of people who followed each other here from prehistoric times are engraved into the civil, religious, and funerary rock of its architecture. Nature and its landscape, in which the Byzantine Village is located, is outstanding. It is immersed in a forest of eucalyptus and pine trees on the higher slopes, where you can enjoy a splendid view of the Morello Valley and its lake while below in the valley, you find yourself in the lush Vallone Canalotto among ancient springs and Mediterranean scrub flora and plants which the ancient inhabitants of this place used for healing, nutrition or for their magical rituals. We recommend to book in advance.
2. Santuario Madonna del Buon Riposo
3. Santuario del SS. Crocifisso di Papardura
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4.5 based on 17 reviews
Legend has it that in 1600, some pious women dreamed that in the highest part of the source Papardura there was depicted the image of Jesus crucified and that several people who had prayed the place had been miraculously. in 1696 with the contributions of a deputation of prosecutors called the "Massari", a bridge was built for the edification of the church, with incorporation of the cave in which part and represented the Holy Cross. It is said that by Christmas of 1742, crops were so scarce that there was considerable famine. on that occasion in 1746, went to the Shrine hundreds of people, arrived on the scene, the pastor of the Church, announced that prosecutors of the Church, in honor of Jesus Crucified, every year, for the party have distributed small "collorelle" ( CUDDUREDDE), delta-shaped Greek (Holy Cross), made up of mixture of flour and water. That year the earth gave such an abundance of grain. And so the Cudduredde sanctioned devotion since then and to this day it is practiced in the feast of the crucifix as an act of thanksgiving for the end of the terrible famine.
4. Chiesa San Pietro
5. Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore
6. Abbazia di San Filippo
7. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio di Padova
8. Chiesa di Sant’Antonio
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
9. Chiesa di Sant'Anna
10. Chiesa di San Giuseppe
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