IntroductionCentral Sicily is a panorama of mountainous beauty which unfolds before you in a dazzling patchwork of antique villages and picturesque towns still keeping the memory of the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the
Lombards and the
Normans.A land whose men, the youngest ones, were exploited to death by using them to work down the mines. A land of men who has had to emigrate in search of better life conditions.
The region derives its income from farming, mining, not so much from tourism though it still has much unearthed and undiscovered wonders to give. Thanks to its partial isolation, the typical Sicilian life style has remained quite untouched here.
To travel this region the best way is by your own car, for the transport infrastructure is not well developed.
Not to be missed - if you chance to be in Enna in Holy Week, join the crowd of onlookers of the magnificent parades on its festive streets.
- admire the Sicilian art as you catch breath on the Scalinata di Santa Maria del Monte in Caltagirone. Each step is adorned with a different motif of ceramic tiles.
- check the polychrome mosaics at
Villa Romana de Casale, a legacy of the Roman power on the island.
- a visit to the precious hilltop Gangi in August will stun everyone with the golden colour of its streets adorned with wheat during the Sagra delle Spighe, a ritual devoted to
Demeter originally.
