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Stories from the land

Tales, traditions and experiences from the Enna region.

The olive harvest around Enna: a day among centuries-old trees
Experiences

The olive harvest around Enna: a day among centuries-old trees

Between October and December the olive groves around Enna come alive again. How to join the harvest with Silvia Turco, and what to take home.

“The heart of Sicily”: Enna through the eyes of Die Genussreise
In the press

“The heart of Sicily”: Enna through the eyes of Die Genussreise

Fabio Pittella of the German tour operator Die Genussreise was our guest and told his readers about Enna: “VERY pleasantly surprised”.

The Kore Siciliæ platform is born
Experiences

The Kore Siciliæ platform is born

A single digital place to live, book and take home the Enna region: experiences, products and consortium businesses.

Regalbuto
Stories

Regalbuto

A village of Muslim origin overlooking Lake Pozzillo, between Sicilian Baroque, artisan pastry and an adventure park.

Enna
Stories

Enna

Italy's highest provincial capital, the Urbs Inespugnabilis, the pomegranate-city of the myth of Demeter and Kore.

Villa del Casale: Otium et negotium
Stories

Villa del Casale: Otium et negotium

The mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale: hundreds of figures, animals and myths that tell of a living, everyday Roman world.

Mater Ecclesiae
Stories

Mater Ecclesiae

Rich in art and grand in its liturgical spaces: the mother church of Enna, a museum of history, faith and Sicilian craftsmanship.

Route 121
Stories

Route 121

An itinerary along the old sulphur road: small farms, great people and boundless landscapes among the Kore Siciliae villages.

Geo-tourism where the sea once was
Stories

Geo-tourism where the sea once was

Beneath the lands of Kore Siciliae lie salt, sulphur and gypsum: the geological heritage of the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Geopark.

Floristella: stories of men and sulphur
Stories

Floristella: stories of men and sulphur

The story of the Floristella sulphur mine and its 'carusi', today an open-air museum of Sicily's mining civilisation.

Piacentinu Ennese: the treasure of Enna
Experiences

Piacentinu Ennese: the treasure of Enna

The Piacentinu Ennese PDO, the saffron-scented pecorino: centuries of tradition and cheese-making mastery from Enna.

Kore: the myth of love and spring
Stories

Kore: the myth of love and spring

The myth of Kore, abducted at Lake Pergusa: a story of divine love and seasons, and a metaphor of rebirth for our times.

Wood gilding and the agate stone
Stories

Wood gilding and the agate stone

The ancient art of gold-leaf gilding and the agate stone: a precious craft kept alive in Enna's Bottega del Restauro.