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Villaggio Bizantino
📍 Rock-cut settlement

Villaggio Bizantino

Calascibetta

A rock-cut archaeological area with several dwelling clusters entirely carved into the rock and inhabited from the Bronze Age until the last century.

A rock-cut archaeological area with several dwelling clusters entirely carved into the rock and inhabited from the Bronze Age until the last century. The area opens onto the limestone walls of the Canalotto valley and makes use of a perennial freshwater spring. The distribution of the hypogeal (underground) rooms across several levels is spectacular.

Getting there

From the SS 290, Calascibetta. Reached by following the SS 290 as far as the Buonriposo sanctuary and then following the signs.

Access & visits

Suitable for families with children; a guide is required.

Where it is

Nearby places

Realmese e Malpasso

Calascibetta · Necropolis

Realmese e Malpasso

In the territory of Calascibetta, several pre- and protohistoric necropolises come into view: hundreds of tombs carved into the limestone rock, in some cases isolated, in others gathered into groups that can be very large.

Via Sacra

Enna · Archaeological trek

Via Sacra

A short but demanding trek from lower Enna to the top of the Rocca di Cerere, touching some of the city's most interesting archaeological sites.

Villaggio Pergusa

Enna · Village

Villaggio Pergusa

A workers' village, Pergusa was created during the twenty years of Fascism following the reclamation of the marshy areas surrounding the lake of the same name.