Palazzolo Acreide
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
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Syracuse founded the colony of Akrai here around 664 BC, and its small Greek theatre still sits on the hill above the modern town in the Hyblean Mountains. Below, the town was rebuilt in baroque style after the 1693 earthquake, and its basilicas of San Sebastiano and San Paolo are on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Winding lanes, stairways and viewpoints make it a place to explore on foot.
Highlights
- The Greek theatre and ruins of ancient Akrai on the hill above town
- Chiesa dell'Immacolata, with a convex façade and Francesco Laurana's marble Madonna
- Antonino Uccello's house museum of Sicilian peasant life, tools and glass paintings
- The feast of San Sebastiano on 10 August at his basilica
- The rock-cut grotto of San Corrado, where the hermit lived in the 14th century
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 8,101
Things to see
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Palazzolo is a town of 8,000 people (2024) in the Syracuse province in the Hyblean Mountains. The town is listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The city has a lovely historic center. It is very interesting and pleasant to get lost in the streets of the centre to get to the castle, between stairways and panoramic views. It is a member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.
Nearby member villages
- Ferla · 7.4 km
- Buccheri · 8.4 km
- Monterosso Almo · 15 km
- Militello in Val di Catania · 26 km
- Agira · 74 km