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Calanchi della Sicilia interna

Agrigento (AG)

Clay formations eroded by time into moonlike, ever-shifting landscapes far from the island's coastal imagery. Found in inland areas largely untouched by mass tourism.

Cammino

Cammino dell'Anima sui Peloritani

Messina (ME)

A route of around 125 km connecting the Santuario di Dinnammare to the Santuario di Tindari through the lesser-known villages of the Messina Peloritani, weaving together history, nature and Marian devotion. It passes through little-visited places such as Fiumedinisi, Mandanici, Antillo, Novara di Sicilia and Tripi.

Mestiere

Carretto Siciliano di Randazzo

Randazzo (CT)

With its vivid painted decorations and carved panels, the carretto siciliano is one of Sicily's most distinctive craft expressions; the Randazzo area preserves a tradition documented since the nineteenth century.

Borgo

Castiglione di Sicilia

Castiglione di Sicilia (CT)

A medieval village perched on the slopes of Etna, Castiglione di Sicilia preserves a layered historic centre with Norman, Byzantine and Greek traces. It is included in the list of the Borghi più belli d'Italia (Italy's most beautiful villages).

Borgo

Castroreale and its views over the Aeolian Islands

Castroreale (ME)

Medieval village in the Peloritani Mountains with spectacular views over the Aeolian Islands, home to deep-rooted traditions such as the Cristo Lungo procession.

Mestiere

Traditional ceramics of Caltagirone

Caltagirone (CT)

Caltagirone is one of Italy's leading centres for traditional ceramics, with a tradition rooted in the Arab and Norman periods that still lives on today in the workshops of its master ceramists.