Approaching Cammarata, the immediate focal point is the peak of Mount Cammarata, reaching an elevation of 1,578 meters. The town sits directly on the slopes of this mountain, surrounded by dense forests that stand out within the typically dry landscape of inland Sicily.
Home to 6,275 residents in the Agrigento province, the municipality occupies a strategic midpoint between two major cities. It lies roughly 35 kilometers north of Agrigento and 60 kilometers southeast of Palermo, defined entirely by its elevated, wooded terrain.
Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saint Nicholas of Bari, patron of a town where horses and riders parade for the Cavalcade, Sunday 6 December
Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 77 km away
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📅 Every year, on 6 December
Cammarata celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 6 December; on the last Sunday of May, instead, the Cavalcade of the Most Holy Crucifix of the Angels is held, when horses and riders parade between two rows of a festive crowd through the town's streets.
Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo cheese inside a golden crust. Round and feminine in Palermo, pointed and called arancino in Catania: the quarrel is serious.
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Outside Cammarata, but an easy day trip away.
