Santa Caterina Villarmosa

Province: Caltanissetta · Region: Sicily · Population: 5,727 · Postal code: 93018

Positioned 13 kilometers north of Caltanissetta and roughly 80 kilometers southeast of Palermo, Santa Caterina Villarmosa sits in the rural interior of Sicily. Locally called Santa Catarina, the municipality is home to 5,727 people.

The land around the town dictates its primary livelihood. Agriculture remains the central economic driver, with local farmers focusing their efforts on reliable seasonal yields of grain, olives, and almonds.

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Santa Caterina Villarmosa 1

Patron saint festival

Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

📅 Every year, on 25 September

On 25 September Santa Caterina Villarmosa celebrates the patron the municipality is named after; the village also preserves the Castello di Risicudia.

🍝 The flavours of Santa Caterina Villarmosa

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Street food PAT

Arancina fried rice ball stuffed with meat ragù

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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