In December 2022, Aci Bonaccorsi earned national recognition as Italy's most virtuous municipality. Home to 3,200 residents, this small town in the historic Terra d'Aci sits on the southeastern slopes of Mount Etna, functioning as an elevated overlook toward the Ionian Sea.
Located roughly ten kilometres northeast of Catania and 220 kilometres from Palermo, the town shares borders with Valverde, Viagrande, Aci Sant'Antonio, and San Giovanni la Punta. Its hilltop position catches eastern sea breezes, keeping local weather temperate throughout the year.
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Next up: Saint Stephen, patron of a town born from the myth of Acis and Galatea, Tuesday 3 August
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 15 km away
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📅 Every year, on 3 August
Aci Bonaccorsi celebrates Saint Stephen the protomartyr on 3 August; the name of its territory recalls the myth, narrated by Virgil and Ovid, of the young shepherd Acis in love with the nymph Galatea and killed by the Cyclops Polyphemus.
Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo inside a golden cone-shaped crust: in Catania it is masculine and pointed, and the quarrel with Palermo over the name is serious.
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Outside Aci Bonaccorsi, but an easy day trip away.
