Positioned within the Metropolitan City of Catania, Calatabiano sits in the eastern portion of Sicily, in southern Italy. Among regional speakers, the municipality is traditionally referred to by its native Sicilian name, Cattabbianu.
The town currently registers a population of exactly 5,383 residents. Administratively, it functions as a standard local government area within the wider provincial territory of Catania.
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Next up: Saint George the martyr, patron flanked by the co-patron Saint Philip the Syrian, Friday 23 April
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 42 km away
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📅 Every year, on 23 April
Calatabiano celebrates Saint George the martyr on 23 April; the solemn celebrations in honour of the co-patron Saint Philip the Syrian, protector of the town, are instead held every year in May with a packed programme of events.
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 Calatabiano, but an easy day trip away.
