Located 40 kilometres north of Catania and 160 kilometres east of Palermo, Castiglione di Sicilia is home to 3,298 residents. Recognized as one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia, the town received formal regional recognition on 21 June 1994 for its notable public importance.
Known in the local dialect as Castigghiuni, the municipality shares borders with twenty neighbouring towns, including Taormina, Bronte, and Randazzo, forming an extensive administrative territory in eastern Sicily.
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📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
Castiglione di Sicilia celebrates Our Lady of the Chain on the first Sunday of May; the basilica dedicated to her was raised to the rank of minor basilica in 1985 by Pope John Paul II.
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 Castiglione di Sicilia, but an easy day trip away.
