The comune is a vertical section of Etna: it starts at 130 metres and reaches 2,874, at the top of the volcano. Each band has its own crop. Low down the citrus groves, on terraces; then the vines, which here give Etna rosso DOC from Nerello mascalese; higher up apples, pears, peaches and cherries.
Towards a thousand metres the hazel and chestnut woods begin, at 1,700 the Corsican pine and the Etna birch appear, and on the bare lava only the pioneer plants grow: soapwort, milkvetch, broom. Of the 2,646 hectares of the territory, 794 lie inside the Etna Park. There are 4,079 residents.
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Next up: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, patron who lent his name to a foot race trophy, Saturday 31 July
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 39 km away
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📅 Every year, on 31 July and the first Sunday of August
Piedimonte Etneo celebrates Saint Ignatius of Loyola on 31 July and the first Sunday of August, with local fairs and, until a few years ago, the Trofeo di Sant'Ignazio, a major foot race dedicated to the town's patron.
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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