Fourteen neighboring municipalities border Sant'Alfio, a Sicilian town of 1,631 residents in the Metropolitan City of Catania. Located 25 kilometers north of Catania and 160 kilometers east of Palermo, it sits on the slopes of Mount Etna.
Its sprawling borders touch nearby towns such as Milo, Zafferana Etnea, Bronte, and Linguaglossa. This location makes it a distinct geographic hub within the eastern foothills of Mount Etna.
Arancino · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saints Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino, patrons of the «miracle of the beam», Sunday 2 May
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 32 km away
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📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, with celebrations beginning the previous Sunday
Sant'Alfio celebrates the saints Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino on the first Sunday of May; according to tradition, it was here that the «miracle of the beam» took place, when a sudden wind tore from them the wood they were carrying towards martyrdom.
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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The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
Outside Sant'Alfio, but an easy day trip away.
