Positioned in the mid-valley of the River Salso, 35 kilometres from Enna, modern Agira is built directly over the ancient Greek settlement of Agyrion. While few traces of the classical city remain visible above ground, the contemporary footprint of 8,484 residents occupies the exact same site.
Until 1861, the municipality was known as San Filippo d'Argiriò, named after Saint Philip of Agira. Today, its distinct historical continuity and inland architecture have secured it a place among the "Borghi più belli d'Italia" association.
Cassatella di Agira · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saint Philip of Agira, patron of an ancient city once called Agyrion, Wednesday 12 May
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 53 km away
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📅 Every year, on 12 May
Agira celebrates Saint Philip of Agira on 12 May; in the Royal Abbey Church dedicated to him a wooden crucifix is kept, the work of Giovan Francesco Pitorno, better known as Friar Umile da Petralia, in the town that arose on the site of ancient Agyrion.
A golden half-moon of shortcrust dusted with icing sugar, hiding cocoa, chopped almonds and chickpea flour: the sweet of Agira, in the Erei mountains, a recognised traditional product with its own municipal denomination.
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