Canadian author Farley Mowat famously chronicled the fierce World War II struggle to capture the strategic heights of this Sicilian town in his memoir "And No Birds Sang". Today, Assoro is a municipality of 5,366 residents built directly atop the footprint of the ancient settlement of Assorus.
The standout historical landmark in the area is the 12th-century Basilica di San Leone. This medieval church anchors the town center, providing visitors to the Enna province with a concrete example of early religious architecture in Sicily's interior.
Near Assoro
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
