Located within the interior Province of Enna in central Sicily, Nissoria is a small Italian municipality with a population of 2,969 inhabitants. Locally, the town retains its traditional Sicilian name, Nissurìa.
As part of the free municipal consortium of Enna, this inland settlement represents one of the smaller administrative communities situated in the heart of the Sicilian region.
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Next up: Saint Joseph, patron of a town that is heir to ancient Nysura, Sunday 1 August
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 58 km away
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📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of August
Nissoria celebrates Saint Joseph on the first Sunday of August; in the district of Torre, from the 6th century, stood ancient Nysura, a colony founded by eastern immigrants who introduced there the cult of Saint Gregory, patriarch of the Armenians.
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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