Pasta alla Norma pasta with fried aubergine, tomato, basil and salted ricotta
Fried aubergine, tomato sauce, basil and a snowfall of salted ricotta: Catania’s signature dish is named after the opera by Bellini, a native of the city.
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Typical dishes of Villarosa
The specialities to try here, and their stories.
Cassatella di Agira half-moon shortcrust pastry filled with cocoa, almonds and chickpea flour
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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What to see 2
Chiesa di Sant'Anna · Convento dei Cappuccini
Where to stay
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Events & festivals 1
Next up: Saint James, patron of a town that keeps the ancient sacred image of Saint Anne, Tuesday 10 August
Getting there
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 80 km away
Near Villarosa
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
