Rock-cut chambers define the heritage of Alia, a Sicilian town of 3,806 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo. Widely recognized as the city of the Tholos, it is centered around the ancient Gurfa Caves.
Positioned along the south-western slopes of the Madonie range, the municipality includes the Gurfa Caves Urban Reserve, making it a key reference point for inland archaeology.
Sfincione · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Mary Most Holy of Graces, the patroness who unites Alia with its emigrants in the United States, Friday 2 July
Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 70 km away
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📅 Every year, on 2 July
Alia celebrates Mary Most Holy of Graces on 2 July, drawing back many emigrants; residents of Alia living in the United States, unable to take part, had an identical copy of the statue made, carried in procession at the same time.
Tall, soft bread dough, tomato, onion, anchovies, oregano and caciocavallo: sfincione is Palermo's focaccia, cut into squares.
Read more →Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo cheese inside a golden crust. Round and feminine in Palermo, pointed and called arancino in Catania: the quarrel is serious.
Read more →Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
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Outside Alia, but an easy day trip away.
