On 14 September Carini celebrates the Santissimo Crocifisso, patron since the city passed from the diocese of Mazara del Vallo to that of Monreale, replacing the older patron Saint Vitus; the feast lasts three days, from 12 to 14 September.
The patron of Carini is the Santissimo Crocifisso, celebrated on 14 September with a feast that lasts three days, from 12 to 14 September.
The city's patron was long Saint Vitus: the Santissimo Crocifisso took his place when Carini passed from the diocese of Mazara del Vallo to that of Monreale.
Places to see before or after the feast. All 7 places in Carini →
Carini's zoo, begun in 1999 as a park of life-size dinosaurs, with an aquarium and animals from every continent.
The Norman fortress of the La Grua Talamanca, with its coffered hall and the story of the baroness of Carini.
A Baroque church in Carini clad in stuccoes of the Serpotta school, with the «teatrini» of the dying.
Carini's mother church, with a two-towered façade, frescoes by Giuseppe Testa and an Adoration by Allori.
Bioparco di Sicilia · castello di Carini · chiesa di Maria Santissima degli Agonizzanti and 4 more
Sfincione · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 9 km away
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