Approaching Ciminna after a 30-mile drive southeast from Palermo, travelers reach an inland settlement within the Metropolitan City of Palermo. The town currently counts a population of 3,845 residents.
Local livelihoods here are still driven by traditional crafts and farming, keeping the municipal economy tied directly to its agricultural roots.
Sfincione · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saint Vitus and the Crucifix of the 1651 miracles, Sunday 5 September
Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 52 km away
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📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of September
Ciminna celebrates Saint Vitus on the first Sunday of September; but the most heartfelt feast is that of the Holy Crucifix, on the first Sunday of May, first celebrated in 1651 after events considered miraculous.
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 Ciminna, but an easy day trip away.
