Ficarazzi

Province: Palermo · Region: Sicily · Population: 11,484 · Postal code: 90010

Located just 10 kilometers southeast of Sicily's capital, Ficarazzi acts as a geographical bridge between Palermo and neighboring Bagheria. Known locally in the Sicilian dialect as li Ficarazzi, the municipality also shares administrative borders with Misilmeri and Villabate.

The town is home to 11,484 residents within the Metropolitan City of Palermo. Because of its immediate proximity to the larger urban center, it functions primarily as a straightforward transit point for drivers navigating the coastline.

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Ficarazzi 1

Patron saint festival

Feast of the Santissimo Crocifisso delle Grazie

📅 Every year, on 14 September

On 14 September Ficarazzi celebrates the Santissimo Crocifisso delle Grazie with a procession and fireworks; on the first Sunday of the month the town also holds the Festa del pane e dello sfincione.

🍝 The flavours of Ficarazzi

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Street food PAT

Sfincione soft focaccia with tomato, onion, anchovies and caciocavallo

Tall, soft bread dough, tomato, onion, anchovies, oregano and caciocavallo: sfincione is Palermo's focaccia, cut into squares.

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Street food PAT

Arancina fried rice ball stuffed with meat ragù

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.

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