Referred to locally by its Sicilian name, Marineu, this municipality is home to 6,779 residents. The town covers a land area of exactly 33.3 square kilometers within the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
Marineo is situated roughly 20 kilometers south of the regional capital. Its geographic proximity to Palermo makes it a straightforward, short drive for visitors traversing the northwestern interior of Sicily.
Sfincione · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saint Cyrus, patron of a town known for its living nativity and a poetry prize, Sunday 31 January
Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 38 km away
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📅 Every year, on 31 January and the third Sunday of August
Marineo celebrates Saint Cyrus on 31 January and the third Sunday of August; the town is known for its living nativity editions at the Convent and beneath the Rocca, as well as for the International Poetry Prize, run by the Gioacchino Arnone Foundation.
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 Marineo, but an easy day trip away.
