Petralia Sottana

Province: Palermo · Region: Sicily · Population: 2,975 · Postal code: 90027

High in the mountain range of the Madonie Regional Natural Park, Petralia Sottana occupies a vantage point in the Metropolitan City of Palermo. The town currently records a population of 2,975 residents.

Its high-altitude setting reached international movie audiences in 2006, when director Emanuele Crialese chose Petralia as the point of departure for the protagonist family in his migration drama Nuovomondo.