Prior to 1880, this Tyrrhenian coastal municipality was officially known as Solunto. Renamed Santa Flavia, the town of 10,751 residents now operates the second-largest fishing fleet in Sicily. It sits just 17 kilometers east of Palermo, effectively merging into a single urban area with neighboring Bagheria.
The maritime economy is most visible around its small harbors. Olivella and Santa Nicolicchia—which locals simply call "Nicolicchio"—serve as the primary docks. Watching the trawlers return here provides a direct look into the industry that sustains the community.
Sfincione · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saint Anne and the torchlit procession of the confraternity, Monday 26 July
Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 40 km away
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📅 Every year, on 26 July
On 26 July Santa Flavia celebrates Saint Anne in the Soluntine basilica dedicated to her, which for centuries the families of nearby Sant'Elia had to join every year, each with their own torch.
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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