Known as Biscari until 1938, this Sicilian municipality sits in the Dirillo River valley. Located 34 kilometers from the provincial capital of Ragusa, Acate has a population of roughly 9,500 people.
Locals occasionally still use the traditional regional names, Acati or Vischiri. Today, it stands as a straightforward residential community in the island's southeastern corner, defined primarily by its river geography.
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Next up: Saint Blaise, patron of a town called Biscari until 1938, Wednesday 3 February
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 71 km away
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📅 Every year, on 3 February
Acate celebrates Saint Blaise on 3 February; the town, which bore the name Biscari until 1938, was first recorded as a fief in 1299, when Charles II of Anjou granted it to Gualtiero Pantaleone.
Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo inside a golden cone-shaped crust: in Catania it is masculine and pointed, and the quarrel with Palermo over the name is serious.
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