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“A BADIA”
The building is located in Via Etrusca, right in the heart of
the historic centre of Vizzini. Here, a long time ago, ancient Sicilian people
built a town called “BIDIS” which, soon after, was colonized by the Greek
s .In 1693 the town was destroyed by a terrible earthquake and later rebuilt
by the “BIDINESI”, the inhabitants of “BIDIS”, right in the same place changing
its name into Vizzini.
The landscape and the narrow mediaeval streets around
“A BADIA” provided the natural setting to the works of Giovanni Verga, the famous
novelist and playwright, who was born here on August 31st,1840. Any visitor coming
to Vizzini can breathe the same atmosphere and feel the same emotions as the characters
involved in “Cavalleria Rusticana”, “Mastro don Gesualdo”,“Jeli il pastore”,” La Lupa
” and definitely plunge into the literary world made of land and stone, word and blood,
that is the very contest were most of Verga’s stories are developed.
“A BADIA” offers
the pleasure of quiet and relaxing walks among the façade of the old buildings facing
each other in the mediaeval streets of the old town centre as well as the opportunity
to enjoy the rich and valuable artistic heritage of the town – gothic-catalan churches,
baroque buildings, stately homes, paintings and lots of well-refined handicraft – and,
guess what, breathe fresh and unpolluted air while tasting a genuine local cuisine rich with
really delicious dishes.
Set in the Monastero delle Benedettine founded by San Gregorio
Magno inVia Santa Maria dei Greci, “A BADIA” is also the ideal place for those interested in
a sort of religious type of tourism. Indeed, very close to it, one can admire the beautiful
gothic cathedral erected in honour of San Gregorio Magno in the 15th century, the Basilica
of San Vito, the Friars Minor Conventual’s Monastery and the SS. Annunziata’s church.
Here the veneration of S. Antonio of Padua is still alive and the famous grotto “ de juso”
where the saint used to pray and celebrate mass is visited by lots of pilgrims especially
on June 13th.
MAIN EVENT
- April 25th - Ricotta and Cheese festival.
- Good Friday - The historic Procession of Our Lady of Sorrows.
- Easter Sunday - A touching meeting in the main square between the risen Christ and the Virgin
Mary ( “Cugnunta”).
- August 29th - St John theBaptist’s Day ( The Patron Saint of the town).
USEFUL HINTS
Vizzini, 619 m. above the sea level, is a small town about 60 km far from Catania.
The place enjoys a favourable geographical position since it is located not far from the tourist area including
Piazza Armerina – Caltagirone – Siracusa. It can be reached from Catania by car
or bus (SS 124) , or by the Catania-Gela train.
CONTACTS
- phone: 0933966323
- mobile-phone: 333 9810993 – 335 5385680
- fax: 0933965877
- e-mail: turismo@teatroskene.org -
- address: Cooperativa Giovanni Verga, Via Roma, 27 – 95049 Vizzini (CT)
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