Borghi Autentici
Borghi Autentici in Sicily
3 towns
Sicily holds 3 Borghi Autentici sites inside our catalogue. They cluster in the Agrigento, Messina, and Palermo provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Cammarata, Corleone, and Castel di Lucio.
Cammarata
Province: Agrigento · 700 m
A Sicani town at 700 meters on the northeast slope of Monte Cammarata, the 1,578-meter peak that gives the comune its name and shape.
Corleone
Province: Palermo · 542 m
A town of 10,364 in the Palermo hinterland that gave its name to Mario Puzo's Don Vito and now runs Italy's national antimafia documentation centre.
Castel di Lucio
Province: Messina · 750 m
A Nebrodi village at 750 meters on the borderline of three provinces, with a Ventimiglia castle from 1090 and a Fiumara d'Arte sculpture by Paolo Schiavocampo.
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