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Militello in Val di Catania

Militello Val di Catania is in the Catania province. It's one of Sicily's eight world heritage listed Baroque towns.

22km

37.27514.794

Modica

Modica is a town in the province of Ragusa in Sicily, with a population of about 55,000.

24km

36.8514.76666667

Ragusa

comune in Sicily, Italy

24km

36.91666714.716667

Noto

Noto is in Sicily, Italy. The city is one of the eight world heritage listed "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto".

25km

36.883315.0833

Scicli

Scicli is a small town among the Iblei hills in the Ragusa province on the southeast of Sicily. It is one of the "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto" listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

32km

36.79414.707

Syracuse (Italy)

Syracuse is a medium sized city on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy.

41km

37.0815.28

Catania

Catania is a city on the eastern coast of Sicily at the foot of Mount Etna, the biggest volcano in Europe. It is the second largest city in Sicily with the metropolitan area reaching one million inhabitants, a major transport hub, economic centre and a university city where you will enjoy a busy downtown and an active nightlife. Catania is also well known for its particular baroque architecture and urban design, consequences of the great earthquake of 1693 after which the city had to be rebuilt, like most of eastern Sicily.

44km

37.515.090278

Caltagirone

Caltagirone is a town in central Sicily, Italy, most famous for its ceramics and long ceramic-decorated staircase. The city is one of the eight world heritage listed "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto".

45km

37.233314.5167

Gela

Gela is a medium-sized city on the south coast of Sicily, Italy. It is an ancient town, founded around 688 BC by colonists from Rhodes and Crete, and among the oldest continually inhabited settlements in southern Italy.

72km

37.066714.25

Taormina

Italian comune

81km

37.85215.287

Sicily

Sicily (Italian: Sicilia) is a rugged and attractive island (the largest one in the Mediterranean Sea) on the southern tip of Italy, and is one of the country's 20 regions. It is separated from the mainland region of Calabria by the 5 km Straits of Messina. It can get very hot during the summer, so it is better to visit during spring and autumn, while it is still quite pleasant during winter.

107km

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St. Julian's

local council of Malta

112km

35.91861114.49

Valletta

capital of Malta

112km

35.89777814.5125

Cottonera

human settlement

114km

35.87694414.521944

Marsaxlokk

village and port at the south of Malta

116km

35.841714.5447

Malta Island

Malta Island is the largest island and main population centre of Malta.

116km

35.8833314.45

Victoria (Malta)

capital of Gozo, an island of the Maltese archipelago

118km

35.883314.4167

Mdina

fortified city in Malta

118km

35.885814.4031

Rabat (Malta)

village near Mdina, Malta

119km

35.88166714.398889

Messina

Messina is a port in the northeast corner of Sicily. Most visitors are passing through, on the 5-km ferry-crossing to mainland Italy. Although it dates to ancient times, Messina is modern and nondescript. Older buildings were mostly destroyed by the great earthquake and tsunami of 28 Dec 1908, then Allied bombing in World War II finished what was left. Nevertheless it has enough sights to justify spending a day. One modern claim to fame is that in June 1955, Messina hosted the conference that set up the European Community and common market, later the European Union.

122km

38.1833333315.55

Agrigento

Agrigento is the capital of the eponymous province on the Italian island of Sicily.

148km

37.316713.5833
Sights (5)

Mount Etna

62km

37.75514.995

Piazza Armerina

Italian comune

66km

37.3833333314.36666667

Nissa

Comune in Sicily, Italy

100km

37.4902777814.0625

Madonie

122km

37.8833333314.01666667

Aeolian Islands

archipelago

129km

38.5333333314.9
Nature

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Palazzolo Acreide

Italy
Someday we will visit Palazzolo Acreide or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Palazzolo Acreide

Palazzolo is in the Syracuse province. The town is listed as a world heritage by UNESCO.

The area around Palazzolo Acreide has been inhabited since ancient times. In the 10th-11th centuries BC, the Sicels lived here in small villages. The town occupies the site of the ancient Akrai (Latin Acrae), founded by Syracuse around 664 BC. The city was important as it controlled the paths of communication between the towns on the southern coast of the island. According to Thucydides, the Syracusans defeated the Athenians here in 413 BC.

The economy of Palazzolo Acreide relies mainly on agriculture (cereals) and farming of cattle and sheep. The population in 2009 was approximately 9,000, growing to 15,000 by 2016.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

11°C3
Precipitation: 85 mm

Feb

12°C3
Precipitation: 110 mm

Mar

15°C5
Precipitation: 85 mm

Apr

19°C7
Precipitation: 47 mm

May

26°C10
Precipitation: 13 mm

Jun

35°C16
Precipitation: 5 mm

Jul

39°C19
Precipitation: 15 mm

Aug

38°C19
Precipitation: 26 mm

Sep

29°C15
Precipitation: 57 mm

Oct

24°C13
Precipitation: 69 mm

Nov

16°C7
Precipitation: 85 mm

Dec

11°C4
Precipitation: 67 mm
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