Enna heart of Sicily and enchantment of millenary history...

Commune of Gagliano Castelferrato

Gagliano Castelferrato (ENNA)
Townhall, via Roma 196
Telefono 0935/693219

The Territory

The ring road of Gagliano accessible by entering the Agira-Gagliano provicial 22 road from the main 121 road, is the best place from which to admire the town and its pre-eminent characteristic: the rock. Looking upwards, you will see this imposing mass of reddish stone, at the base of which the town gradually spreads out. At times it is not easy to distinguish the houses were built with the same stone. On looking more closely at the peak of the rock, you can make out the now shapeless form of an ancient castle hidden in among the vegetation of Mediterranean bush and the blue sky which stands out behind it. Scrutinising it yet again, you will clearly see the church of St. Cataldo which undoubtedly deserves a closer look. Inside is a very interesting tabernacle from the Gagini school and a precious 17th century choir stand carved in wood. After a tour around the narrow and characteristic streets of the old town centre,another interesting stop off is undoubtedly the church of Santa Maria del Gesù, where Brother Umile da Petralia left yet another of his inimitable wooden crucifixes.