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Novara di Sicilia

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Lombard settlers brought by the Normans gave Novara di Sicilia its Gallo-Italic dialect. The village clings to a mountainside between the Nebrodi and Peloritani, below the rock spur of Rocca Salvatesta, with views to ancient Tindari and the Aeolian Islands. Its 17th-century lanes are built of local sandstone and red cipollino, carved by generations of stonemasons, and at Carnival wheels of maiorchino cheese are rolled through the streets.

Highlights

  • Torneo del Maiorchino, rolling wheels of pecorino cheese at Carnival
  • The Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta, with a local cipollino marble font
  • Abbey of Santa Maria La Noara, the first Cistercian foundation in Sicily
  • The Annunziata church, with a marble Annunciation group carved in 1531
  • Mountain walks up Rocca Salvatesta, 1,340 metres

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

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Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Novara di Sicilia is a town in the Province of Messina in the Sicily region of Italy. The village of Novara di Sicilia, nestled in the mountains overlooking ancient Tyndaris and Abacaenum, is the archetype of a typical medieval town, with its friendly and accommodating people who speak a distinctive dialect. The town of Novara di Sicilia was inhabited by the Noae until it fell under control of the Normans, who populated the town with Lombards. The intricate cobble stone street form a mosaic between the ancient small houses that stand shoulder to shoulder along the mountainside, with a breathtaking view of the Aeolian Islands.

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Events through the year

  • Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot Religious · Sunday after 17 January
  • Torneo del Maiorchino Sport and games · Carnival, ending on Shrove TuesdayWheels of maiorchino cheese are rolled along a set course
  • Holy Week processions Religious · Holy WeekSilent processions of the confraternities
  • Festa dell'Assunta Religious · 31 July to 15 August, procession on 15 AugustStatue lit by 150 candles carried by 30 men, then fireworks
  • Climbing of the Rocca Salvatesta Sport and games · JulyA climb of the rock seen as a test of character
  • Flower Festival Seasonal · July
  • Feast of Saint Hugh the Abbot Religious · 16 AugustFeast of the town's patron saint

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikivoyage (Novara di Sicilia (IT), Novara di Sicilia (EN)) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

  • Maiorchino (IT)CheeseHistoric Peloritani sheep's cheese, Slow Food Presidium, rolled at Carnival
  • Pasta 'ncasciadaDishSummer pasta with veal and mutton ragù, meatballs, aubergine and egg
  • Lempi e troriDishBoiled beans, grass pea, maize, lentils and wheat, then seasoned
  • FrittuiDishPork with lard, rind, tripe, lung, heart and liver, boiled together
  • Ricotta infornataCheeseBaked ricotta
  • Risu nirùSweetToasted hazelnuts with cocoa, candied orange peel and cinnamon

Based on Wikipedia (Novara di Sicilia), Wikivoyage (Novara di Sicilia) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

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Nearby member villages

  1. Montalbano Elicona · 11 km
  2. Castroreale · 12 km
  3. Castiglione di Sicilia · 15 km
  4. Savoca · 19 km
  5. Forza d'Agrò · 21 km

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