Troina

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

AzotoliquidoTroina - Panorama CC BY-SA 3.0
AzotoliquidoLago Ancipa CC BY-SA 3.0
giomodicaTorre Capitanaria in Via Conte Ruggero - panoramio CC BY 3.0
giomodicaTroina - Arrivano le nuvole - panoramio CC BY 3.0
giomodicaTroina - Chiesa Maria SS Immacolata - panoramio CC BY 3.0
giomodicaTroina - Festa dei Ramari per S.Silvestro, Un fiume di rami d'alloro - panoramio CC BY 3.0
giomodicaTroina - Piazza Conte Ruggero - panoramio CC BY 3.0
giomodicaTroina - via Garibaldi CC BY 3.0
AzotoliquidoTroina e diga Ancipa CC BY-SA 3.0
giomodicaTroina, i resti vetusti del Monastero - panoramio CC BY 3.0
giomodicaTroina - via Garibaldi CC BY 3.0

In 1062 Roger I, having driven out the Arabs with help from the townspeople, made Troina the first capital of the Norman County of Sicily. At about 1,120 metres it is the highest town in the province of Enna, on the edge of the Nebrodi woods. From Piazza Conte Ruggero, at the top of the old town, the view reaches Etna and the Ionian coast.

Highlights

The cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta, dating from the 11th century
Torre Capitania, a 12th-century tower with prehistoric, Greek and Roman finds
The Robert Capa photography museum on Via Conte Ruggero
Ponte di Failla, a 12th-century Norman bridge over the Troina river
The Kubàita in June, a pageant recalling Emperor Charles V's entry

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Troina (IT), Troina (EN)), Wikivoyage (Troina). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 8,550

Things to see

San Silvestro, Troina

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Sylvester Religious · 2 JanuaryMasses in honour of the patron saint
Carnival Seasonal · FebruaryMasked groups parade, with prizes in Piazza Matteotti
Feast of Saint Joseph Religious · 19 March
Sfilate dei Rami e della Ddarata Religious · Last two Sundays of MayTwo votive pilgrimages offered to Saint Sylvester
Cavalcata o Kubàita Historical · Sunday after the first Saturday of JuneHistorical parade recalling Emperor Charles V's entry into Troina
Procession of Saint Sylvester's relics Religious · First Saturday of JuneRelics carried through town; the Vara follows on Sunday
Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot Religious · 13 July
Feast of the Assumption Religious · 15 AugustHonours the town's co-patroness
Feast of Saint Roch Religious · 16 August
Saint Sylvester procession on the Vara Religious · 9 SeptemberStatue taken to Sant'Agostino, returning fifteen days later

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Troina), Wikivoyage (Troina). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Vastedda cu sammucuBread and pastaStuffed focaccia flavoured with elderflowers, a recognised traditional product
PiciociaDishPolenta of grass pea flour with sausage, pancetta and wild fennel
Pasta 'ncaciataBread and pastaMacaroni baked with meat sauce, cauliflower, tuma cheese and breadcrumbs
Nero dei Nebrodi pork cured meatsCured meat
Agnello 'ntutteraDishLamb or kid stuffed with cheese and pancetta, browned in wine in clay
'NfasciatieddiSweetSweets made with prickly pear vino cotto, glazed and topped with toasted nuts

Adapted from Wikipedia (Troina). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

4 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 2
B&Bs and guest houses 2

Nearby member villages

Agira · 17 km
Sperlinga · 22 km
San Marco d'Alunzio · 33 km
Gangi · 35 km
Calascibetta · 37 km