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Religious feasts, food festivals and culture within reach of the house. Future dates are published only when officially announced.
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Since 1914 the National Institute of Ancient Drama has staged Greek tragedies and comedies every year in the theatre of the Neapolis, carved into the rock in the 5th century BC.
What to see or taste: Evening performances in the ancient theatre, at sunset.
2027 season confirmed: 7 May – 25 June 2027 (Troiane, Filottete, Gli Uccelli, Ulisse, l’ultima Odissea).
From the house: 111 km · 1 h 45 min by car
Siracusa celebrates its patron saint on 13 December with a procession of the silver statue, carried by devotees from the Cathedral in Ortigia to Santa Lucia al Sepolcro; the statue returns a week later. In May the city also remembers the miracle of the grain ships of 1646.
What to see or taste: The procession, the distribution of cuccìa (wheat dessert), fireworks on the return.
13 December 2026; detailed programme to be confirmed.
From the house: 112 km · 1 h 45 min by car
The festival of Modica PGI chocolate, organised by the City of Modica and the Consortium for the Protection of Modica Chocolate, usually around the Immaculate Conception holiday in December.
What to see or taste: Tastings, workshops and shows across the historic centre.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 30 km · 45 min by car
The most important feast of the municipality the house belongs to. Families prepare the “Cene di San Giuseppe”, richly decorated tables offered as a vow, together with the traditional decorated bread.
What to see or taste: Guided visits to the Cene, bread demonstrations, a flower and food fair, the procession and fireworks.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 5.6 km · 7 min by car
A re-enactment of the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt: horses parade under heavy “mantles” covered with thousands of stock flowers, lit by bonfires along the way.
What to see or taste: The flower-decked horses and the evening parade.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 21 km · 30 min by car
On Easter Sunday the 18th-century wooden statue of the Risen Christ is carried and made to “dance” through the streets of Scicli by its bearers. The feast is listed in the Sicilian Region’s register of intangible heritage.
What to see or taste: The midnight “Resuscita” and the midday procession through the crowd.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 21 km · 30 min by car
According to tradition, in 1091 the Virgin appeared on a white horse and led the Normans to victory over the Saracens. The feast re-enacts the battle in Piazza Italia with a medieval procession.
What to see or taste: The sacred play and, to taste, the “testa di turco” choux pastry.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 21 km · 30 min by car
The feast of Ragusa’s patron saint, centred on the Baroque Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ibla, with processions of the statue and the “Arca Santa”.
What to see or taste: The Sunday evening procession through Ibla and fireworks over the Giardino Ibleo.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 30 km · 35 min by car
Since 1980 Via Corrado Nicolaci has been covered every May with a carpet of pictures made of petals, on a different theme each year.
What to see or taste: The flower carpet beneath the Baroque façades.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 81 km · 1 h 30 min by car
Four days around the Capo Scaramia lighthouse, a few minutes from the house, with guided visits to the lighthouse, music, aerial dance, local produce and an art competition.
What to see or taste: The rare chance to visit the lighthouse.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 3.0 km · 5 min by car
Every summer the Municipality of Santa Croce Camerina organises a programme of concerts, shows and evenings in its seaside villages.
What to see or taste: Evenings by the sea within walking or cycling distance.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 3.0 km · 5 min by car
An international festival of street artists born in 1995, filling the lanes of Ibla, usually in early autumn.
What to see or taste: Music, circus and theatre in the streets.
Dates to be confirmed
From the house: 30 km · 35 min by car
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