Sicily to Taste, Nicosia to Live
con Nicosia di Sicilia ETS-APS
A short food-and-wine itinerary combining the historic centre with tastings in Nicosia's traditional venues: pastry shops, dairies, masseria.
- Duration
- 1 day
Upcoming event
AL CHIOSCO di Nicolò Fiore · DJ Sessions
Fri & Sat evenings · Jun–Sep · Piazza Garibaldi, Nicosia
The Vivi Nicosia promise
A multimedia, interactive book to leaf through. About Nicosia, inside and around it.
Vivi Nicosia is the independent editorial platform of the territory. It puts residents and visitors in dialogue around the heritage, events, people and places that make the town — with no commercial intermediaries. For those who live Nicosia every day and for those discovering it for the first time.
- Heritage told through photos, words and verified sources — no invented data.
- Events, news and civic notices updated weekly from official channels.
- Bilingual Italian + English, accessible, mobile-first.
What has happened in Nicosia
Memorable moments
Six glimpses from the recent archive: past editions of Casazza, White Night and Beer Festival, heritage assets, territory cuisine. Browse these tiles and you'll see where Nicosia is going.
Easter 2026 Flagship event
© Pro Loco di Nicosia, March 2016 The Casazza returns to Pitrè's numbers
3,000 figures, four days, the historic-centre squares as stage. The edition that restored the Passion of Christ to its historic scale.
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July 2025 Live music
© Nicosia di Sicilia ETS-APS 5,000 people at the White Night
Three stages, shuttles from four provinces. The summer music night that redefined young tourism in inland Sicily.
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Centuries Urban heritage
Photo: Giangrasso, CC BY-SA 4.0 The Barons' palaces
A historic centre stratified between Middle Ages, 17th and 19th century. Twenty-four noble families wrote these façades.
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September 2025 Food & wine
© Birrificio 24 Baroni Eight Sicilian breweries on stage
The 24 Baroni Beer Festival becomes the annual physical meeting point for the island's craft beer scene.
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Tradition Territory cuisine
Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0 Cannoli, Pizziddati, Nocattoli
Nicosia's traditional sweets — local ricotta, almonds, Nebrodi honey. The historic pastry shop is still where it always was.
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700 m a.s.l. Landscape
Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0 Villadoro and the Nebrodi
The historic hamlet and the Monte Altesina nature reserve. From here, on clear days, you can see Etna and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
See the pageEight places that explain Nicosia
Places
A heritage above the average for an inland town. From the 15th-century Cathedral to the Byzantine-Norman Castle, from rock dwellings to a Slow Food brewery.
Religious Religious heritage
Cathedral of San Nicolò
The Cathedral of the Barons holds a 15th-century wooden roof that Federico Zeri called «an extraordinary, unique monument». Hidden above the early-19th-century barrel vault is one of Sicily's rarest survivals.
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Religious Co-cathedral of the Barons
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore
The second Cathedral of Nicosia: home of the simulacrum of Our Lady of Aid, a sculpted Baroque portal, a polychrome wooden ceiling. Co-protagonist of the town's sacred heritage.
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Heritage Archaeology
Rock dwellings of Nicosia
Prehistoric troglodyte dwellings carved into the rock beneath the Castle spur. Candidates for the FAI 'Luoghi del Cuore' as a rare example of cave habitation in inland Sicily.
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Heritage Historical & archaeological heritage
Castle of Nicosia
A double-peaked rocky spur overlooking the historic centre. Norman remains, Byzantine foundations and — carved into the rock — prehistoric dwellings nominated as one of Italy's FAI Heart Places.
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Landscape Civil heritage
The Palaces of the 24 Barons
Twenty-four noble families wrote the façades of Nicosia's historic centre between the 17th and 19th centuries. A walk through the baronial palaces and a gallery of every documented residence.
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Landscape Patron saint of Nicosia
Birthplace of Saint Felix of Nicosia
The house where on 5 November 1715 Giacomo Amato was born, who later became the Capuchin friar Felix. Canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, he is the patron saint of Nicosia. Address: Via Scuole Vecchie 22.
Learn moreThe territory at a glance
The map of Nicosia
Heritage assets, producers and panoramic places. Click a marker to learn more. Ochre = the Cathedral and producers, blue = religious sites, green = landscape and Nebrodi.
12-month calendar
Events & traditions
Casazza, White Night, Beer Festival, Foodie Days, Christmas Barons' Market. A year-round calendar that keeps the historic centre alive in every season.
Mar–Apr Flagship event Religious
Casazza of Nicosia (Holy Week)
The itinerant sacred procession Giuseppe Pitrè described as the most imposing in Sicily. Ligurian origins from the 16th century, modern re-edition since 2016 after 160 years of silence.
July Flagship event Music
White Night of the 24 Barons
Nicosia's flagship summer music night. The historic-centre squares used as a natural stage for an evening programme of electronic music, DJ sets and concerts.
March Flagship event Motorcycling
SS117 Motorcycle Rally
Three days of guided rides on the panoramic SS117, agriturismo overnight, dinner at the 24 Baroni Brewery. Listed in the national Federmoto calendar.
May Flagship event Outdoor
Festival of the 24 Barons Trail
Four-day opening of the new trail signage, guided hikes, round tables with CAI Sicilia, trail dinners at agriturismi.
Barons' tables, trails, motorcycles, heritage
Experiences
Experiences built with the actual producers of the territory: Albereto Dairy, 24 Baroni brewery, certified local guides. Final price, no hidden fees.
L1 Albereto Dairy visit + tasting
con Albereto Dairy SRL
Two hours at the dairy: byre, milk-processing room, tasting of mozzarella, ricotta and fresh milk with local bread. Inside the real producer's day.
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Capacity
- Max 12 people
Countryside and Historic Centre
con Nicosia di Sicilia ETS-APS
Nicosia's rural landscapes and its monumental core, paired in a single itinerary to read the town between citadel and farmland.
- Duration
- 1 day
For every traveller
Find your Nicosia
Families, hikers, motorcyclists, foodies, young people. Five ways to live the territory, with tailored suggestions.
For families
Dairy workshops, farms, animals, traditional sweets. No boredom, no hidden costs.
For hikers
24 Barons Trail, rock dwellings, Komoot-certified paths.
For motorcyclists
Panoramic SS117, 24 Baroni pit stop, spring rallies.
For foodies
Albereto, 24 Baroni, Tavoli dei Baroni. Territory cuisine with the actual producers.
For young travellers
White Night, Beer Festival, shuttles from four provinces. Exclusive vibe.
"The Nicosia Casazza is the most imposing in Sicily."
Giuseppe Pitrè, Sicilian ethnologist