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Caltanissetta

Province of Caltanissetta, Sicilia (Sicily, Sizilien), Italy

Locality

Caltanissetta, one of the largest communes in the island, is located on the western interior of Sicily, an area of rolling hills with small villages and towns. Originally a Saracen settlement, it was captured by the Normans in 1086. A charter was granted to the town in accordance with Count Roger's plan for the urbanisation of Sicily and the urban plan that is still in evidence today was laid out.

WHERE TO STAY: See Agritourism, Bed & Breakfast and Hotels in Caltanissetta, divided by category and grouped by locality.

INFO: Altitude: 568 m a.s.l -- Population: ca. 60,000 inhabitants (called nisseni) -- Zip/postal code: 93100 -- Phone Area Code: 0934

WHAT TO SEE

ruins of the Castello di Pietrarossa to the west of Caltanissetta

Museo Archeologico, which holds displays from mostly prehistoric times and include finds from excavations conducted int the 1950's, including vases and tools from the Bronze Age and early Sicilian ceramics.

17th-century cathedral, in a late-Renaissance style different from the characteristic Baroque mold of most of the island. Inside are frescoes by Guglielmo Borremans.

Museo Mineralogico e Paleontologico della Zolfara

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The weather in Caltanissetta:

"Knowest thou the land where the lemon trees bloom..." W.Goethe