An immersion among the most beautiful pictures of Riesi

🔊 Listen This ancient and tasty food has remote origins. Apparently, its name, Muffuletta, comes from the Saxon word muffin. The muffuletta is stuffed with products, sardines and olives. This dish has been exported to the US, especially to Ne…

🔊 Listen On the second Sunday of September, Riesi celebrates its Patron, the SS Madonna della Catena. On the Saturday night before the feast, the pilgrims from the nearby villages get ready to meet the Patron by walking barefoot the road to R…

🔊 Listen The San Giuseppe staircase allows admiring the church with the same name from a privileged position. The staircase is one of the fundamental passages of the Riesi Holy Week and of the Feast of San Giuseppe on 19 March. During the Hol…

🔊 Listen The Chiesa Madre was built starting from 1720 and completed in 1732. The simple façade contrasts with the wealth of the internal stuccoes and frescoes; those of the vault, portraying Sant’Eligio and Santa Sabina are particularly beau…

🔊 Listen It is the largest sulphur mine of the Caltanissetta territory, and today, it represents also one of the most fascinating examples of industrial archaeology of the island. The mine dates back to 1730, when the Solfara Grande was opene…

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🔊 Listen The necropolises in the districts of Costa di Mandorle, Porco Spino, Birrigiolo and Strazzo prove that the first human settlements in the Riesi area date back to the Copper Age. Due to the various dominations, the name of the small t…