| Adrano | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Sicily | |
| Territory | Catanese | |
| Altitude | 560 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 83.22 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 35.463 (2018) | |
| Name inhabitants | Adraniti | |
| Prefix tel | 39 095 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 95031 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Nicolò Politi and San Vincenzo martyr | |
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Adrano is a city of Sicily.
To know
Geographical notes
The city of Adrano is located on the southwest side of theEtna, to the west the municipal area is bordered by the Simeto river; the provincial capital Catania it is 35 km away.
Background
The Adrano area was already settled in the Neolithic period, sure traces can be found from the Sicilian settlement of Mendolito from the 10th to the 5th century BC, of which the city walls, remains of residential buildings and a necropolis have been preserved.
The Hellenistic city of Adranon it was founded around 400 BC. as a colony of Syracuse to protect the Simeto river from Dionysius I of Syracuse, in 344 BC The city was the scene of a battle between Timoleon and the tyrant Iceta of Leontini, in 263 BC the city passed under the Roman rule.
After a period of Arab rule, the city was besieged and conquered by the Normans in 1075 and incorporated into the diocese of Catania. It then passed under the reign of Svevi, Angioini, the Aragona family and the Bourbons. After the Bourbons suppressed the revolt in 1848, the region passed under the Kingdom of Italy only after the March of the Thousand under G. Garibaldi in 1860.
In 1943 the city was at the center due to the fighting between the Allied and Axis powers during the Second World War.
How to orient yourself
Adrano: full screen map.Starting from the west Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi reaches the central Piazza Umberto I, from there Via Roma runs at the northern end of the city park of the Giardino della Vittoria to Piazza Sant'Agostino where there is a parking lot.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Catania airport (Catania Fontanarossa Airport "Vincenzo Bellini". IATA: CTA), Via Fontanarossa, 20, Fontanarossa, ☎ 39 0957239111. Airport for national and international flights.
By car
The easiest way to reach Adrano is via the highway 
Messina - Catania - Syracuse, turning west from Catania towards Misterbianco and then near Paternal taking the 
Western Etnea that surrounds Etna to the west and leads up to Bronte is Randazzo.
To reach the highway towards Palermo, you can use the provincial roads from Paternal through the hinterland, but be careful because the narrow provincial roads are often not well signposted.
The nearest port is that of Catania.
On the train
The city is served exclusively by Circumetnea stations.
- 2 Adrano Centro Station, Liberty Square, ☎ 39 095 769 3015. Adrano is connected to Catania and to the cities of Bronte - Randazzo is Giarre to the north by the narrow gauge railway Circumetna Railway. In Catania there is a connection with the Trenitalia railway network and the line Messina - Catania - Syracuse in the north-south direction and the Catania line - Motta Sant'Anastasia - Enna - Caltanissetta thence due west to Palermo.
- This is a train station located in the center of the city.
- 3 Adrano Cappellone station, avenue statute of workers 95.
- 4 Adrano Nord station. Surface station located north of the town near the
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By bus
Bus connections are provided by FCE (Circumetna Railway) buses.
How to get around
The best way to visit Adrano is on foot.
What see
Churches
- 1 Mother Church Maria SS. Assunta (Adrano Cathedral), Piazza Umberto, 62, ☎ 39 095 769 2907. This church looks a little weird. A first Norman building was restored in 1572/92 under Duke Francesco II Moncada and had a three-nave plan and in 1750 a dome. In front of the church, huge lava stone columns were built at the end of the 19th century. According to Carlo Sada's plans, a new façade and a huge bell tower should have been built. In 1957 a "skeleton" of the planned reinforced concrete bell tower was erected which was finally removed in 1997 after long discussions. Inside, behind the main portal, there is an extraordinary 6-panel polyptych, which dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries.
- 2 Church of Gesu e Maria, Via Duca di Misterbianco, 2. Church and former convent.
- 3 Church of S. Lucia, via Roma. With the adjacent Benedictine monastery. The monastery was initially located outside the city walls. The present huge complex was founded in 1596 by Stefano Ittar and the Prince of Biscari, the church was completed in 1775. The facade is in dark lava stone with brilliant contrasts and edges with portals and window niches.
- 4 Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, Via Ospedale, 2.
- 5 Church of Sant'Agostino, Piazza Sant 'Agostino, ☎ 39 095 769 6160. The convent on the homonymous square was built in 1580/88, and after the closure of the religious orders in 1866, the buildings of the convent were handed over to the public hospital.
- 6 Maria SS Addolorata Church, Piazza Crocifisso, 3.
- 7 Church of SS. Savior, Piazza Collegio Zangara, 20. In the basement of the church, traces of older buildings and Roman remains were found during the restoration.
- 8 Church of Santa Chiara, Piazza Umberto, 1. 17th century church with a later convent next to it which was converted into a barracks and a public building after 1866.
- 9 Church of Santa Maria del Rosario, Via S. Pietro, 92. The nearby Convent of S. Domenico is annexed to the church with a well-preserved cloister, the Dominican convent was moved here in 1593 and the church was consecrated there.
- 10 Church of San Pietro, Via S. Pietro. It dates back to the 16th century. Following the earthquake of 1693, the massive bell tower of the church collapsed, which was renovated until 1734 and is today one of the most impressive in the city. Right next to the church is the Palazzo Pisani-Ciancio, whose noblewoman had contributed financially to the reconstruction of the church.
- 11 Church of San Leonardo, Piazza S. Leonardo, 11. This church is located within the maze of narrow streets of the historic center.
- 12 Maria SS. of the Chain, Via S. Pietro, 1. The building was donated by Franceso II Moncada and built in 1572/92, inside there is the remarkable statue of the Madonna della Catena or S. Maria delle Nevi of the seventeenth century, which was created by Antonello Gagini.
- 13 Church of San Francesco, Piazza S. Francesco, 13, ☎ 39 095 769 2316.
- 14 San Sebastiano Church, Via della Torre, 2.
Castles and palaces
- 15 Norman Castle (Adrano Museum), Piazza Umberto I (Next to the cathedral), ☎ 39 095 769 2660.
Single ticket Museum of Adrano and Archaeological Area of the Dionysian Walls € 4.00 full price € 2.00 reduced. 
Mon-Sat 9:00 - 19:00, Sun and holidays 9:00 - 13:30. This castle is not entirely from the Norman period, but it is certainly the symbol of the city in the 15th century. Built on the walls of a Norman tower and enlarged under Giovanni Tommaso Moncada and surrounded by a bastion with four corner towers, it was the seat of the dominant family. After being damaged by the earthquake of 1693, it was only accessible up to the first floor and served as a prison until it was restored in the 1950s; today it houses the City Museum which houses archaeological finds from Adrano and Mendolito.
Single ticket Museum of Adrano and Archaeological Area of the Dionysian Walls € 4.00 full price € 2.00 reduced. 
Mon-Sat 9:00 - 19:00, Sun and holidays 9:00 - 13:30. This castle is not entirely from the Norman period, but it is certainly the symbol of the city in the 15th century. Built on the walls of a Norman tower and enlarged under Giovanni Tommaso Moncada and surrounded by a bastion with four corner towers, it was the seat of the dominant family. After being damaged by the earthquake of 1693, it was only accessible up to the first floor and served as a prison until it was restored in the 1950s; today it houses the City Museum which houses archaeological finds from Adrano and Mendolito.
- 16 Palazzo dei Bianchi, Via Garibaldi, 2 (in front of the cathedral). Noble building of the fifteenth century today the representative office of the Municipality of Adrano.
- 17 Palazzo Ciancio, Via S. Filippo, 36.
- 18 Torre Minà, Way of the French Revolution. Circular tower.
Ancient buildings
- 19 Walls of Dionysus, Via Catania, 161. Single ticket Museum of Adrano and Archaeological Area of the Dionysian Walls € 4.00 full price € 2.00 reduced. The eastern fortification of the ancient city of Adrano dates back to the 4th century. B.C. and they move south. Remains of houses were found west of the walls.
- 20 Western necropolis.
Other
- 21 Garden of Victory (Municipal Villa), Via Spampinato Aurelio, 5. A well-kept municipal villa in the city center.
Events and parties
- Feast of St. Vincent martyr. January 22. Only a religious rite takes place
- Feast of St. Joseph. March 19.
- Holy Week. The celebrations begin with Palm Sunday and the representation of the Via Crucis; the procession of Christ to the Column on Holy Thursday, in which the seventeenth-century wooden simulacrum is carried with slow steps - three forwards and one back - on the shoulders of the citizens, and visits the Sepulchres. The following day, for Good Friday, the procession of Our Lady of Sorrows takes place in the morning, and in the evening the transport of the Coffin with the Dead Christ, called U Lizzanti, as the crowd in the street sings an ancient funeral song; on Sunday the celebrations end with the Diavolata, a sacred eighteenth-century representation of the eternal struggle between good and evil, which takes place in Piazza Umberto: the drama consists of five scenes, in the last of which the Archangel Michael definitively defeats Lucifer. Angelicata follows, which sees two angels offering gifts to the Risen Christ and the Madonna.
- Feast of Our Lady of the Chain. May 5th.
- Feast of Saints Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino. penultimate Sunday in May.
- Feast of San Nicolò Politi. 2-3-4 August. Co-patron of the city. A procession takes place.
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Shows
- 1 Bellini Theater, Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi, 23. It was inaugurated in 1846.
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
- 5 Biancavilla Hospital. This hospital is located nearby Pallet Town.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 6 Italian post, Via Duca di Misterbianco, 2.
Around
- 7 Solicchiata Castle, C.da Castle of Solicchiata (a few kilometers outside the town), @[email protected]. The architecture refers to the medieval style but dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, the castle is built in lava stone, surrounded by a moat and accessible via a drawbridge. Today it is a private building.
- 8 Bridge of the Saracens (or Carcaci). In the further course of the river, the Simeto bed is again cut into the basalt with basaltic prisms originating from the first basaltic effusions of Etna (between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago). This 12th-century bridge was originally part of an important link between the cities of Troina, first capital of the reign of Roger I of Altavilla, and of Catania.
- 9 Sicilian city of Mendolito (near the bridge of the Saracens).
- 10 Wood of centorbi (On the western slope of the volcano between Bronte is Adrano, to log in use 11 this gate). Wood on the western side of Etna that can be visited in combination withPiano delle Ginestre itinerary.
- Simeto lava gorges - Protected area along the upper course of the Simeto to protect the environment and the basaltic rocks on which the river flows.
Itineraries
- Piano delle Ginestre itinerary - A hiking itinerary on the west side of theEtna.
Useful information
The city of Adrano and the district are particularly affected by the phenomenon of waste abandonment by the same citizens which make the territory particularly dirty and polluted by plastics and waste materials.
