| Prizzi | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Sicily | |
| Territory | Palermo hinterland | |
| Altitude | 971 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 95.04 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 4.680 (2018) | |
| Name inhabitants | prizzesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 091 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 90038 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | St. George martyr | |
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Prizzi is a city of Sicily.
To know
Geographical notes
The city is located just north of the Monti Sicani Park of which part of its administrative boundaries fall within. To the west is the lake of Prizzi, an artificial reservoir. To the south lies the Mount of Horses characterized by the archaeological site of Hippana.
How to orient yourself
Prizzi: full screen map.Fractions
The city owns the hamlet of 1 Filaga a few kilometers from the town.
How to get
By plane
The nearest airports are those of Palermo is Trapani.
By car
Prizzi is crossed by the 
which connects Palermo with Agrigento and from 
that connects Marsala with Lercara Friddi. There 
connects her to Campofelice di Fitalia and the 
with Vicars.
On the train
- 1 Roccapalumba-Alia station (30 km from the city.). Along the Palermo-Agrigento.
By bus
The company AST makes connections with Palermo in almost 2 hours. There are also rides for Burgio, Adriano Palace, Closed Sclafani, Lionheart, Castronovo, Lercara Friddi, Vicars.
The Puleo Riccardo bus lines connects the city with Santo Stefano Quisquina is Lercara Friddi.
How to get around
The streets of Prizzi are narrow and steeply sloping. To avoid running into bottlenecks and getting stuck with the car it is always better to leave it and continue on foot.
What see
mother church
- 1 Prizzi Castle, Via Castello, 25-27, ☎ 39 3201460439, 39 3406240177, 39 3270335143.
First Sunday of each month 10: 00-13: 00, on other days call. This castle was built in 745, in the Byzantine era by Emperor Constantine V Capraino for its strategic position. It had a main function of lookout along the Sosio valley. Subsequently the Saracens built two towers there and then it was restored by the Chiaramonte. Today the structure is crushed by the presence of the houses which makes it difficult even to visualize it except to identify some towers.
First Sunday of each month 10: 00-13: 00, on other days call. This castle was built in 745, in the Byzantine era by Emperor Constantine V Capraino for its strategic position. It had a main function of lookout along the Sosio valley. Subsequently the Saracens built two towers there and then it was restored by the Chiaramonte. Today the structure is crushed by the presence of the houses which makes it difficult even to visualize it except to identify some towers..JPG/100px-Maria_Santissima_col_Bambino_(Prizzi).JPG)
Madonna of the Gagini
- 2 [link not working]mother church (Church of San Giorgio), Via Conciliatore, 12.
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Archaeological Museum
- 3 Church of Sant'Antonio Martire, via Sant'Antonio Martire. Built around 1150 inside the marble group of the Madonna with the Child Jesus on the main altar is preserved, attributed to Antonello Gagini.
- 4 Archaeological Museum of Prizzi (Hippana Archaeological Museum) (Corso Umberto I, 42), ☎ 39 091 834 4379. Tue-Thu 9: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-19: 00, Fri 9: 00-13: 00, Sat 16: 00-20: 00, Sun 9: 00-13: 00. This museum focuses mainly on the nearby site of Hippana and the Mountain of Horses and is divided into three sections: one archaeological, one paleontological and one mineralogical.
- 5 Church of S.S. Crucifix, Comizi Square, 8.
- 6 Church of San Francesco, Corso del Popolo, 4.
- 7 Church of Maria SS del Soccorso, Via Soccorso, 25.
- 8 Church of S. Rosalia, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, ☎ 39 091 834 5134. This church is relatively modern because it was built in the 1960s.
Events and parties
The devils and death
- Devils dance (the abballu of li Diavuli). at Easter. Since the morning of Easter day two masked devils (dressed in red) and death, dressed in the typical yellow ocher, wander the streets of the town making jokes and detaining passersby who are released only in exchange for a mite (money or desserts). In the afternoon the devils try to prevent the meeting between the statues of Christ and the Madonna. The angels oppose them: this contrast, carried out according to rhythmic movements, which is called the dance of the devils. Once the devils have been defeated, the risen Christ and Our Lady can finally meet and Good triumphs over Evil.
- Feast of St. George. April 23. There is a procession, fireworks and a livestock fair.
- The Prizzi Fair. 13 - 14 September. Rural fair
What to do
Shopping
- 1 Conad, ☎ 39 091 834 5089. Mon-Sat 8: 30-13: 00 and 16: 30-20: 00.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 The Agora, ☎ 39 091 834 6144. Tue-Sun 9: 00-1: 00.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Hotel Residence 11 Bridges, Contrada Canalotto, ☎ 39 091 834 6922.
Safety
- Traffic wardens, ☎ 39 091 834 46 52, 39 091 834 46 53, 39 091 834 46 55.
- 2 Carabinieri, Via Aldo Moro, 4, ☎ 39 091 834 5111.
- Emergency medical Service, ☎ 39 091 8346352.
- Fire fighters, ☎ 39 091 8344167.
How to keep in touch
Around
Hippana's theater
- 3 Margana Castle (from Prizzi take the
and after about 10 km, at the crossroads of Portella della Croce, turn left). Castle of 1150 built by the Teutonic knights, today it is largely visible.
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Lake of Prizzi
- 4 Hippana archaeological site (Mountain of Horses). The site is related to a city identified as Happana, although not all archaeologists agree on this. From the excavations carried out, the acropolis and the theater were found.
- 5 Lake of Prizzi (Near Adriano Palace is Prizzi). This is an artificial lake built through a dam. Its waters feed the Sosio river.
- Agrigento - At 93 Km
- Caltanissetta - At 73 Km
- Catania - 215 Km
- Enna - At 123 Km
- Palermo - At 79 Km
- Trapani - At 157 Km
Itineraries
- Santa Rosalia itinerary - Tourist, religious and naturalistic route of over 180 km, between the provinces of Agrigento is Palermo, to be done on foot, by bicycle or on horseback, which winds through 7 former nature reserves now absorbed by the Monti Sicani Park and 15 municipalities (Santo Stefano Quisquina, Castronovo of Sicily, Prizzi, Adriano Palace, Bivona, Burgio, Closed Sclafani, Bisacquino, Contessa Entellina, Flowery field, Lionheart, Plain of the Albanians, Altofonte, Monreale, Palermo), connecting the Hermitage in the territory of Santo Stefano Quisquina to the Sanctuary of Monte Pellegrino through the places linked to the cult of Santa Rosalia.
- The path, which is part of the Vie Sacre di Sicilia project, is made up of royal tracks, mule tracks, paths and disused railways. Funded by the Regional Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fishing, it was officially inaugurated on 4 September 2016.
Useful information
- Guided tours (Pyrizein Association), ☎ 39 3201460439, 39 3406240177, 39 3270335143.
- Guided tours (Freetime Cooperative), ☎ 39 3383780741.
- 6 Pro-Loco Hippana, Piazza Francesco Crispi, 5, ☎ 39 091 834 6901.
