Victory | ||
State | Italy | |
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Region | Sicily | |
Territory | Ragusano | |
Altitude | 168 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 182.48 km² | |
Inhabitants | 63.703 (2019) | |
Name inhabitants | Victoriesi | |
Prefix tel | 39 0932 | |
POSTAL CODE | 97019 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | San Giovanni Battista (First Sunday of July) | |
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Victory is a city of Sicily.
To know
Geographical notes
It rises in the Southeastern Sicily, in the immediate hinterland, in the plain between the Ippari and Dirillo rivers. It borders the municipalities of Acate, Ragusa, Comiso is Chiaramonte Gulfi.
When to go
The mild temperatures almost all year round make Vittoria one of the places you can always visit. It rarely reaches 0 ° C except during a few nights in January or February.
How to orient yourself
How to get
By plane
Comiso Airport, 7 km from Vittoria, with daily connections with Rome and other important Italian cities. Taxi and bus services.
Catania airport, 94 km from Vittoria, transfer by bus and car rental.
By car
A18 motorway for Catania until the last exit. Cross Catania following the signs for Ragusa or Syracuse. State road 114 for Syracuse up to Km 118. On the right highway 194 for Ragusa, about 77 Km, until the exit "Ragusa Ovest".
Highway A19, Km 114 until exit for Caltanissetta. Motorway junction for Caltanissetta, about 2 Km. Highway for Mazarin is Gela, about 75 km.
On the train
- Catania Central Station, Piazza Giovanni XXIII (Catania), ☎ 39 095 532226, 39 095 532710 (Contact center), 39 095 532227 (Ticket office). The closest station is that of Catania. Trains with direct carriages and sleeping cars arrive from Turin, Milan, Venice is Rome.
How to get around
By public transport
There are few buses, better a bike or a car.
By taxi
- Sikania Taxy, ☎ 39 338 990 3311.
By car
It is easy to get around by car, but the car parks in the center are almost all paid.
What see
- Basilica of San Giovanni Battista, Via Cavour, 50, ☎ 39 0932 981706.
Mon-Sun 8: 00-12: 00 and 16: 00-19: 30.
- Vittoria Colonna Municipal Theater (Municipal Theater), Piazza del Popolo, 13, ☎ 39 0932 861517, @[email protected].
- Santa Maria delle Grazie (Church of the Graces), Piazza del Popolo, 6.
Events and parties
- Feast of San Giovanni.
January 11. It is celebrated in memory of the terrible earthquake that destroyed south-eastern Sicily in 1693.
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Shows
- Municipal Theater of Vittoria, Piazza del Popolo, 13, ☎ 39 0932 861517.
Where to eat
Where stay
Moderate prices
- Terra del sole b & b, ☎ 39 333 6821202, @[email protected].
From 35 to 55 €. Check in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
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