Acireale Attractions
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Location
The port of Acireale, which is well-known both as a spa and conference town, as well as a trading center, is situated on the steep coastline at the northern end of the "Riviera dei Ciclopi".
Temple of Castor and Pollux in Agrigento
History
The town is the successor to the Greek colony of Xiphonia, which was founded in 731 B.C. The present-day town derives its distinctive appearance from the Baroque buildings in the Piazza del Duomo. Acireale is famous for its puppet theater (Via Alessi 9), which operates all the year round, its carnival and its crib, dating from 1736, which is displayed in a lava grotto during the Christmas season.
Communications
SS 114/A 18 Taormina-Catania; railroad station.
Festivals
In July there are dramatic performances honoring the town's patron saint, Santa Venera.
The port of Acireale, which is well-known both as a spa and conference town, as well as a trading center, is situated on the steep coastline at the northern end of the "Riviera dei Ciclopi".
Temple of Castor and Pollux in Agrigento
History
The town is the successor to the Greek colony of Xiphonia, which was founded in 731 B.C. The present-day town derives its distinctive appearance from the Baroque buildings in the Piazza del Duomo. Acireale is famous for its puppet theater (Via Alessi 9), which operates all the year round, its carnival and its crib, dating from 1736, which is displayed in a lava grotto during the Christmas season.
Communications
SS 114/A 18 Taormina-Catania; railroad station.
Festivals
In July there are dramatic performances honoring the town's patron saint, Santa Venera.
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Santa Maria La Scala, Italy
(Near Acireale)
