Calascibetta Attractions

The little farming town of Calascibetta (7,000 inhabitants) lies 7km/4mi to the north of Enna at an altitude of 691m/2,267ft. As the existence of several necropolises testify, the place was already inhabited by Sikels as long ago as the 11th century B.C. In 841 the Arabs founded a town there, which they named Kalat Scibet, as a base for their siege of Enna. The Norman King Roger I also besieged Enna from here in 1087. Only the bell-tower of the Church of San Pietro, which now stands there, is actually a part of his original fortress. This Chiesa Madre dates from the 14th century and in its treasures possesses a bible in Gothic handwriting from the same century.