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The city of Enna has 28500 inhabitants and occupies an area of ​​approximately 36,000 hectares.. It is located on a hill at about 1100 m above sea level.. <9> <9> The first (Greek) settlers founded the city in 700 BC.. They were followed during the Punic Wars by the Carthaginians in 300 BC.. And in turn the Romans in 258 BC.. <9> <9> <993> The Normans conquered the city in 1087 AD and built two large castles there (Castello di Lombardia and Castello Vecchio or Tower of Frederick).. Around 1300 AD, Enna became Spanish, through the conquest of Federico of Aragon.. (Frederick II of Sicily) <9> This conqueror united the Sicilian Parliament.. <9> <9> <993> The important role that Enna played in the centrality of Arab and Norman rule lost importance in the following centuries.. Only in 1926, the city of Castrogiovanni became the provincial capital and received the ancient name Enna again.. In 2004, the University of Enna, Sicily´s fourth university, was founded.. <9> <9> Attractions <9> * Church of Sts.. Francis of Assisi, 13th century. <9> * Church of San Tommaso (Art Nouveau) of which today only the bell tower stands <9> * Church of San Giuseppe (beautiful carillon) <9> * Norman Castle and Norman Tower (Torre di Federico) on the highest point of the city <9> * Cathedral (Baroque) 1307, Piazza Mazzini <9> * Museo Alessi, Via Roma 509, shows the Cathedral Treasury, a collection of coins and medieval works of art.. <9> <9> <9> <994/1114365> <994/1169222> <9> <9> The views from Enna are magnificent and you can see much of Sicily from there.. Not for nothing the city is also called Belvedere (lookout point, lookout tower) and is definitely alone because of the view a must for every Sicily visit, clear weather provided! <9> From the platform of Torre Pisana, the highest tower, one has a view of the Mount Etna in the east, the Monti Nebrodi and the Monti Madonie in the north, on the Lago di Pergusa and on clear days on the Mediterranean in the south.. <9> <9> <994/1169226> <9> |
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The city of Enna has 28500 inhabitants and occupies an area of ​​approximately 36,000 hectares.. It is located on a hill at about 1100 m above sea level.. <9> <9> The first (Greek) settlers founded the city in 700 BC.. They were followed during the Punic Wars by the Carthaginians in 300 BC.. And in turn the Romans in 258 BC.. <9> <9> The Normans conquered the city in 1087 AD and built two large castles there (Castello di Lombardia and Castello Vecchio or Tower of Frederick).. Around 1300 AD, Enna became Spanish, through the conquest of Federico of Aragon.. (Frederick II of Sicily) <9> This conqueror united the Sicilian Parliament.. <9> <9> The important role that Enna played in the centrality of Arab and Norman rule lost importance in the following centuries.. Only in 1926, the city of Castrogiovanni became the provincial capital and received the ancient name Enna again.. In 2004, the University of Enna, Sicily´s fourth university, was founded.. <9> <9> Attractions <9> * Church of Sts.. Francis of Assisi, 13th century. <9> * San Tommaso church (Art Nouveau) <9> * San Giuseppe church (beautiful carillon) <9> * Norman castle and Norman tower (Torre di Federico) <9> * Duomo (Baroque) 1307 <9> * Museo Alessi shows the Cathedral treasure, a coin collection and medieval works of art.. <9> <9> The view from Enna is magnificent and you can see much of Sicily from there.. Not for nothing the city is also called Belvedere (lookout point, lookout tower) and is definitely alone because of the view a must for every Sicily visit, clear weather provided! <9> From the platform of Torre Pisana, the highest tower, one has a view of the Mount Etna in the east, the Monti Nebrodi and the Monti Madonie in the north, on the Lago di Pergusa and on clear days on the Mediterranean in the south.