Piraino located at 416 m above sea level, according to tradition, the place name originates from the name of the Piracmone Cyclops, which built the first inhabited center around the & amp; #39; year 827 BC, it is a place capable of amazing for its strong contrasts, its landscapes and the cultural intertwines of its people, his is a story very ancient, among myths and legends. The most characteristic area of the municipality is undoubtedly the historic center, which rises on a ridge that slopes sharply on the sea, among the headlands of & lt; Strong>Capo d'Orlando and Capo Calavà dominating from above the tourist center of Gliaca and the valley of the Sant'Angelo stream.

The center still retains its structure as a medieval village, dotted with religious buildings in which the artistic and cultural influences of the different peoples that over the centuries are visible. past have alternated their domination over the territory; in particular between Gioiosa Marea and Gliaca, stretching towards the sea stands the Tower of Ciaule built presumably between 1590 and 1630 with large blocks of stone on a rocky spur. The Tower is a magnificent example of that defensive system prepared along the Sicilian coasts around 1500, and Zappardino, an ancient fishing village gathered around the existing Church of San Bernardo. already at the time of the Dukes Denti (1700) who supported it.

In recent decades, these two villages have developed considerably, and are constantly expanding tourism especially for accommodation settlements (Villages and Campings) , with the enchanting beach framed by the green of the mountains, from which you can see the panoramic Guardiola and the Saracen Tower. The visit to Piraino begins at the entrance of the country in Via Roma, entering inward it is possible to see the Church of the Rosary with its eighteenth-century Campanile.

Continuing again towards the center you can the Doge's Palace belonging to the Denti family. Continuing the journey we come to the Mother Church (where the bodies of mummified priests are kept in a crypt). Then, almost at the end of the country, we arrive at the Church of Santa Caterina, which in 2006 was elevated to the Sanctuary of SS. ECCE HOMO. but you can't visit Piraino without having seen two points of enchanting landscape beauty: the Saracen Tower and the Guardiola. Piraino also houses an Ethno-Anthropological Museum that reproduces inside domestic environments, old crafts such as weaving, etc.. The ideal place for your holidays in Sicily.