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Things to do in Villarosa Sicilia Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Villarosa Sicilia Italy. If you’are planning to visit Villarosa Sicilia for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Villarosa Sicilia and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Villarosa Sicilia and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Villarosa Sicilia

Enna (9 Km)

Rocca di Cerere

On top of the hill, where the temple dedicated to the goddess of wheat stands, you can enjoy a beautiful view all around and on Calascibetta Enna

Enna (9 Km)

Chiesa di San Giovanni (San Domenico)

The church has three naves.Inside there are two paintings of 1595 by the Zoppo di Gangi, a painting by Borremans and baptismal font, of which the basis is Roman.

Enna (9 Km)

Torre di Federico II

The octagonal tower built under Frederick II of Swabia, which is dominant in the middle of a small public garden.

Enna (9 Km)

Torre di San Giovanni

What remained of the Church of St. John the Baptist. Restored in the '60s and '70s, has a construction of a small Arabic Norman dome in place of the conical spire in majolica that originally surmounted it.

Enna (9 Km)

Museo Archeologico di Palazzo Varisano

The museum is located in Palazzo Varisano, built from the 18th century. Inside there is a large collection of elements from the prehistoric, medieval and classical periods, coming from areas around the city, from several private collections and transfers from museums in the region. All items are well arranged according to the characteristics. The museum is open to the public.

Enna (9 Km)

Museo Fede e Tradizione di Enna

A special museum that contains clay thumbnails of the 15 Enna brotherhoods, each with typical clothes and church membership. Each niche is flanked by a brief history of the Brotherhood.

Enna (10 Km)

Chiesa di S. Giuseppe (San Benedetto)

Dates back to the seventeenth century. presents a façade in baroque style. Its single nave, houses paintings of remarkable workmanship, the statue of the Holy Family and the silver frontal altar

Enna (10 Km)

Duomo

The building of the XIV century with wooden ceilings and rich stucco decorations, a beautiful wooden choir from the late sixteenth, paintings of the Flemish Borremans and of Paladini in the sanctuary.

Enna (10 Km)

Chiesa della Madonna di Valverde

Inside, of great value, two oils,one depicting Our Lady of Valverde and one Our Lady of Graces,two statues, one of St. Joseph and the other of Mother Mary holding the Infant Jesus, banners, robes embroidered in gold and vestments.

Enna (10 Km)

Museo "G. Alessi"

The Museum presents numerous pieces of goldsmiths from the 13th century until 800. Among the pieces we can name necklaces, pendants, bracelets worked in precious stones such as rubies, sapphires and diamonds. The treasure has a strong piece like the Crown of Mary SS of the Visitation, patroness of the city. The archaeological collection boasts Egyptian vases up to the pieces depicting the goddess Kore and the vast monetary collection with more than 4000 Greek, Roman and Sicilian coins.

Enna (10 Km)

Museo Multimediale Musical Art

Another unusual museum. Presents the paintings of the greatest Sicilian artists or who worked in Sicily from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, accompanied and described by purposefully composed soundtracks.

Enna (10 Km)

Castello di Lombardia

It is the symbol of the city, built on 26000 square meters. It is one of the greatest of the era. The name comes from a garrison of Lombard soldiers placed to defend the castle. The location of the castle is in the foreground and the city was born around it. Under the fortification, the Fortress of Ceres already existed, which was the cult of the Goddess of the Mass. In 1923, the castle also served as a prison. For almost half a century, the structure was the headquarters of the City Opera House.

Enna (16 Km)

Grotta della Guardiola

Place of worship in a time prior to city's birth. It is the largest of the necropolis perched at the foot of the mountain on which Enna is.

Other attractions in Villarosa Sicilia

Churches and places of worship

Santuario del SS. Crocifisso di Papardura

Built around the cave where in 1659 was found an image of the Crucifix painted on stone slab. Interesting is the silver frontal altar and the wooden coffered ceiling.

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa delle Anime Sante

Built in 1616, it has a single nave in baroque style. The church has wonderful ceilings frescoed by the Fleming painter William Borremans. Remarkable wooden pulpit dating back to '700, decorated with beautiful sculptures.

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa di S. Francesco d'Assisi

It stands on a rocky outcropping and relies on the Palazzo Chiaramonte, closely resembling a fortress. The interior offers a sanctuary of the '600 frescoed with works by Francesco Ciotti.

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa di S. Marco

Built on the ruins of an ancient synagogue. Inside you can admire a beautiful plaster and the eighteenth-century majolica-tiled floor.The frontal wooden altar dating back to 1600 is almost entirely covered in gold.

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa dell'Addolorata

Its construction started from a shopkeeper.In the seventeenth Century it was completed by the priest Joseph Ribis. The tower is in Arabic style, covered with ceramic bricks.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo Pollicarini

Fortified residence in Gothic style. A Baroque doorway leads into the courtyard in which you can admire the porch and two floors of the palace decorated with richly contoured frames.

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa di S. Agostino

Built in the second half of the eighteenth century. Of particular interest is a large canvas representing the 'Adoration of the Magi by Pietro D'Asaro and a Madonna and Child, in marble, from the workshop of Gagini.

Destinations nearby

Calascibetta

Calascibetta

It is 18 Km away - about 24 minutes

Enna

It is 19,8 Km away - about 22 minutes

Resuttano

Resuttano

It is 26,5 Km away - about 28 minutes

Marianopoli

Marianopoli

It is 33,4 Km away - about 45 minutes

Pietraperzia

Pietraperzia

It is 34,6 Km away - about 39 minutes

Assoro

Assoro

It is 34,8 Km away - about 41 minutes

Leonforte

Leonforte

It is 34,9 Km away - about 45 minutes

Nicosia

Nicosia

It is 37,8 Km away - about 51 minutes

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