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Start your sightseeing tour Corso Umberto I take that will lead you to the heart of the country. I Encounters the fountain of Venus Ciprea , of sculptures of mythological content, exquisite classical, raised in the old driveway up area Ypsigro of (ancient name of the city) in 1614.
P roseguendo, among the scents of two confectionery factories (Pinzino and Cammarata), which will probably baked Sicilian cannoli and cassatine takes you to the Church of the Crucifix pre-existing area of \u200b\u200bthe castle, so long before the fourteenth century. . The Baroque bell tower is covered with plates multicolored, tiled balustrade and has many decorative elements. The many paintings, the sculptures and furniture that enriches it, are exposed New in the Matrix. D see also the to Church Idria , erected in the sixteenth century ., which houses a large canvas depicting Lady dell'Odigitria Gaspare Vazzano, said Zoppo di Gangi, executed in 1586. few steps and you find yourself in Margaret's Square, the heart of the city.
On the left, the old Bench Court of Ventimiglia , now houses the tourist office , centered on the sixteenth fountain ; right the Madrice Old , which began in the fourteenth century, which was built against, in the sixteenth century, a Renaissance porch.
Also in the square the Torre Clock means a facility that dates back to 1791, above the building in feudal times was used as a prison and the current device is dated 1885.
Passing under the Arco di Sant'Anna you will find yourself in front of the magnificent Castello dei Ventimiglia . started building in 1316 by Count Francesco Ventimiglia on The Hill. Ypsigro of Peter, hence the name "Castle good air "that gives as to Castelbuono. The original structure is not easy to identify: the cube shape recalls the Arabic architecture, the square towers reflect that of the Normans, the Swabians, the cylindrical tower. Ladders have been discovered secret intercommunicate with the various plans and a gallery that put him in communication with Church S. Francis 1322. Us back to the feudal era small rooms underground that were used for the imprisonment of offenders who are guilty of serious crimes.
Splendida the Palatine Chapel decorated with stucco work of the brothers Joseph and James Serpotta, executed in 1683, where, in an urn is preserved the relic of skull Sant'Anna , patron saint of Castelbuono. The Urn is a pedestal for the bust sculpted silver work of the Holy 1521. The artistic "Wooden Choir" is the work of Domenico Castelbuono Coco in 1760. Leaving the old, well worth a visit to the "complex of San Francesco." In it you can admire the Mausoleum of Ventimiglia , octagonal building Gothic style built the church built in 1332, built by Francesco Ventimiglia The founder of Castelbuono. Crossing Portal entry, exquisite workmanship, clear inside the majestic Sarcophagus Prince Francis IV of Ventimiglia, the sculpture of "baroque" Sicilian. The magnificent Cloister century, in the former convent, is accessed from the square. During your tour, cultural tourism, do not forget to visit also the church S. Anthony Martyr of San Nicolò , the Annunciation, SSTrinità of (Mary's College) and of Badia . Go one day Cartiera Turrisi (1823) in the valley of the cylinder.
worth a visit the two museums Castelbuono the "Museum" located at the Castle, which preserves and enhances the monuments, historical, artistic and literary city and the Museum Francesco Mina Palumbo "which bears the name of an illustrious Castelbuono and enlightened scholar of the nineteenth century, whose natural and historical collections (fossils, herbarium, birds, plants, rare books, etc..) collected in the Badia.
The Craft of Castelbuono
crafts Castelbuono is still thriving, although unfortunately some of the old forms have become extinct. Much appreciated are the woodwork and wrought iron. The Company Mazzola is a tradition of four generations of skilled artisans in the felling and processing wood for the construction of barrels, stairs, trusses, floors, etc.. Particular attention they deserve, instead, directed to women's jobs bill lace, weaving and embroidery work. The field of antiques is constantly growing. Among the typical artisan sweets come to those high enough to be exported abroad. You can taste doves and hand-decorated Easter eggs, panettone filled with colorful and delicious tastes, products made with almonds, cookies and delicious pastries, a special bread baked in wood, etc.. Some wineries and olive oil have reached a very high quality and are also exported abroad.
Extrabar- Fiasconaro Brothers - Piazza Margherita-Castelbuono - Tel 0921671231
winery Abbey S. Anastasia - Contrada S. Anastasia - Tel 0921 671959
Company Mazzola - Via Geraci Sicula-Castelbuono - Tel 67 0921 1185
We shopping to Castelbuono and countries of the Park
Among the sweet "cake" should be mentioned the buccellati, squares of pasta stuffed with dried figs, almonds, walnuts, grapes sultana cooked wine honey, cinnamon and cloves, covered with powdered sugar or glazed. Castelbuono specialty is the "head of turkish" sweet pastry made of layers alternating with cream, chocolate and sprinkled with cinnamon gives it a dark and "so lean, pastry filled with dried fruits and almonds. A Isnello prepare the "horns" filled with dried figs, almonds, marmalade and raisins. A Petraia Soprana the "Stay" and eye of Saint Lucia "in her honor. For Easter is used to model a sweetened dough flour in the form of dolls or "aceddi" (birds) that contain the surprise of a boiled egg. All year round the Park area bakeries and pastry shops churn out biscuits with egg or simple "caddura" (icing), taralli soft nougat flavored with cinnamon. A Castelbuono, the factory confectionery Fiasconaro produces tasty and well known artisan panettone filled with different flavors, which are exported worldwide. A Polizzi Generosa and Petraia Sottana Madonie the most typical dessert is a pastry filled with tuma (mountain cheese), pumpkin, egg whites, cocoa, sugar and lemon zest, baked and served cold. Every year it is celebrated with a festival.
Extra Bar Fiasconaro - Piazza Margherita, 10 - Castelbuono - Tel 0921 671 231
La Bottega Dolce - Via Cesare Battisti, 3 - Isnello (Pa) - Phone 0921 662 526
Pastry Gabriele Bracco - Paul to the course, 107 - Petraia skirt - Tel 0921 641107
Pasticceria Paradiso - Via Garibaldi, 50 - Polizzi Generosa - Tel 0921 688 690
The category " wine " Madonie, there Castelbuono work only because one of the most interesting companies in the region, the " Abbey of Santa Anastasia . In the beautiful estate vineyards on the hills overlooking the sea, you cultivated varieties of Nero d'Avola, Merlot, Cabernet, inzolia, chardonnay and sauvignon; from the mixture of grape varieties is obtained deep rich reds extraordinarily complex and white wines of great nerve to drink. Abbey of Santa Anastasia - Contrada Santa Anastasia - Castelbuono - Tel 0921 671959
A must buy is " manna ", an excellent sweetener in the form of cannoli, produced exclusively in 17% of the municipalities of Pollina and Castelbuono. You get the recording so-called "manna ash trees" from the trunk of which comes out this delicious nectar that curdle the form of white stalactites (cannuoli). The manna has laxative properties and refreshing and is a great ideal sweetener in the diets of diabetics.
Required Manufacturers Association of Manna - Via Tenente Luigi Cortina, 5 - Castelbuono - Tel 0921 671 263 (The products are can also be found in health food stores and pharmacies throughout Italy).
Farm "Berg" - To buy genuine products of country life and find the taste of the traditional flavors of healthy food madonita. Not far from Castelbuono is an ancient center of the most characteristic of the Madonie that spread over eighty thousand square meters between gardens, orchards and olive groves, in an archeological site dating back to the greek-roman garden of the ancient feud originally Berg. The company has never broken this tradition by improving and enriched over the crops. We also raise bees for honey production. You can, in addition to taste, purchase healthy products such as oil, wine, honey, cheeses, mozzarella, arugula with cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.. All organic products are certified Ecocert Italy.
Farm Bergi - Contrada Berg (SS 286 per Geraci Km.17, 600). - Tel.0921 672045 cell. 368 71028
For who wants to buy a piece of artistic ceramics of Sicily, from Castelbuono, where there are other outlets, can go to Collesano , village Madonie where it exists, in the field of ceramics, an ancient tradition (1600). The various objects, ranging from tile to precious amphora, with its unique colors, ranging from mustard to brown and dark green, reproduces exactly the ceramics of the past. A good level of craftsmanship, directed to the invoice of embroidery, lace, rugs and ceramics is can be found in the country of Isnello , very close to Castelbuono. An explosion of exhibition of ceramics of all invoices and colors found in the village of Santo Stefano di Camastra (Castelbuono you meet along SS for Messina). Along the main road, a myriad of shops display their artistic creations of pottery for everyone, so that you can not help to resist buying some.
Castle Ventimiglia
Made in 1316.all 'the rich interior rooms have coffered ceilings
carved and decorated. In the palace chapel is kept the urn of the relic of St. Anne. The interior is covered with stucco of the brothers Joseph and James
Serpotta. Now houses the Museo Civico di Castelbuono.
Museum Mina Palumbo
The archaeological section has documented the 'existence of some settlements Neolithic. The museum includes a library, mineral and fossil collections, a herbarium, birds and insects.
Matrix old
is dedicated to the Assumption Church in 1400. It is believed that it was originally a mosque.
Church of San Francesco
Founded 1332, preserves a fresco in the vestibule of the fourteenth century. depicting Santa Maria of Byzantium, a lady of Gaggini. Adjacent to the church is a beautiful cloister of the eighteenth century.
New Matrix
Built in the seventeenth century., The inside cross Latin America is divided into three naves supported by twelve stone columns covered with stucco, manufactured by Serpotta, the angels of the pediment of the dome instead belong to Vincent Messina.
Fountain of Venus Ciprea
We are represented in high statue of Andromeda, Venus and Cupid in the middle and bottom of Diana to the bathroom.