Palazzolo Acreide
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Acknoweledgement about Akrai-Palazzolo
Palazzolo rises to the east of the old Akrai, one of the tresubcolonie founded by the Dori of Syracuse in the 664 B.C. The site of Akrai,on the flat summit hill Acremonte, was chosen in a first moment for military movites, seing its strategie position dominating on the southern boundaries of Syracuse and that of southeast of Sicily, then slowly it became an important economic centre. The most interesting remains of the urban monumentals of Akrai are the Greek theatre,
the Bouluterion, the stone quarry engraved in big and small with the catacombs, the podium of the Afrodite temple, the sanctuary rupestre di Cibele ("Santoni") hermits the feral temples ("santicello"), the Hellenistic-roman street "decuman" of the city.
Akrai was destroyed by the Arabs in 827.In began to rise its new name of Palazzolo (in 1862 came addeb the patronymic Acreide) after the year 1000 on the lower part of the hill, where around the 1200 a castle was also buided.The devasting earthquake of the 1693, that at Palazzolo left 700 victims, besides the mediaevale castle, it destoyed houses, palaces and churches. The rebuilding that has follwed for the palaces and churches was marked to baroque, a typology of baroque that in the Iblei assumed particular features.
Monuments and places to visit in Palazzolo, città Patrimonio dell'Umanità.
Besides the archaeologist area and the ruins of the castle in which above are desribed, are worthed an accurate visit the following places and monumentts: the house museum of the Iblea country culture, founded bu Anonino Uccello in 1972.The pubblic garden projected and builded in 1880 with the contribute of the baron Vincenzo Messina di Bibbia, the monumenta cemery, the Garibaldi stret with its various palaces, among them Ferla palace and Judica-Caruso palace with its long balcony with brachets and masks. 
The main street Vittorio Emauele with other interesting palaces and in particular the Judica palce and the Pizzo palace.The most interesting churches from the artistic vision are the Annunciation church,Our Mother' s church, St.Paul' s church,St.Antony's church of the Capuchin, St. Michael' s church, The Immaculate' s church (were inside there' s exposed "Our Lady With the baby Francesco Laurana), St. Sebastian' s church in People' s square.
Manifestations and enterprises "Basilica Parish Sebastian Festivities Counsil" and of the "Association Culture Icaro":
Between the last enterprises to which they have given life, the Counsil and the Association Culture Icaro
remenber the exhibition of the cribs made by di G.Leone, the longhest christmas tree of Sicily ( 35mt), the animated crib,ecc. In occasion of the festivities of St. Sebastian there were organized different lots of exhibitions, like those of the portraits of the Parish chaplain priests and the painted of Melilli, the panels of the Triumphal car,photos exhibition of the local handicrafts, extemporary paintinngs.
In 1998 it was pubblished. the text of St:Sebastian Protector Palatioli and the same year on the 26th December the "Corales St. Sebastian". In 1998it has been sealed the twinning with St.Sebastian of Melilli, at Palazzolo it was holden the first provincial meeting of the "nuri" naked of St. Sebastian that has repeated itself in occasion of the 2000. Aways in 1999 it was realized the official Video of St. Sebastian' s feast titled St. Sebastian. The cult and the feast at Palazzolo Acreide. In the 2000 in occasion of the jubilee year it was holden the procession of the Holy Rlics of St. Sebastian broad from all over the east of Sicily.The videocasette and all the other gadgets are available in the Basilics or by calling at this number: +39(0)931/882045 e-mail: info@sansebastiano.org
- From Catania (about 90 Km ) - Driving the SS.114 till Syracuse, then get onto the Sp.14 la called "Mare-Monti"
- From Syracuse (about 38 Km) - Driving the Sp.14 the "Mare-Monti".
- From Ragusa (about 40 Km) - Driving the SS:194 till Giarratana and continue on the SP.57 e SP.23.
As to reach Palazzolo Acreide
In auto:
that of Catania is the nearest Catania. The railway station: that of Syracuse is the nearest.
In Autobus, da Siracusa prendere AST per Palazzolo Acreide da Piazzale delle Poste. Numeri utili AST Siracusa Tel. centralino 0931-462711, da Catania prendere AST per Palazzolo Acreide di fronte alla Stazione Centrale. Numeri utili AST Catania Tel. informazioni Tel. 095 7461096.
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