{"id":63209,"date":"2022-05-06T21:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T19:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=63209"},"modified":"2022-05-09T20:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:46:27","slug":"piana-degli-albanesi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/piana-degli-albanesi\/","title":{"rendered":"Piana degli Albanesi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the old town, there are many <strong>historical palaces<\/strong> in Byzantine style. Strolling through the town alleys, you can also see numerous <strong>Kronjet fountains<\/strong>. These are typical fountains made of local stone.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Sheshi quarter<\/strong>, with its stairways and enchanting views, is the oldest part of the village. The first <em>Arb\u00ebresh\u00eb people<\/em> who arrived in Sicily built their dwellings on the rocks in this area. Here is also where you can see the noble <strong>Manzone Palace<\/strong> (<em>Pallaci Mancuni<\/em>), a venue for cultural events.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Church of the Basilian Monastery of the Holy Saviour<\/strong> at Sclizza (<em>Klisha manastir Shejt Shp\u00ebtimtar te Sklica<\/em>) stands on the homonymous hill: you can reach it to enjoy the magnificent panorama that overlooks the entire valley.<\/p>\n<p>A few metres from <strong>Vittorio Emanuele Square<\/strong>, the <strong>Cathedral of St Demetrius the Great<\/strong> (known as <em>klisha e Sh\u00ebn Mitrit<\/em>) is the seat of the eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi. It is the constituency of the Italo-Albanian Church in Sicily. Here are celebrated some of Sicily&#8217;s most involving <a href=\"\/en\/?p=48204\"><strong>Holy Week ceremonies<\/strong><\/a>. Don&#8217;t miss them.<\/p>\n<p>After visiting the historic centre, we reach the symbolic <strong>lake<\/strong> of <strong>Piana degli Albanesi<\/strong>. Absolute peace reigns in this luxuriant oasis. It is a perfect place to relax. Let&#8217;s trace the footsteps of Santa Rosalia and follow the emotional <a href=\"\/en\/?p=47841\"><strong>Itinerarium Rosalie<\/strong><\/a>. We can experience the route on foot, <strong>by bike or on horseback<\/strong>. All around us, we admire a spectacular natural landscape. Outdoor sports enthusiasts can choose <strong>to fish<\/strong> in silence on the shore or glide over the water in a <a href=\"\/en\/?p=47893\"><strong>kayak<\/strong><\/a>. It is also possible to <a href=\"\/en\/?p=1212\"><strong>paraglide<\/strong><\/a> and enjoy a privileged view from the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting the walk, you can get a delicious and irresistible food supply in one of the many <strong>shops <\/strong><strong>selling typical products<\/strong>. It will then be possible to stop and picnic in the <strong>equipped areas<\/strong>. Take a rest, lying down on the grass surrounded by nature.<\/p>\n<p>As you can imagine, the <strong>local gastronomy<\/strong> also has surprises in store. In addition to the typical local dishes, the fusion with Albanian culture gives rise to delicious recipes. Such is the case with <strong>stranguj\u00ebt<\/strong>. They are a kind of gnocchi seasoned with tomato and lots of basil. Traditionally, desserts made with sheep&#8217;s ricotta cheese are second to none! Try <a href=\"\/en\/?p=3186\"><strong>cannoli<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and bign\u00e8 to believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the old town, there are many historical palaces in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":51868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1935,1919],"tags":[],"luogo":[1859],"stagione":[1874,1877],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Piana degli Albanesi - Visit Sicily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Piana degli Albanesi - Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the old town, there are many historical palaces in [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/piana-degli-albanesi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsicily.info\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-06T19:49:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-09T18:46:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SCORCIO-PIANA-DEGLI-ALBANESI-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"l.menconi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@VisitSicilyOP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VisitSicilyOP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"l.menconi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/piana-degli-albanesi\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/piana-degli-albanesi\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"l.menconi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1a99cc56fe7939a769f7de2cd7a198d4\"},\"headline\":\"Piana degli Albanesi\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-06T19:49:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-09T18:46:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/piana-degli-albanesi\/\"},\"wordCount\":388,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Living Traditions\",\"Villages\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/piana-degli-albanesi\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/piana-degli-albanesi\/\",\"name\":\"Piana degli Albanesi - 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