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Acireale, Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, sights and vacation places |
 Palermo: 750000 Inhabitants Catania: 420000 Inhabitants Messina: 270000 Inhabitants Syrakus: 110000 Inhabitants Trapani: 110000 Inhabitants Caltanisetta: 80 000 Inhabitants Agrigento: 60 000 Inhabitants Ragusa: 60 000 Inhabitants Marsala: 50 000 Inhabitants Acireale: 50 000 Inhabitants Taormina: 10 000 Inhabitants |
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Acireale-sights At the east-coast of Sicily north of Catania you'll find the city Acireale, A wonderful city that annually pulls many tourists into its ban. The city until far into the mountains and the aroma of the blossom of that citrus trees that are placed around Acireale and his area. The area around Acireale is one of the most important lemon and orange annex zone of Sicily. In the year 1693, Acireale became destroyed through on Earthquake and in the 17 century in the baroque style again rebuild. The architectural art possesses also here like throughout Sicily very narrow religious ties which can be seen on the church of Sant Sebastiano and in the basilica of Sant Pietro and Sant Paolo. The basilica of Sant Paolo was built absolutely in the style of the 17 century and spares remained as only of the earthquake in the year 1693. In the internal of these 2 churches you can find valuable wall frescos of P. Vesta a local artist who lived in the year 700 after Christ on Sicily. Today the city becomes to one of the most visited Vacation places and baths centers of the east-coast of Sicily. The boardwalks following the coast invite you to make a romantic walk or to go to a restaurant and one not certainly will forget a stay Also that in the vicinity lain Aci Castello is very pretty, This little fisherman village lain north by Catania is found one of the most romantic places on Sicily, and so many love shafts finds its beginning in Aci Castello. Remarkably is that all fisherman villages of the east coast beginns with the name Aci. The reason for that is the downfall of the antique Greek city Achis in the year 1169 after Christ. The City was totally destroyed by a violent earthquake. The last surviving persons rescued themselves at the east coast of Sicily and create new settlements and established different cities with the name extension Aci. Cities example: Aci Castello / Aci Bonaccorsi / Aci Reale / Aci Trezza / Aci Catena / Aci S.Antonio / Aci S.Filippo / Aci S.Lucia / Aci. Plątani. Sicily hotels and vacations houses at the east coast, Catania, Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Aci Trezza and Aci Castello |
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