Some ruins of the castle
Novara di Sicilia: the medieval stone village.
12 August 2022 - Categorie: The places of the heart, Cities of Art and Villages, Cultural tourism Tags:
On the border between the Nebrodi and the Peloritani Mountains, you may find this splendid place with a medieval taste, which time is marked by a calm and modest pace of life: Novara di Sicilia, since 2004 included in the circuit of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
The area in which this wonderful village is located is truly rich in places to visit, places to experience, among the most popular destinations of world tourism: an excellent starting point for exploring this wonderful part of the island during your journey to discover of Sicily. You can certainly start by visiting Taormina with its architectural beauties, including the Greek Theater.
From here leave for countless trips to the most popular tourist sites such as the Etna Park, the Alcantara Gorges, the Nebrodi Mountains, Caltagirone and much more. And why not rest in one of our phenomenal luxury villas in the area with their swimming pools for exclusive use and their views over the bay of the city?
Novara di Sicilia is a municipality in the province of Messina and has 1171 inhabitants on a territory that extends for about 49 km². The same name carries with it the signs of the different peoples, of the different cultures and traditions that have inhabited the place over the centuries.
The term “Noa”, a word of Sican origin, means “fallow” and indicated the conspicuous production of wheat that characterized the territory during the Greek colonization. With the Romans it became Novalia (wheat field) and with the Arabs Nouah (flower garden, to indicate the beauty and fertility of the territory), up to Nucaria in the Middle Ages, Noara, Nuarra in Sicilian and Novara today.
This village captures the hearts of visitors as soon as they look at it: an entire stone town that emerges from the woods, in the heart of the colors of Sicilian nature. Full of houses next to each other, that almost dreamlike plot of alleys, the wonderful decorations of the facades, the elegance of the buildings and the disarming beauty of the churches help to create that medieval taste that attracts thousands of tourists every year leaving them speechless.
What certainly dominates the entire town is the Castle, the ancient Saracen fortress of which today unfortunately only the ruins remain but, located on a sheer cliff, still retains its unchanged beauty enjoying an unprecedented panorama that slopes down from the valley. gently towards the sea making you see the Aeolian Islands.
The area in which this wonderful village is located is truly rich in places to visit, places to experience, among the most popular destinations of world tourism: an excellent starting point for exploring this wonderful part of the island during your journey to discover of Sicily. You can certainly start by visiting Taormina with its architectural beauties, including the Greek Theater.
From here leave for countless trips to the most popular tourist sites such as the Etna Park, the Alcantara Gorges, the Nebrodi Mountains, Caltagirone and much more. And why not rest in one of our phenomenal luxury villas in the area with their swimming pools for exclusive use and their views over the bay of the city?
Novara di Sicilia is a municipality in the province of Messina and has 1171 inhabitants on a territory that extends for about 49 km². The same name carries with it the signs of the different peoples, of the different cultures and traditions that have inhabited the place over the centuries.
The term “Noa”, a word of Sican origin, means “fallow” and indicated the conspicuous production of wheat that characterized the territory during the Greek colonization. With the Romans it became Novalia (wheat field) and with the Arabs Nouah (flower garden, to indicate the beauty and fertility of the territory), up to Nucaria in the Middle Ages, Noara, Nuarra in Sicilian and Novara today.
This village captures the hearts of visitors as soon as they look at it: an entire stone town that emerges from the woods, in the heart of the colors of Sicilian nature. Full of houses next to each other, that almost dreamlike plot of alleys, the wonderful decorations of the facades, the elegance of the buildings and the disarming beauty of the churches help to create that medieval taste that attracts thousands of tourists every year leaving them speechless.
What certainly dominates the entire town is the Castle, the ancient Saracen fortress of which today unfortunately only the ruins remain but, located on a sheer cliff, still retains its unchanged beauty enjoying an unprecedented panorama that slopes down from the valley. gently towards the sea making you see the Aeolian Islands.
The narrow streets
Cathedral
Novara di Sicilia
Finally, almost every corner of the village has a religious complex of the most disparate origins: walking through the streets and paths of Novara di Sicilia is like walking through time. There are medieval churches such as that of San Francesco from the thirteenth century, baroque churches such as that of the Annunziata and churches that retain Norman traces such as that of San Giorgio Martire today used as a municipal auditorium.
This and much more in Novara di Sicilia that will never cease to surprise and charm with its architectural and natural beauties.
This and much more in Novara di Sicilia that will never cease to surprise and charm with its architectural and natural beauties.
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