Discover Prizzi
Discover all there is to see and do in Prizzi. Don't miss the best events, interesting places and curiosities related to the area.
Explore Prizzi
Ready to immerse yourself in the wonders and beauties of this city? Here's what you can explore.
Not to be missed in Prizzi
Choose what to do among the events scheduled in Prizzi. Don't miss the main social activities, the most important patronal festivals and all the festivals in the province of Palermo.
Useful tips for your holidays in Prizzi
Follow our advice to better enjoy your holiday in Prizzi. Discover new places, experience the Sicilian typicality that tells the culture of a people rich in traditions.
Prizzi: what to see in the emerald of the Sicani
Prizzi, what to see in the village which is located a short distance from Palermo, a small wedding favor with an ancient charm.
Why visit Prizzi
Prizzi is a Sicilian municipality located in the province of Palermo and has about 4 inhabitants. It rises to 966 meters above sea level and makes it one of the highest towns in Sicily.
Il village of Prizzi it is a small wedding favor with an ancient charm that offers many surprises to those who decide to visit it. The urban center is full of churches, low houses and narrow alleys that have a flavor of the past.
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Things to do in Prizzi
The emblem of the village, which is also found in its coat of arms, is the Prizzi Castle, also known by the name of Castello della Margana, which stands on the top of a rocky cliff about 470 m high.
In addition to the splendid Castle, the town has other historical and cultural monuments as in the case of archaeological Museum, inside which there are three sections, one dedicated to archeology, one to paleontology and the other to mineralogy.
Among the events that are repeated during the year in the town of Prizzi there is certainly the patronal feast dedicated to St. George. The event takes place on April 23 and is both a religious and a folkloric event given that, together with the celebrations of faith, there is also a more mundane appointment which is the cattle festival. Another event that attracts thousands of visitors to Prizzi is the Holy Easter, more precisely the Dance of the Devils, a theatrical representation that stages the struggle between good and evil, which takes place on Easter Sunday.
How to get around in Prizzi
The small size of the town of Prizzi they will allow you to visit the town center in a few hours even with a walk.
To better enjoy the area, you can always consider moving with a means of transport, so as to move in total autonomy even among the neighboring municipalities, where you can find other villages to be discovered.
How to get to Prizzi
Those who wish to reach Prizzi can do so by car, traveling along the SS118 from Palermo while from Trapani the recommended route is the A29 followed by the E933. For those who move from Catania, on the other hand, they may prefer the A19 while from Messina it is advisable to take the A20 first and then the E90. All visitors departing from Syracuse will be able to take the A19 and then the E932, finally from Enna it will be necessary to travel only on the SS189.
Prizzi does not have its own railway station so if you prefer to travel on the train it will be necessary to have the Roccapalumba-Alia station as a reference and from there continue with the lines of bus numbers made available by the public company AST.
Useful numbers
Common
091 8344611
Tourist Info
091 8346901
Municipal police
091 8344652
Emergency medical Service
091 7037781
Quick Links
Municipality site
www.comune.prizzi.pa.it
