Vizzini

Vizzini

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Vizzini is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island of Sicily, in southern Italy.

History

The area has been settled since the Bronze Age. Then came the Greeks and Romans. In those days, it was called Bidis. Later, the Byzantines and then the Arabs ruled it. In 1693, a strong earthquake hit the town.

Demographics

In 2022, the population was 5,717. It has been declining for at least two decades.

Economy

Vizzini is well-known for its cheese production. Ricotta cheese is the best-known product of the town. Livestock raising and tourism are also significant in the economy.

Festivals

• Festival of ricotta and cheese in Vizzini

• Feast of the Madonna dei Campi in Vizzini

Famous people

• Giovani Verga, the father of Italian realism was born in Vizzini.

Archaeology

Archaeological research has uncovered what is left of an upper-class Roman house near Vizzini. The building has a mosaic floor from the 2nd-4th centuries A.D.

Vizzini Media

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  Salita Lucio Marineo (Tiled stairs near municipio)(Vizzini,Italy)

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  View of Vizzini from the valley below

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  Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù. Original 13th-century church was severely damaged in the 1693 earthquake and rebuilt in the Baroque style