Lucca Sicula: city of oil
What to see, things to do, what to eat, interesting facts
State: AG - Area: Agrigento surroundings
Lucca Sicula, nestled on a hill, rises in the lower Verdura valley.
The first human settlements in these lands date back to the Bronze Age (2nd century BC). Subsequent settlements can be traced back to the Roman era, between the 3rd and 4th centuries. A third settlement, from the Norman era, dating back to between 1000 and 1200, can be identified with the city of Villanova. This was completely destroyed and, in this same place in 1622, the ordiena Lucca Sicula arose at the hands of the Prince of Campofranco who obtained the licentia populandi to populate the village.
What is the best time to visit Lucca Sicula?
Lucca Sicula can be visited all year round: the welcome and warmth of the Sicilians will amaze you. But for an unforgettable experience, admiring the colors, tasting the flavors and fully experiencing the traditions, it is advisable to plan a visit on the days of one of the festivals that take place in Lucca Sicula during the year.
What to see in Lucca Sicula
The seventeenth-century village of Lucca Sicula has a checkerboard urban plan, characterized by octagonal axes.
The monument of greatest artistic importance is the mother church, one of the first monuments built with the birth of the village: the privilege of the ius populandi in fact imposed the obligation to provide the nascent town center with a church for the faithful.
Another sacred building in the village is the Church of the Rosary, dating back to dating back to the nineteenth century.
Worthy of note are the Municipal Library which houses over 8200 historical documents, volumes and video cassettes and the Palazzo Lo Cascio, a historical monument protected by the Superintendency of Heritage Cultural heritage of Agrigento.
The territory surrounding the village has a high environmental value, in particular the Oriented Nature Reserve of the Sosio Valley is of great importance.
What to eat in Lucca Sicula
Typical food, local wines and drinks, traditional dish to taste in Lucca Sicula
You can obviously taste all the typical products of Sicilian cuisine, the most well-known ones, such as cannoli, Sicilian cassata, arancini, etc. But there are some specialties typical of this area that are more difficult to find in other areas of Sicily.
Lucca Sicula is known as the City of Oil for the large and high-quality production of extra virgin olive oil. Among the cultivars typical of the area we remember the Biancolilla and the Nocellara del Belice.The production of cheeses and ricotta is also excellent.
