Aci Trezza
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| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Sicily | ||
| Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) | ||
| local community | Aci Castello | ||
| Coordinates | 37 ° 34 ' N , 15 ° 10' E | ||
| height | 12 m slm | ||
| Residents | 5,000 () | ||
| Demonym | trezzoti | ||
| patron | San Giovanni Battista | ||
| Telephone code | 095 | CAP | 95026 |
Aci Trezza , also Acitrezza, is a fraction of the municipality of Aci Castello in the metropolitan city of Catania in the Italian region of Sicily . The municipality is located on the east coast of Sicily on the Ionian Sea . The Cyclops Islands lie off the coast .
history
Aci Trezza was originally a small fishing village which, due to the beautiful beach, developed into a destination for the residents of Catania .
In 1948, the film La terra trema with local actors was shot in Aci Trezza, directed by Luchino Visconti . The film is based on Giovanni Verga's novel Malavoglia , which describes the hard life of fishermen. Some of Verga's stories in the Cavalleria rusticana (Sicilian peasant stories ) also relate to Aci Trezza. They served as the basis for the opera of the same name Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni .
Worth seeing
There is a small museum in the Casa del Nespolo . From there, “literary tours” are organized to the locations of the novel and the film.
gallery
Aci Trezza harbor
Lachea, main island of the Cyclops
Smaller rocks in the south of the Cyclops
Web links
- acitrezzaonline.it (Italian)