Novara di Sicilia

Novara di Sicilia
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina  (ME)
Local name	Nu (v) ara / Nouah / Nuè
Coordinates	38 ° 1 '  N , 15 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 1 '0 "  N , 15 ° 8' 0"  E
height	650  m slm
surface	48 km²
Residents	1,251 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	26 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	98058
prefix	0941
ISTAT number	083062
Popular name	Novaresi
Website	Novara di Sicilia

Novara di Sicilia is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Messina in the autonomous region of Sicily with 1251 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

Location and dates

Novara

Novara di Sicilia is 68 km southwest of Messina . The residents mainly work in agriculture and handicrafts.

The neighboring municipalities are Fondachelli-Fantina , Francavilla di Sicilia , Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea , Rodì Milici and Tripi .

history

Remnants of prehistoric settlements have been found in the area of ​​Novara di Sicilia, and many prehistoric finds also come from the Riparo della Sperlinga cave. The current place is of Norman origin.

Attractions

The Festa della Assunta in August

In the town

• Oratory of San Filippo Neri, built in 1610, now the town hall
• Church of San Giorgio from the 17th century
• Cathedral from the 17th century, inside there are 12 altars
• Church dell'Annumziata with a marble group from 1531

In the neighborhood

• Sperlinga Grotto (Riparo della Sperlinga)
• View from the mountain Rocca di Novara , from here you can see the Aeolian Islands , Mount Etna and the surrounding area

Web links

Commons : Novara di Sicilia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed June 8, 2017 (Italian).