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II, it now stands in isolation amid the Giardino Pubblico in the largely modern south
           of the town. You can climb to the top of the tower for more great views.

           Calascibetta

           6km from Enna • Buses every two hours from the terminal but only two on Sunday

           The small town you can see from Enna’s terraces, hugging a lower hill to the north
           across the valley, is Calascibetta, and it hints at what Enna would be like without the
           tower blocks. Once a Saracen town, it was fortified by Count Roger in his successful
           attempt to take Enna in 1087, and the tangled streets seem straight from that age. The
           tightly packed red-stone buildings perch above a sheer drop on the eastern side, rising
           to the restored Chiesa Madre at the very top.


           ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: ENNA

           By bus The terminal is on Viale Diaz, just out of the old centre and a 10min walk from
           the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele. All bus companies are at the bus terminal: SAIS (

            0935 500 902,   saisautolinee.it) covers Calascibetta, Caltanissetta, Catania, Catania
           airport, Messina, Palermo and Piazza Armerina; Interbus (  0935 22 460,
            interbus.it) covers Agira, Catania, Leonforte and Nicosia; and ISEA (  095 464 101,
              iseaviaggi.it) Cesarò, Nicosia and Troina.

           Destinations Calascibetta (8–12 daily Mon–Sat, 2 daily Sun; 30min); Caltagirone (2
           daily Mon–Fri, 1 daily Sun; 1hr 25min); Caltanissetta (4–5 daily Mon–Sat; 55min);

           Catania (8–10 daily Mon–Sat, 5 daily Sun; 1hr 15min); Gela (3–4 daily; 1hr 15min);
           Leonforte (8 daily Mon–Sat, 2 daily Sun; 35–45min); Nicosia (3 daily Mon–Sat; 1hr
           30min); Palermo (3–5 daily; 1hr 35min); Pergusa (4–9 daily Mon–Sat, 4 daily Sun;
           20min); Piazza Armerina (4–6 daily; 30min).

           By train The train station is 5km north of town: a local bus runs roughly hourly to the
           town centre and back (less frequently on Sun), or a taxi costs around €15.

           Destinations Caltanissetta (7 daily Mon–Sat, 5 daily Sun; 35min); Catania (6 daily;

           1hr 20min); Palermo (2 daily Mon–Sat, 1 daily Sun; 2hr 20min).

           By car Having whizzed up the road from below town with comparative ease, the
           traffic in Enna is among the most congested in all Sicily, and you really don’t want to
           drive around more than you have to. There’s a car park just off Viale Diaz, by the
           Cappuccini cemetery and near the bus terminal (look for the blue “P” sign), and plenty
           of free parking up by the castle (follow “castello” signs); from either place it’s a

           10min walk to the old town.

           GETTING AROUND
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