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Hospital Ospedale Umberto I, Contrada Ferrante in Enna Bassa, on the road to
Pergusa ( 0935 45 111).

Pharmacies Librizzi, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 20 ( 0935 500 908); Farmacia del
Centro, Via Roma 315 ( 0935 500 650). Both open Mon–Sat 8.30am–1pm & 4.30–
8pm, and a late-opening rota is posted in all pharmacy windows.

Police Questura at Via San Giuseppe 4 ( 0935 522 111).

Post office Via A. Volta, off Piazza Garibaldi (Mon–Fri 8am–6.30pm, Sat 8am–
12.30pm).

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Northeast of Enna

There’s a great driving route northeast of Enna, along the minor SS121 which runs all
the way to Adrano and the Etna foothills. It’s rolling countryside for the most part,
punctuated by a succession of viewpoints and sleepy little towns and villages such as

Leonforte and Cesarò, and with an occasional coffee and a stretch of the legs the
route can occupy half a day. The road is in a bit of a state, with the surface breaking up
here and there, though it’s perfectly drivable with care. Buses come this way too,
though with services timetabled to take local kids to school in Enna, you might find
yourself spending longer than you’d want in many of the towns – generally you can
expect to have to leave Enna after school finishes for the day around 2pm, and then to

return the next day at the crack of dawn.

Forty kilometres north of Enna, the small hill-town of Nicosia is the main stop on the
trans-mountain SS120, which cuts across some of the remoter stretches of the Sicilian
interior. It’s hardly a major destination its own right, though onward routes from
Nicosia are all dramatic, especially north over the Madonie mountains to Gangi,
Mistretta and the Tyrrhenian coast and east along the SS120 through a bare landscape

dominated ever more dramatically by the giant silhouette of Etna. Again, the road isn’t
in great condition, with slips and wash-outs common, but it’s no problem if you heed
the signs and drive carefully.

Leonforte

Some 20km from Enna along the SS121, LEONFORTE is typical of the small towns
hereabouts, with its roots firmly in the seventeenth century and an attractive central
square that sprouts bars in profusion. Other than the impressive Duomo and the
domineering Palazzo Baronale, Leonforte’s most noteworthy sight is La Granfonte,
overlooking the hills on the edge of town. Built in 1651, it’s not so much a fountain as
a row of 24 waterspouts set in a sculpted facade of carvings and inscriptions. Once