{"id":13478,"date":"2021-08-02T15:52:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/non-categorizzato\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:53:02","slug":"mazarin-and-the-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"The small town of Mazzarino and its castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13478&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Vote article&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The small town of Mazzarino and its castle&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 7px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Vote article<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s go to the discovery of Mazarin and his castle. Mazzarino is a small town unknown to many, in the province of Caltanissetta. It was built under the Normans and the urban center experienced an important expansion between the 16th and 17th centuries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The historic center is really very nice and picturesque. The main monuments are the churches, many of which were built<\/strong> <strong>With the beautiful baroque style<\/strong>. All you have to do is walk down<strong> Corso Vittorio Emanuele II<\/strong> to admire the town&#8217;s monuments.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Curiosity:<\/strong> In the month of June there is a historical seventeenth-century parade, with medieval costumes &#8220;The seventeenth century at the Carafa court&#8221;. During the parade the marriage between Prince Carlo Maria Carafa and Isabella d&#8217;Avalos is simulated, an event that really happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Chiesa_Santa_Maria_della_Neve-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Chiesa_Santa_Maria_della_Neve-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Chiesa_Santa_Maria_della_Neve-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Chiesa_Santa_Maria_della_Neve-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Chiesa_Santa_Maria_della_Neve.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mazzarino_Chiesa_Santa_Maria_della_Neve.JPG\">Liquid nitrogen<\/a> ,<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\"> CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/#Mazzarino_Castle\" >Mazzarino Castle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/#Where_to_eat_in_Mazzarino\" >Where to eat in Mazzarino<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/#Interactive_map_Mazarin_%E2%80%93_Points_of_interest_in_purple\" >Interactive map Mazarin &#8211; Points of interest in purple<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/#What_to_see_in_the_surroundings\" >What to see in the surroundings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/#Typical_dishes_of_Caltanissetta_and_surroundings\" >Typical dishes of Caltanissetta and surroundings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/mazarin-and-the-castle\/#Most_popular_activities_for_tourists_in_Sicily\" >Most popular activities for tourists in Sicily<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-il-castello-di-mazzarino\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mazzarino_Castle\"><\/span>Mazzarino Castle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mazzarino Castle, <strong>called by the inhabitants &#8220;U cannuni&#8221; (The cannon)<\/strong> due to the characteristic shape of its tower, is probably the most beautiful monument of Mazarin. <strong>The current structure dates back to the second half of the 15th century<\/strong> and was owned by the noble Branciforti family until 1812. These, however, lived in the castle only until the sixteenth century to move to the building in the center of the town, the current Palazzo Bartoli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Castle-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mazzarino Castle\" class=\"wp-image-6916\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Castle-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Castle-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mazzarino_Castle.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mazzarino_Castle.JPG\">Liquid nitrogen<\/a> ,<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\"> CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Of the castle only a tower and ruins remain<\/strong> , so there are no rooms to visit as in the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/manfredonico-or-mussumeli-castle-between-ghosts-and-legends\/\" title=\"Castle of Mussumeli \u2013 Between ghosts and legends\">the Manfredonico castle<\/a> . In any case, a staircase allows you to climb the tower and enjoy a view of the town and the Nisso hills, a pure spectacle. You get to the castle by walking on a stone road, which is located on the outskirts, on the north side of the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino_visto_dalla_SP_13-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Mazzarino Castle\" class=\"wp-image-6918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino_visto_dalla_SP_13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino_visto_dalla_SP_13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino_visto_dalla_SP_13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino_visto_dalla_SP_13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Castello_di_Mazzarino_visto_dalla_SP_13.JPG\">Liquid nitrogen<\/a> ,<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\"> CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mazzarino Castle\" class=\"wp-image-6917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Mazzarino.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Castello_di_Mazzarino.jpg\">Michele Leonardi<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\"> CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the foot of the castle there is also a very nice little theater. It was dug out of the rock in the 1980s to host small theatrical performances in this beautiful setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dove-mangiare-a-mazzarino\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_eat_in_Mazzarino\"><\/span>Where to eat in Mazzarino<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One restaurant I recommend is La Cantina di Bacco Restaurant with typical cuisine, affordable prices, and very nice environment with stone walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mappa-interattiva-mazzarino-punti-d-interesse-in-viola\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interactive_map_Mazarin_%E2%80%93_Points_of_interest_in_purple\"><\/span>Interactive map Mazarin &#8211; Points of interest in purple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To locate yourself once in the area, click on the enlarge symbol at the top right of the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1xIfdjDh5mRdbtGduIwuAetVgGwf_Ppk0\" width=\"999\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cosa-vedere-nei-dintorni\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_see_in_the_surroundings\"><\/span>What to see in the surroundings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mazzarino is located in the province of Caltanissetta. Here you will find the <a href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most beautiful places to visit around Caltanissetta<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-piatti-tipici-di-caltanissetta-e-dintorni\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Typical_dishes_of_Caltanissetta_and_surroundings\"><\/span>Typical dishes of Caltanissetta and surroundings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in eating typical dishes in the Caltanissetta area (Di Mazzarino is part of) I list you here<a href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/food\/what-to-eat-in-caltanissetta-and-surroundings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> what to eat in Caltanissetta<\/a> and surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here instead you find the<a href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/food\/typical-sicilian-dishes-and-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Discover typical Sicilian dishes and products\"> typical Sicilian dishes<\/a> in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_popular_activities_for_tourists_in_Sicily\"><\/span>Most popular activities for tourists in Sicily<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-gyg-widget=\"auto\" data-gyg-partner-id=\"2MY8JNV\" data-gyg-cmp=\"Mazzarino\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-province-of-caltanissetta"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Dario Lo Turco","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13478"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51196,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13478\/revisions\/51196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}