{"id":13657,"date":"2021-08-02T15:52:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/non-categorizzato\/what-to-see-in-caltanissetta\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:49:40","slug":"things-to-do-in-caltanissetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see in Caltanissetta &#8211; The Sicilian hinterland."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    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<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 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\" 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class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Garibaldi_Square\" >Garibaldi Square<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Church_of_St_Agatha\" >Church of St. Agatha<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Pietrarossa_Castle\" >Pietrarossa Castle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Archaeological_Museum\" >Archaeological Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Abbey_of_the_Holy_Spirit\" >Abbey of the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Moncada_Palace\" >Moncada Palace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#St_Dominic_Church\" >St. Dominic Church<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Strata_%E2%80%98a_foglia_market_in_Caltanissetta\" >Strata &#8216;a foglia market in Caltanissetta<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#Interactive_map_of_Caltanissetta_%E2%80%93_Points_of_interest_in_purple\" >Interactive map of Caltanissetta &#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-12\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#What_to_see_around_Caltanissetta\" >What to see around Caltanissetta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#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-14\" href=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/province-of-caltanissetta\/things-to-do-in-caltanissetta\/#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\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we find out what to see in Caltanissetta, let me tell you a little about its History. It is a little-known city in the Sicilian hinterland with a climate that is not at all Mediterranean. The premises do not seem the best, instead the city has a lot to offer and tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>first inhabitants of this area were the Sicans, an ancient people of Sicily (19th century B.C.) <\/strong>who attributed it<strong> <\/strong>the name of <strong>Nyssa<\/strong>. The Greeks conquered it in the 7th century BC, and after the Second Punic War it passed to the Romans. With the subsequent Arab occupation around 846 AD, the city was fortified and the Arabic name Qal&#8217;at (&#8220;Castle&#8221;) was added, as it was protected by a fortress. The ancient name Nissa recalls the Arabic word nisa, meaning woman and it was therefore that the Arabs called it with the new name Qal&#8217;at al-nisa (&#8220;Castle of women&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Caltanissetta_Panorama_2018-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"What to see in Caltanissetta: The panorama\" class=\"wp-image-6943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Caltanissetta_Panorama_2018-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Caltanissetta_Panorama_2018-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Caltanissetta_Panorama_2018-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Caltanissetta_Panorama_2018.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Caltanissetta_Panorama_2018.jpg\">AlessandroAM<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/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=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Santa_Lucia_Caltanissetta-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Santa_Lucia_Caltanissetta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Santa_Lucia_Caltanissetta-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Santa_Lucia_Caltanissetta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Santa_Lucia_Caltanissetta.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santa_Lucia_Caltanissetta.jpg\">AlessandroAM<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_to_do_in_Caltanissetta\"><\/span>Things to do in Caltanissetta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-piazza-garibaldi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Garibaldi_Square\"><\/span>Garibaldi Square<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the center of this beautiful square is the<strong> Fontana del Tritone and the Cathedral of Santa Maria La Nova, the Church of San Sebastiano and the Palazzo del Carmine overlook<\/strong> seat of the Town Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Triton Fountain<\/strong> it was sculpted by a Nyssian, Michele Tripisciano in 1890, while the basin was designed by Gaetano Averna. The statue is an anthropomorphic depiction of Triton, who in Greek mythology is the son of the sea god Poseidon. At the beginning it was located inside the Palazzo Carmine and in 1956 it was moved to the center of the square, replacing an old iron lamppost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cathedral of Santa Maria La Nova<\/strong> it is dedicated to the patron saint of the city San Michele Arcangelo. It was built around 1600 and inside there are beautiful frescoes from the 1700s by Guglielmo Borremans, a Flemish painter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Church of San Sebastiano<\/strong> it has sixteenth-century origins but the facade is from the nineteenth century. It was built to thank San Sebastian for having freed the city from the plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Palazzo del Carmine<\/strong> finally, it also has ancient origins, it was built around 1400 but underwent several changes until the nineteenth century.<\/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\/Caltanissetta_Cathedral_Santa_Maria_la_Nova-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Caltanissetta_Cathedral_Santa_Maria_la_Nova-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Caltanissetta_Cathedral_Santa_Maria_la_Nova-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Caltanissetta_Cathedral_Santa_Maria_la_Nova-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Caltanissetta_Cathedral_Santa_Maria_la_Nova.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cathedral &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Caltanissetta_Cathedral_Santa_Maria_la_Nova.jpg\"> Insider93 at Italian Wikipedia<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cattedrale_caltanissetta-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cattedrale_caltanissetta-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cattedrale_caltanissetta-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cattedrale_caltanissetta-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cattedrale_caltanissetta-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inside the Cathedral<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cattedrale_caltanissetta.jpg\"> Ian caffrey<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-chiesa-di-sant-agata\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Church_of_St_Agatha\"><\/span>Church of St. Agatha<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The church with its characteristic reddish color dates back to the early 17th century and is dedicated to Sant&#8217;Agata. It overlooks Corso Umberto I, making it all very suggestive. <\/p>\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\/1280px-SantAgata_al_Collegio_Caltanissetta_2018-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Church of Sant'Agata, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-SantAgata_al_Collegio_Caltanissetta_2018-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-SantAgata_al_Collegio_Caltanissetta_2018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-SantAgata_al_Collegio_Caltanissetta_2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-SantAgata_al_Collegio_Caltanissetta_2018.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sant%27Agata_al_Collegio_Caltanissetta_2018.jpg\">AlessandroAM<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-castello-pietrarossa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pietrarossa_Castle\"><\/span>Pietrarossa Castle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Pietrarossa_a_Caltanissetta_particolare-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pietrarossa Castle, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6937\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Pietrarossa_a_Caltanissetta_particolare-1.jpg 437w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Castello_di_Pietrarossa_a_Caltanissetta_particolare-1-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Castello_di_Pietrarossa_a_Caltanissetta_particolare.jpg\">OppidumNissenae<\/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>The Pietrarossa castle, or rather the ruins of the castle, dominates the scene on Caltanissetta. It was precisely in its now disappeared rooms that the Sicilian barons proclaimed Frederick II of Aragon king. <strong>The castle was probably built by the Arabs and then rebuilt during the Norman period only to be destroyed by the earthquake of 1567<\/strong> . To admire it up close, you can go to the church of S. Maria degli Angeli, also of Norman foundation, today totally restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-museo-archeologico\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Archaeological_Museum\"><\/span>Archaeological Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Museo_archeologico_di_Caltanissetta_05-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" alt=\"Archaeological Museum, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-2126\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Museo_archeologico_di_Caltanissetta_05-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Museo_archeologico_di_Caltanissetta_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Museo_archeologico_di_Caltanissetta_05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Museo_archeologico_di_Caltanissetta_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Museo_archeologico_di_Caltanissetta_05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Museo_archeologico_di_Caltanissetta_05-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Archaeological Museum &#8211;<em> Source<\/em> :<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=56950537\" target=\"_blank\"><em> Davide Mauro &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The archaeological museum of Caltanissetta <strong>houses more than 5,000 artifacts from prehistoric times to late antiquity<\/strong> that come from the Nissen area. The <strong>most famous and fascinating find is the small temple of Sabucina<\/strong> , dating back to the sixth century BC <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copia_per_non_vedenti_del_Tempietto_di_Sabucina-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Temple of Sabucina, archaeological museum, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6938\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copia_per_non_vedenti_del_Tempietto_di_Sabucina-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copia_per_non_vedenti_del_Tempietto_di_Sabucina-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copia_per_non_vedenti_del_Tempietto_di_Sabucina-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copia_per_non_vedenti_del_Tempietto_di_Sabucina.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Temple of Sabucina &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Copia_per_non_vedenti_del_Tempietto_di_Sabucina.JPG\"> OppidumNissenae<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a small temple that refers to Greek culture, but at the same time executed in a rough and unprofessional way. And it is precisely this feature that makes it so unique. <strong>It is a Greek-Sicilian product, the result of the encounter between two very different cultures. The least advanced of the indigenous inhabitants and the most advanced of the Greeks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-abbazia-di-santo-spirito\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abbey_of_the_Holy_Spirit\"><\/span>Abbey of the Holy Spirit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The abbey is of Norman origins and is not located in the center of Caltanissetta, but in a secluded place, among the olive and almond trees of the Nissen countryside<\/strong> . Very beautiful both outside and inside. Inside there is also a baptismal font much older than the abbey itself, it is in fact of Romanesque origin and carved out of a block of stone. <\/p>\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\/Abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_esterno-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Abbey of Santo Spirito, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_esterno-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_esterno-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_esterno-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_esterno.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_esterno.jpg\">AlessandroAM<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/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\/Interni_abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_02-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Abbey of Santo Spirito, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Interni_abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Interni_abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Interni_abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Interni_abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_02.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Interni_abbazia_di_Santo_Spirito_02.jpg\">Davide Mauro<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-palazzo-moncada\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moncada_Palace\"><\/span>Moncada Palace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>T he Palazzo Moncada is a palace from the 1700s and houses the Michele Tripisciano museum<\/strong> , with works by the Nissen artist who also created the Triton Fountain located in Piazza Garibaldi. The palace remained unfinished (see left side in the photo), as the owner was expelled from the island after taking part in an anti-Spanish conspiracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntrtr.png?fit=800%2C429\" alt=\"Moncada Palace, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-2123\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntrtr.png 1122w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntrtr-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntrtr-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntrtr-768x412.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/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\/1280px-Palazzo_Moncada_Caltanissetta_-_Mostra_xilografie_Dali-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Moncada Palace, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Palazzo_Moncada_Caltanissetta_-_Mostra_xilografie_Dali-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Palazzo_Moncada_Caltanissetta_-_Mostra_xilografie_Dali-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Palazzo_Moncada_Caltanissetta_-_Mostra_xilografie_Dali-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Palazzo_Moncada_Caltanissetta_-_Mostra_xilografie_Dali.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Palazzo_Moncada_Caltanissetta_-_Mostra_xilografie_Dal%C3%AC.jpg\">Alessandro Miccich\u00e8<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-chiesa-san-domenico\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"St_Dominic_Church\"><\/span>St. Dominic Church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the ancient part of the city, surrounded by ancient houses that create a very fascinating environment, is the church of San Domenico. <strong>It was founded in 1480 and then remodeled in the eighteenth century<\/strong> . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntsss.png?fit=800%2C403\" alt=\"San Domenico Church, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-2121\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntsss.png 1202w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntsss-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntsss-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unbenanntsss-768x387.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-mercato-strata-a-foglia\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strata_%E2%80%98a_foglia_market_in_Caltanissetta\"><\/span>Strata &#8216;a foglia market in Caltanissetta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the Via Consultore Benintendi, <strong>the town market takes place every morning, except Sunday, where you can find many local products<\/strong> . It has a long <strong>tradition, in fact it was born as early as 1500 as a place used for the sale of vegetables from the fields<\/strong> , to which a tax was applied, called leaf, hence the name of the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/765px-Strata_a_foglia_120518_2.jpg\" alt=\"Strata 'leaf market, Caltanissetta\" class=\"wp-image-6942\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/765px-Strata_a_foglia_120518_2.jpg 765w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/765px-Strata_a_foglia_120518_2-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Strata_a_foglia_120518_(2).jpg\">OppidumNissenae<\/a> ,<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\"> CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mappa-interattiva-di-caltanissetta-punti-d-interesse-in-viola\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interactive_map_of_Caltanissetta_%E2%80%93_Points_of_interest_in_purple\"><\/span>Interactive map of Caltanissetta &#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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1VZnk_MEw23zE-p9w44diOH9NB-NHbaIV\" width=\"999\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cosa-vedere-nei-dintorni-di-caltanissetta\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_see_around_Caltanissetta\"><\/span>What to see around Caltanissetta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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>In Caltanissetta and its surroundings there is certainly no shortage of food and it is very tasty and genuine, in fact many products come directly from the surrounding countryside. 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=\"Caltanissetta\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13657","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\/13657","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=13657"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51185,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13657\/revisions\/51185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}