The best MTB trails around Mazzarino

Crossroads inside Raffo Rosso Park to reach Lake Cimia through the internal roads of the forest

Small town where you can eat, I recommend a visit to the mother church and the streets of the town.

Mazzarino, a small Sicilian town, rises on the plateaus of the Erei mountains, in the south-eastern area of the Nissena province, near the Gela plain. The town is known for its castle, 'U Cannuni, a 12th century fortress of Norman origin. Once the residence of the counts of Mazarin, the castle preserves a cylindrical tower and remains of walls, witnesses of its ancient grandeur and importance.

I recommend a visit to this area which bears witness to a past of hard work that was important for the area. It is an ancient sulfur mine.

Ancient sulfur mines closed in 1975. These mines played a fundamental role in the Sicilian economy in the past. They are a sad testimony to the extreme working conditions to which the workers who worked within them were subjected.

Church of Maria Santissima delle Grazie Isolated and outside the town of Mazzarino, the small church dedicated to Santa Maria delle Grazie rises to the south, the foundation of which dates back to the Norman age and, according to local literature, must have been in the shape of a Greek cross. The current longitudinal layout of the church dates back to the restoration works of the 17th century. It has a rectangular hall, divided by an arch about two thirds of the length, starting from the entrance and ending with a semicircular apse; from here you enter the only annexed room, used as a sacristy. floor plan Longitudinal planimetric layout with a single rectangular nave, concluded by a semicircular apse. Starting from the entrance, at about two thirds, the length of the hall is divided by an arch. In the first part, on the walls, there are two side entrances, one on each side. A single window, placed on the façade above the entrance, illuminates the interior of the nave. From the presbytery, raised with a step, you enter a room, used as a sacristy, with an essential toilet and with independent access to the outside of the church. covers The roof of the church has two pitches, made with wooden structures, hidden by the barrel vault and surmounted by Sicilian coppi tiles. The sacristy compartment has a single pitch. main prospectus The simple facade is barely characterized by the essential frame of the triangular tympanum, surmounted in the center by a modest bell loggia. The masonry is made with exposed stone. Only the entrance is framed by jambs and a round arch made with squared stone ashlars. In the centre, above the door, a frameless window opens, the only source of natural light for the interior of the classroom. secondary prospectuses The wall facings are made with exposed stone. During the last restoration works, the two original side entrances were restored. On the right side is the only and small annexed room. interior The flooring is made with terracotta tiles. The walls are plastered and painted. The vault has no decoration and is set up without any characterization that distinguishes it from the wall facing. Source: beweb.chiesacattolica.it

Ancient ruins of a city probably Sicana, but still not exactly identified.