Sicily in a week - Enna

Enna a relatively small town up on a hill, and if you see on the map it's roughly located at the center of Sicily. We did a short detour to Enna on the way to Siracusa, was abit tiring but got some really nice shots.

From Palermo we took a bus to Enna cost 10Euro/ pax for 1 way, distance about 1.5hours bus ride.

there is also a ticket office where one can store their luggage. if you are lazy to carry it around. It's safe

just opposite the bus stop there is a whole area of cemetery

very very big area

I've never seen anything like this, so dense. From far it looks like a mini apartments

the view was spectacular here, overlooked the famous Piazza Armerina. Due to time constrain we didn't manage to visit it but seeing it from afar works too

I was at awe, totally jaw dropping moment

zoom in

zoom in

panoramic view of Piazza Armerina

if only we had more time :( Piazza Armerina a must visit!!!

going to the town

though the town is abit small but it's really clean and the people are really friendly

some churches and cathedral

it's a very quiet place or maybe it's still early :)

Italian, quiet?? lol

basically it's just the cathedral and the Castello of Lombardia to cover in Enna

and of coz the beautiful scenery

the Castello di Lombardia is free entrance

the 1st and 3rd court of the castle

it's one of the largest and most ancient in southern Italy

this castle's origins are related to a fortress erected in the 1st millennium BC by the Sicani at the foundation of the ancient Henna

we were the only tourist there....spooky

beautiful wild flowers

just behind the castle there is a big viewing area on top of a large rock

Enna is the highest Italian province capital and i bet on top of that rock is the highest point

climbing up

Enna

again jaw dropping moment

me at the highest point of Enna

Photo by Alice

again we were the only tourist there :) was totally at peace here.

after exploring Enna for about 4 hours

we bought a bus ticket from Enna to Catania for 7.70Euro/ pax, 1 way. We wanted to go Siracusa directly from Enna but the they only have buses to Catania and we were advised to buy our ticket to Siracusa @ Catania. Although it's slightly inconvenient, but at least they have buses from Catania to Siracusa every hour, so not that bad.

From Enna to Catania the bus takes about 1hour and 20 minutes. And from Catania to Siracusa takes about an hour and cost 6euro for 1 way. The bus tickets are quite pricey add up but bus is the easiest and the fastest way to travel around Sicily.

I'm not sure if i would recommend Enna but if one are visiting east of Sicily Island from Parlemo or vice versa and one doesn't mind the long bus rides , Enna is actually worth visiting for a day trip or a short stop along the way

Next stop Siracusa

~ ciao ~