{"id":1338,"date":"2018-10-12T08:32:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T08:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2019-04-29T17:25:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:25:40","slug":"caltagirone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/caltagirone\/","title":{"rendered":"Caltagirone"},"content":{"rendered":"
Caltagirone is situated in the southeastern part of Sicily, about an hour west of Catania<\/a>. Part of the UNESCO protected baroque towns of the Noto Valley, like Modica<\/a> and Noto<\/a>, it’s definitely worth a day trip to wander the narrow streets and get a great view of the valley.<\/p>\n We went to visit the city but also to visit our good friend Leonardo Marino<\/a> who produces amazing single estate olive oil outside of the city, on his family’s land. We met when we all lived in Berlin. He since moved back to Sicily and started his production. We make sure to meet every time we’re in Sicily and we\u00a0were lucky enough to attend his wedding in Modica<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n Caltagirone is famous for their traditional pottery and the staircase Scalinata di Santa Maria del Monte. A staircase which is 142 steps long, leading from the newer and lower part of the town, up to the old town.\u00a0Many of the buildings in Caltagirone but especially the staircase is quite impressive and worth checking out.<\/p>\nCaltagirone day trip<\/h2>\n