La Cunziria is a charming example of industrial archaeology north of Vizzini (Catania, Sicily), a rare gem nestled between the hill and the Masera stream. La Cunziria and Vizzini will make you live a unique experience, by visiting the several Verga’s sites, the places of the tannery and wild Nature and tasty food.

The borough of La Cunziria was inhabited until early 20th century by a hundred people, dedicating their lives to the complex art of tanning. This was the perfect area to tan the hides thanks to its exposure, the availability of sumac trees and the nearby water source, called ‘the fountain’ (‘a funtana’). The smart systems of canals and tanks extending the pre-existing Arabic aqueduct is still visible.
It has been the place where Turiddu and Lola, from the famous novel ‘La Cavalleria Rusticana’ by Giovanni Verga, lived their secret love story hiding from Alfio (Lola’s husband) and the rest of inhabitants of Vizzini. At the end of the last century, the site has been used many times as set for the representation of ‘La Cavalleria Rusticana’ and ‘La Lupa’, another novel by Verga.
80 hectares of farmland ridable on horseback or mountain bike surround the today industrial archaeology site of La Cunziria, where you can live a relaxing and cultural experience. Come to visit the sites of the Verga’s imaginary of La Cunziria and Vizzini, where you will live a unique experience, enriched by the tasting of typical culinary specialties, such as ricotta, tuma or pecorino cheese, especially on the 25th April’s Festival of Sheep Cheese. The nearby town of Vizzini is also famous for a set of historical buildings, its churches, some sites where Verga set a number of scenes in his novellas. Come and live a special experience.

REACHING AND LIVING VIZZINI