Carlentini
Carlentini is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. It lies 45 km outside the provincial capital of Syracuse.
Naming history
In 1551, Viceroy Juan de Vega, 1st Count of Grajal, founded a new city in honour of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, naming it with the Latin name of Carleontini. Eventually, the town came to simply be known in Sicilian as Carrintini or Carruntini which, in modern Italian, became Carlentini.Attractions
Religious sites
- Chiesa Madre dedicated to the Immacolata Concezione
- Santa Maria di Roccadia
- San Sebastiano
- Madonna delle Grazie