San Biagio Platani: the village of the Easter Arches
Things to do, attractions, interesting facts
State: AG - Area: Agrigento surroundings
San Biagio Platani, located on a slope overlooking the valleys of the Platani and Turvoli rivers, rises in an area rich in the cultivation of pistachios, almonds, cereals and olive trees.
Its origins date back to 1635, the year in which Giovanni Battista Gerardi obtained the licentia populandi. Thus it was that the first residential nucleus was born around the Palazzo Ducale and the Mother Church.
San Biagio Platani is known as the town of the arches of Easter, due to an ancient tradition, which its origins in the eighteenth century, and which is renewed every year at Easter.
What to see
What to eat
Typical food, local wines and drinks, traditional dish to taste in San Biagio Platani
You can obviously taste all the typical products of Sicilian cuisine, the most well-known ones, such as cannoli, Sicilian cassata, arancini, etc. But there are some specialties typical of this area that are more difficult to find in other areas of Sicily.
Where to stay
Best Offers of Vacation Rental, hotel, B&B where to sleep in San Biagio Platani
Nearby Places
Below you will find a list of the most beautiful places to visit in the surroundings of San Biagio Platani. The places are located at a maximum distance of about an half hour by car. Good fun!
Sant'Angelo Muxaro
Agrigento surroundings
Cianciana
Agrigento surroundings
Raffadali
Agrigento surroundings
Santo Stefano Quisquina
Agrigento surroundings
