Ventimiglia di Sicilia (Zip Code 90020) is 122 km. distant from Agrigento, 125
km. from Caltanissetta, 220 km. from Catania, 142 km. from
Enna, 241 km. from Messina, 43 km. from Palermo, which
province it belongs to, 258 km. from Ragusa, 314 km. from
Siracusa, 142 km. from Trapani.The municipality has 2.223 inhabitants and an area of
2.669 hectares for a density of population of 83 inhabitants
per square kilometre. It rises on internal hilly area and is
540 metres above sea-level.
The Town Hall is placed in S. Rosalia, tel. ++39 091-8209242
fax. ++39 091-8209311.
Main agricultural products of the place are olives, almonds,
cereals, forages, legumes, and excellent prickly pears which
are displayed yearly in the Feast of the Prickly pear that
takes place in October. Cattle and pig breedings are very
important.
Recently an important touristic initiative,
"Settimana di agriturismo a Ventimiglia" (A week of farm
holidays at Ventimiglia) has started.
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Edizioni Leopardi
The initial name of Ventimiglia was Calamima from Latin Calamus that means "cane".
In 1625 it was called Ventimiglia in honour of Beatrice
Ventimiglia wife of the earl Giovanni Carretto owner of the
feud.
Only in 1863 it was added the appositive "di Sicilia" to
distinguish it from Ventimiglia in Liguria.
The Cathedral Church with medieval origins is very beautiful
to visit. All over the territory there are nature reserves
among which we cite Pizzo Cane's and Pizzo Trigna's and
the Mazzamuto Grotto.
