Sant’Alfio
Sant’Alfio is a locality in Catania, Sicily. Sant’Alfio is situated nearby to the hamlet Paoli, as well as near the neighborhood Puntalazzo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses and San Giovanni Battista.
Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hundred-Horse Chestnut is the largest and oldest known sweet chestnut in the world. Located on Linguaglossa road in Sant'Alfio, on the eastern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily — only 8 km from the volcano's crater — it is generally believed to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old.
Chiesa del Santissimo Ritrovato
Church
Photo: Vallelerio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiesa del Santissimo Ritrovato is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Macchia and San Giovanni Montebello.
Macchia
Suburb
Photo: Alqasar, Public domain.
Macchia is a frazione of the comune of Giarre, province of Catania, in the island of Sicily, Italy.
Sant’Alfio
- Type: Locality with 1,570 residents
- Also known as: “087046”
- Location: Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7424° or 37° 44′ 33″ northLongitude
15.1418° or 15° 8′ 30″ eastPopulation
1,570Elevation
543 metres (1,781 feet)Open location code
8F9QP4RR+WPGeoNames ID
6540852
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sant’Alfio” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Sant’Alfio”
- Italian: “Sant’Alfio”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sant’Alfio and Paoli.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parco Avventura Etna and Museo degli Usi e Costumi delle Genti dell’Etna.
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