Sutera sits within the province of Caltanissetta in Sicily and
stands 580m above sea level. A medieval town with ongoing expansion from the 16th
Century, it overlooks the hills and the River Platani.
Sutera is a short distance from the national road SS121-189,
which links Palermo and Agrigento. The land is typically sulphurous.
Sutera has been since the late 1800s a spearhead in Italian
geology and is well associated with mining of Sulphur and Potassium salts. Oil
has been extracted from the nearby town of Gela, a practice which continues to
this day.
The history of Sutera is said to be the story of devotion to
St Paoline and St Onofrio. The Castle of
Sutera was located on top of Mount San Paolino, at 819m above sea level. The
Church of St Paoline dates from the 7th Century with the temple
built around 1370.
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