Comune di Acireale
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Catania (CT)
Mayor	Antonino Garozzo (since June 28, 2004)
Elevation	102 m
Area	39 km²
Population
- Total (as of May 2005)	52,394
- Density	1,246/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	37°37′N, 15°10′N
Gentilic	Acesi
Dialing code	095
Postal code	95024
Frazioni	see list
Patron	S. Venera and St. Sebastian
- Day	July 26 and January 20
Website: www.comune.acireale.gte.it

Acireale is a seaport city in the north-east of the province of Catania, Sicily (Italy), at the foot of Mount Etna, with mineral waters. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Catania (Italian: Provincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Acireale is a seaport city in the north-east of the province of Catania, Sicily (Italy), at the foot of Mount Etna, with mineral waters. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Catania (Italian: Provincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Mount Etna (also known as Mongibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian, a combination of Latin mont- and Arabic jebel, both meaning mountain) is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. ... Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value. ...

The Cathedral of Acireale in an early 20th century photograph.

It is famous for its neogothic cathedral, Saint Peter's Basilica, and its paintings, such as The Basilica di San Sebastiano whose shapes summarize the entire baroque movement in Sicily. The oldest academy in Sicily, the "Accademia dei Dafnici e degli Zelanti" is located here. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ...

Areas

Santa Maria La Scala, Santa Tecla, Stazzo, Pozzillo, Santa Maria degli Ammalati, Guardia, Mangano, Capomulini, San Cosmo, Balatelle, Pennisi, Fiandaca, Loreto, Piano d'Api, Aciplatani, Scillichenti, Santa Caterina, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Santa Maria la Stella, San Giovanni Bosco.

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• Blog of Acireale

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