Events

Eventi

“Dialogues Around UNESCO Recognitions”: At Palazzo Trigona, a Conversation on the Shared Future of Territorial Heritage

31 July 2025

A seminar among institutions and local stakeholders to build new strategies for integrated cultural enhancement
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the historic halls of Palazzo Trigona in Piazza Armerina hosted the seminar “Dialogues Around UNESCO Recognitions: Shared Governance Strategies for Territorial Heritage”, promoted as part of the Si.M.Geo – Ecomuseum System of the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark project.
The event offered a valuable opportunity for discussion among institutions, cultural professionals, and local stakeholders, aimed at developing shared models for the management and promotion of cultural heritage—overcoming the fragmentation of current governance systems and envisioning new forms of cooperation and integrated access.

Light on the Sulfur Mines: Exhibition, Book Presentation, and In-Depth Talk with Author Attilio Scimone

30 July 2025

On Saturday, July 26, 2025, the courtyard of the Assoro Town Hall hosted a new and powerful Geo-Event promoted by the Si.M.Geo – Ecomuseum System of the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark, in collaboration with the GAL Rocca di Cerere Geopark area.
The event centered around the presentation of the book “Il Paesaggio delle Solfare – Sicilia” (The Landscape of the Sulfur Mines – Sicily) by Attilio Scimone, who was present at the event. The presentation was accompanied by the opening of a photographic exhibition entirely dedicated to the evocative landscape of Sicily’s sulfur mines.

News

Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark: itineraries, podcasts, and stories to discover online

23 September 2025

Explore the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark: itineraries, podcasts, videos, and community maps to experience Sicily through the lens of restanza.

The summer events at the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark have come to a close, but the journey of discovery continues.

Through talks, workshops, hikes, exhibitions, and performances, the SiMGeo project has crossed the territories of the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark, collecting stories, memories, and testimonies from local communities.

Between Myth and Geology: When Stories Shape the Landscape

8 August 2025

What do a landscape shaped by time and a legend passed down through generations have in common? At first glance, nothing. Yet in a UNESCO Global Geopark, geology and intangible heritage—stories, myths, rituals, and memories—intertwine in powerful and surprising ways.

Environmental Hiking Guides Tell the Story of the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark

24 July 2025

Some territories reveal themselves slowly – step by step – and there are people who know every trail, every story etched into the rocks.  They are environmental hiking guides: custodians of a precious knowledge that weaves together nature, culture, and community.  And when that knowledge meets the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark, a shared narrative is born – capable of turning every hike into a living, participatory experience.

What is an ecomuseum and what makes the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark special?

21 June 2025

In the heart of Sicily, among landscapes shaped by time, living traditions, and communities in dialogue with their own history, the Si.M.Geo. Ecomuseum System of the Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark takes shape.
But what exactly is an ecomuseum? And why is it so important for the territory?