Troina


Troina is a comune in the province of Enna, in the Italian region of Sicily. It is located in the Nebrodi Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.

History

Excavations have proved that the area of Troina was settled as early as the 7th millennium BC. Of the Greek town parts of the 4th-century-BC walls remain, while from the Roman age are baths. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was a Byzantine stronghold and during the Islamic period the religious and moral capital of the Greek and Christian Orthodox part of Sicily; Roger I of Sicily had in its castle also a start base of his conquest of the island.
During World War II, Troina was the site of a battle between the Allies and the Axis forces. The town was mostly destroyed during the six-day fighting.
In 2021 the town began selling homes for as little as one euro in an effort to lure residents and increase the population size.

Main sights

Twin towns — sister cities

Troina is twinned with: