Theprovince of Enna (Italian:provincia di Enna;Sicilian:pruvincia di Enna; officiallylibero consorzio comunale di Enna) is aprovince in the autonomous island region ofSicily, Italy.
It was created in 1927, out of parts of the provinces of Caltanisetta and Catania. The capital was designated asEnna (then calledCastrogiovanni), instead ofPiazza Armerina, due to the influence of politicianNapoleone Colajanni. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by thefree municipal consortium of Enna (Italian:libero consorzio comunale di Enna). Its capital is the city ofEnna, located on a mountain and the highest provincial capital in Sicily. Located in the center of the island, it is the only landlocked province in Sicily.
The province of Enna has an area of 2,574.70 square kilometres (994.10 mi2),[1] and a total population of 152,387 as of 2025.[2]
Villa Romana del Casale, inPiazza Armerina, a huge ancient Roman "villa", where there are many well preserved Roman mosaics, the most importantmosaic system in the Roman world of that time;
Morgantina, an ancient town that constitutes the most important archeological area in CentralSicily, whose finds are located in many big museums all over the world: Malibu, Los Angeles, California; New York; Musée du Louvre, Paris; and theArcheological Museum of Aidone, the commune in which Morgantina is located.
Castello di Lombardia, inEnna, the biggest castle ofSicily: it had 20 towers centuries ago, but now it has 6 towers, and among these there is Torre Pisana, a very big tower affording an extensive panoramic vista of the surrounding countryside;
Duomo of Enna, a cathedral built in the 13th century;
Museo Alessi in Enna, a museum which hosts the exhibitions of the Treseaure of Enna's Our Lady and her crown, made with gold.
The Cathedral of Piazza Armerina, characterized by a huge greendome.
Lake Pergusa, in Enna: it has a forest inside a wildlife reserve, where thousands of rare birds can be found.
In Enna, forGood Friday, there is aprocession, and on 2 July is held the Enna's Our Lady feast;Piazza Armerina, on 11, 12 and 13 August, is seat of the Palio dei Normanni, an ancient and traditional feast whose protagonists are the horses.
