Piana degli Albanesi, the most important center of the Albanians of Sicily. Arbëreshëvet.

Piana degli Albanesi, in the province of Palermo, is the most important center of the Albanians in Sicily and the most populous Arbëreshë settlement in Italy. In the Albanian language the town is called Arbëreshëvet.
Located on a plateau, the Fusha plain, at the foot of Monte Pizzuta, on which the lake of the same name of Piana degli Albanesi extends, the town offers many points of interest and certainly deserves a careful visit.
The local community has maintained its culture, traditions and language unchanged over the centuries, which is still commonly spoken and taught in schools across the town today. You can get in touch with this reality, visiting the city and getting closer to the locals. The history of the Albanians in Sicily (and in the rest of southern Italy) is very interesting and dates back to the Ottoman invasion.
Furthermore, Piana degli Albanesi offers an interesting urban layout with a clear late-medieval matrix in which Byzantine origins are mixed with the more recent Sicilian Baroque.
The numerous Greek Orthodox churches and monumental fountains scattered all over the irregular plot of the historic center testify to this.
Strolling through the maze of alleys, stairways (shkallet) and neighborhoods (gjitoni), the common spaces between the buildings, discovering sudden passages under barrel vaults and unexpected arches, stopping to observe the votive shrines or the testimonies of the Arbereshe tradition, is a unique and fascinating experience.
And for those looking for nature, the Piana degli Albanesi lake is a protected oasis entrusted to the WWF and included among the hiking trails of the Sentiero Italia that retrace the ancient mountain communication routes. Absolutely not to be missed.
Not to be missed are the cannoli from Piana degli Albanesi, among the best in Sicily. Strictly made with ricotta, freshly prepared by the skilled hands of local pastry chefs, they are a delight for the palate. You can't leave Piana degli Albanesi without trying at least one.
This video was shot in October 2021, using a GoPro Hero 7 and a Lumix GH5. The photos are by Francesca Sparatore using a Nikon D7500.
Editing was done with Final Cut Pro X.
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This town has an extraordinary charm, for its history, for its traditions and for the environment that surrounds it. I hope you enjoyed this new video. Don't forget to like it and leave a comment. And if you haven't already, subscribe.

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Thank you for your comment! Oh yes, you should plan to come back. Italy offers so many opportunities to discover new beauties.

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[@albusha5150]

In another video here in KZbin it said that the best canoli in Sicily is made in this village and it said that if it's the best in Sicily it's the best in Italy and if it's the best in Italy it is the best in the world! Key reason is the milk from animals that graze in the mountains and hills around!

[@andreadistefanoMS]

I can confirm that Cannoli in Piana degli Albanesi are extraordinary. The best? Maybe. It’s a question of taste, as we say in Sicily, you should try on your own and decide which one you prefer. Thank you for your comment and welcome to the channel!

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Hopefully soon, I will visit Sicily and taste them for myself. You should also visit my country Albania and search for some of our traditional deserts and see how you will feel about them. Unfortunately, most pastry shops have adopted French, Italian, Greek, Turkish etc style deserts and very few places still make our old traditional ones. @@andreadistefanoMS

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Beautiful! I would love to visit there. Well done, my friend. Big like and full play 👍. Thanks for sharing and have a great day 😀.

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Thank you, Jim! I am waiting for you to visit Sicily once!

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Hello my friend, it is a wonderful place with its narrow streets and historical buildings.. I hope I can visit there.. thank you for sharing.. stay tuned please 👍

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Bello, mi è capitato di vedere qualche documentario di questo insediamento in Terra Siciliana

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Ciao Sergio. È un posto incantevole oltre che interessante. E il lago è un piccolo paradiso…

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duhet te lidheni me agjensit turistike ne Shqiperi, qe Shqiptaret te vijn per turizem te Sheshi i Albanezeve(Piana degli Albanesi) pasi nuk kemi shum dijeni per kto vende Arbereshe.Ju pershendes dhe ju Uroj nga Shqiperia.

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Thank you for watching and commenting. I am available if you need more information about Piana degli Albanesi and Sicily. Welcome to the channel!

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[@ross_around_the_World]

Very nice place and spectacular video, as usual. Would like to pay a visit to the "casa del cannolo," yummy! Thanks for sharing (and tasting the creamy cookies for us) 🙂

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