Viagrande (
Sicilian: ''Varanni'') is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Catania
The Metropolitan City of Catania ( it, Città metropolitana di Catania) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania. It replaced the Province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and other 57 munic ...
in the
Italian
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region
Sicily
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, located about southeast of
Palermo
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and about north of
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also b ...
. Viagrande is from the summit of
Mount Etna
Mount Etna, or simply Etna ( it, Etna or ; scn, Muncibbeḍḍu or ; la, Aetna; grc, Αἴτνα and ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina ...
, which lies to its north by northwest, although the road to the volcano's peak is necessitating a nearly two-hour drive.
Viagrande borders the following municipalities:
Aci Bonaccorsi
Aci Bonaccorsi ( scn, Jaci Bonaccossi) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Catania.
Aci Bonaccorsi borders the following ...
,
Aci Sant'Antonio
Aci Sant'Antonio ( scn, Jaci Sant'Antoniu) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italy, Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Catania.
The ''frazione'' of Sant ...
,
San Giovanni la Punta
San Giovanni la Punta ( Sicilian: ''San Giuvanni la Punta'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Catania.
San Giovanni la Pu ...
,
Trecastagni
Trecastagni ( scn, Triccastagni) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second ...
,
Zafferana Etnea
Zafferana Etnea (; scn, Zafarana ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania.
The municipality of Zafferana Etnea contains the ...
.
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Cities and towns in Sicily
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