Bompietro: Churches, Local History and Rural Cheese-Making Tradition

Bompietro is located in the southeastern Madonie at an elevation of 685 metres above sea level. If you are looking for a place with religious art, memorials, rural traditions and various ways to explore, you will find several thematic approaches here. A walk through the streets of Bompietro is considered a visitor activity; at the same time, the impressions range from individual chapels and monuments to the lower-lying cultivated areas around the town.

Churches and Chapels with Their Own History

The Chiesa Madre dei SS. Apostoli Pietro e Paolo has a Latin-cross floor plan with three naves. These are supported by pillars made of stone and plaster. On the main altar stands a statue of the Madonna delle Grazie attributed to Zoppo di Gangi. The Chiesa Madre dei SS. Apostoli Pietro e Paolo thus combines a clearly recognisable architectural structure with a statue attributed to Zoppo di Gangi.

The Cappella del Calvario was originally used as a cemetery. The Cappella della Madonna del Rosario is located in Locati. It was built to thank the Madonna for the protection she is said to have provided to the residents of Locati during the last war. Mass is celebrated in this chapel in May and October. This gives your walk different religious and local points of reference that are not limited to a single building.

Memorials and Historic Townscapes

The Bevaï of Bompietro were built at strategic points where the land bordered the first houses. The Bevaio in the Alaimo district has a plaque bearing fascist imagery and indicating the year of construction, 1935. The Monumento all'emigrante is a swallow-shaped monument honouring emigrants from Bompietro. Together, these places refer to the location of the Bevaï at the transitions to the first houses, the plaque indicating the year of construction, 1935, and the monument honouring emigrants from Bompietro.

Elevation, Streets and Rural Surroundings

The location at 685 metres in the southeastern Madonie shapes the geographical setting of your stay. Olives, almonds and grapes are cultivated in the lower-lying areas around Bompietro. A walk through the town's streets can therefore be combined with views of an environment in which various agricultural products play a role. When planning your day, you can choose different focuses between a tour of the town and exploring the rural areas around Bompietro.

Milk, Cheese and Specialities from Bompietro

Bompietro's rural tradition includes heating milk in the traditional way to make cheese. The pastoral tradition includes evening milking and warm ricotta in overflowing wicker baskets. These two forms of processing and production provide a concrete framework for the town's culinary themes. At the Festa d'autunno in Bompietro, products from local businesses and traditional dishes were offered for tasting. The Festa d'autunno also highlighted Bompietro's milk and cheese-making tradition, as well as other specialities of the Madonie.

As part of the Festa d'autunno 2016, the typical speciality A Uastedda from Bompietro was offered. For the same event, Il Sentiero Bompietrino was considered a nature excursion from Villa Gangi to Caseificio Bompietro. In this documented form, the route combines an experience of nature and cheese-making tradition as two distinct themes within the town's surroundings.

More Places for Planning Your Trip

If you would like to compare Bompietro with other destinations, also discover Caculla, Casteldaccia, Piana Degli Albanesi, Vicari, Caccamo, Castronovo Di Sicilia, Villabate and Parrini.

For the higher-level travel overview: Palermo.