Bronte: The Land of Pistachios

Founded in 1520 through the unification of 24 rural villages near the Benedictine Monastery of Maniace, Bronte is less known for its historic churches and the Royal Capizzi College (Real Collegio Capizzi), established in 1774, and more celebrated as Sicily’s pistachio capital.
This town also holds a poignant place in Italian history: on August 9, 1860, Nino Bixio executed six people to quell a rebellion, an event that later inspired Giovanni Verga’s short story Libertà (1883).