agira canadian war cemetery

My wife and I hired a taxi driver,guide,Roberto to take us to the Canadian War Cemetary,near Agira,Enna.It's not that easy to find and we were glad to have Roberto,and his knowledge of the area.He was very good at his job,and sent us pictures of us at the headstone,and overall site of the cemetary.The cemetary is in a wonderful spot,with Etna in the background,a good resting place for these brave Canadians.We plan on visiting Sicily again,and will hire the same taxi/guide service.Roberto can be reached at robertosapone@hotmail.com.

We made a special trip to the cemetery and highly recommend that any Canadians that visit Sicily make it a must see. Almost 500 young Canadian men are buried there so we could have the life we do today. This year was the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Sicily and we had the opportunity to attend a ceremony there.

We took a wonderful half-day excursion to the Canadian War Cemetary in Agira when our cruise ship visited Catania. This is a beautiful memorial for the 496 Canadian soldiers and airmen who lost their lives in battle during the Second World War Allied invasion of Italy. This past July, was the 70th anniversary of "Operation Husky", when the 1st Canadian Division landed on the beaches of Pachino and followed a route through rugged terrain, liberating villages like Ispica, Modica, Regusa, Grammichele, Piazza Armerina, Catenanuova, Regalbuto, Agira, Assoro, and Leonforte. We can highly recommend Mario Viaggi of NNC Catania (marioviaggi@tiscali.it or info@NccCastania.com) who was our driver. In addition to our visit to the Cemetery and a trip through the scenic countryside on the way, we made a short visit to a magnificant shopping centre outside of Agira.

To all Canadian who happen to visit Sicily it is important to make a stop there. Mainly because many boys died so we could live free today. We owe them a visit so we can thank them for their sacrifice. It is shocking to see that most of them were under 30 years of age. It's the only war cemetary in Italy with only Candian soldiers in it.

Da vedere..vi consiglio di visitarlo.ci sono stato con i miei amici in un pomeriggio di estate. La vista è magnifica, perché immerso nella campagna ennese. Di lì ci siamo spostati ad Agira il paese vicino, dove abbiamo avuto la possibilità di assaggiare il dolce tipico, la cassatella, ( alla Bottega delle cassatelle, sulla via Vittorio Emanuele).

un posto bello e ricco di storia che dimostra il sacrificio dei soldati canadesi per liberare la sicilia

Il Cimitero canadese si trova su una piccola collina nel comune di Agira, nella Provincia di Enna, nel cuore della Sicilia, a circa 70 chilometri da Catania. Dopo la campagna siciliana, fu presa la decisione di concentrare in un unico cimitero le tombe di tutti i canadesi che hanno dato la vita nei combattimenti nell'isola, e nel settembre del 1943 i funzionari canadesi ha scelto il sito a Agira. Esso contiene le tombe di 490 canadesi, sei dei quali non sono stati mai identificati.

Un'area ben tenuta e custodita dai canadesi, recentemente ha subito degli ammodernamenti per il ritorno dei canadesi in Sicilia. Chi si trova a passare dalla zona deve andare a visitarlo... molto caratteristico!