Grammichele (; ; , later ; ) is a town and in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy. It is located at the feet of the Hyblaean Mountains, some from Caltagirone. It has a population of 12,292 as of 2025.
Immigration
As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 1,207, equal to 9.8% of the population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are the Swiss (291), Romanians (223), Albanians (222), Germans (128) and Senegalese (37).
Main sights
To the east of Grammichele a cave shrine of Demeter, with fine votive terracottas, was discovered. Other sights include the Mother Church; San Michele Arcangelo, dedicated to St. Michael; and the Church of Calvary.
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Notable people
- Francesco Gargano (1899–1975), an Italian fencer who won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- Agrippino Manteo (1884–1947), a Catanese-American puppeteer who immigrated first to Mendoza, Argentina, and then to New York City, where he performed Sicilian puppet theater plays on a daily basis from the early 1920s until he closed his theater in 1939. <Cavallo, Jo Ann. The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947): The Paladins of France in America. Anthem Press, 2023. >