Rosolini is a town in the province of Siracusa, whose place name derives from "Rus Elinorum", meaning the place where rises Elori, the ancient VII century Siracusan colony. Rosolini was founded in 1713 by Francesco Moncada Prince of Larderia who was entrusted the fief of Rosolini following his marriage to Eleonora Platamone.
It is a very interesting city, both from the artistic point of view (the Cathedral of San Giuseppe, built between the XVIII and the XIX century, the Fontana dei Tritoni in Piazza Masaniello, the Hermitage of Croce Santa) and from the archaeological one (A large ancient cemetery at the Stafenna district, within the Cava Grande di Rosolini area).