Altavilla Milicia is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo.
The Commune is named after the Hauteville family, Norman Settlers who conquered Sicily in the 11th century and later became the ruling dynasty of the island.Paul Oldfield, 'The Bari charter of privileges of 1132: articulating the culture of a new Norman monarchy', Historical Research, 1 (2015), 577–597. The name Altavilla is an Italian translation of the French Hauteville. The feudal Barony and the Duchy of Altavilla later passed into the hands of the Adragna family.
One of the sights is the Sanctuary of the "Madonna della Milicia".
Altavilla Milicia borders the municipalities of Casteldaccia and Trabia.
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Portal of Altavilla Milicia Portal of Sanctuary of Madonna della Milicia