Tourist attractions Termini Imerese

Spread over two levels, the square is decorated like a theatre. The square is bordered to the North by the oratorium of the devout Saint Sacramento, and to the South by the church of the Holy Souls of Purgatory . A panoramic terrace adds to the th..

This castle, built on a rocky spur on the site of a pre-existing fortress, dates from the 11C. From the original building, the castle developed downwards in spiral fashion. In the 17C, the Amatà transformed this fortress into an elegant aristocratic ..

Patagonia villa is the most famous Baroque villas in Bagheria. Built in 1715, it stands out partly for its concaved façade, but above all for the strange creatures encircling the perimeter wall that give the place a rather mysterious allure. The inte..

The municipal museum has an interesting archaeological collection and a painting gallery. There are archaeological artefacts found in the excavations at Himera, an attractive Flemish Annunciation from the 16C and a small Byzantine triptych paint..

Rebuilt in the 17C, it contains a high-relief in finely sculpted marble, the Madonna of the Bridge , by Ignazio Marabitti, as well a precious wooden Immaculate Conception , attributed to Quatrocchi. There is also a rococo sedan chair once used to t..

This is a Roman aqueduct built of two storeys of arcades that cross the small valley formed by the River Barratina.

The church has a single nave, which has preserved a superb majolica pavement by Neapolitan Nicolo Sarzana. From the women's' tribune of the annexed convent, once reserved for the enclosed order of nuns, you have a magnificent view of the Church and..

This church is divided up into two naves and has a beautiful wooden ceiling the exposed framework of which is decorated with portraits of Dominican. Saints. In a chapel you will see an admirable Virgin and Child by Antonello Gagini, dated 1516 an..

This church dedicated Saint Georges has an interior containing some lovely artworks including a Mattia Stomer canvass, Miracle of Saint Isidore Agricola . A marble altar encrusted with semi-precious stones surmounted on a ciborium embellished with..

Founded in 648 BC by colonists from Zancle, Himera was the scene of the defeat of the Carthaginians at the hands of the soldiers of Agrigente and Syracuse allies for once... But the Carthaginians were angry. On their return to the island in 408, they..

The street is an old cardo or secondary road. Below, there is a superb view over the Bay of Palermo and Mount Pellegrino.

As at Segesta, the Greek theatre was partially hollowed out of the rock. The semi-circular orchestra was rebuilt during the Roman era.

The house owes its name to a fresco depicting Leda and the swan. It is set around a peristyle in the centre of which is an impluvium linked to an oval cistern. The triclinium is decorated with Pompeii style frescoes.

The agora was the site of the square that brought together many public buildings and shops. You can still see the bases of the 26 pillars which supported the vault of an enormous public cistern .

This street is the former decumanus major which crossed the town from the southwest to the northeast as far as the forum (agora). It is paved with stone and terracotta bricks.

The orchestra and some stone seats of the cavea de this small theatre for concerts can still be seen.

Little remains of the baths. The flagstone subbasement can still be seen where the hot air circulated to heat the rooms as well as a small room with a mosaic pavement which served as a basin.

The Butera villa dates back to the 17C This villa was the prince Branciforti of Raccuia's summer home. Despite the distressing dilapidated state of the building, you will notice the imposing portal with a knotted hanging decorated with sculptures of ..