Things to do in Caccamo Italy – what to see attractions and activities

The Battilamano Tower consists of a room on the ground floor and two rooms on the first floor. Currently, the Tower has become a high quality restaurant that hosts many important events.

The Castle of Trabia, built by the sea, had the function of defense and sighting. It looks like a fortress with crenellated walls and a cylindrical tower. Currently the building has been restored and from its terraces there is a beautiful view of the beach.

The Temple of Victory was located in the ancient city of Himera. The building was built in 480 BC after the epic battle between the Greeks of Sicily and the Carthaginians. During the siege of 409 BC the latter destroyed and set fire the Temple, of which today only a few remains remain. The city plan included the construction of several shrines including the Temenos of Athena, located in the northeastern part of the city. The archaeological area includes the urban area defended by the city walls and the necropolis located along the exit paths.

Palazzo Filangeri was the baronial seat of the Filangeri family in 700. Characteristic is the iron door, on which the initials of Count S. Marco triumph. Part of the furniture is located in Palermo at Palazzo Mirto.

The Church of SS. Trinity was built between 1750 and 1765. It was enriched with an artistic reed organ, four matroneums and artistic oil paintings and statues, among the authors: Vinci Randazzo, Guastaferro and Corbella.

The fountain with two cannoli was donated by Count San Marco in 1849, it is made of cast iron, it has artistic workmanship and coat of arms of the Counts Filangeri. Characteristic are the two cannoli, in the shape of a dragon head, from which water flows.

The R.N.O. was created for the preservation of an area of 137 hectares between the municipalities of Cefalà Diana and Villafrati. It includes Pizzo Chiarastella, relevant for flora and birdlife and the Arab Baths, the only example of Arab baths of the 10th century in Sicily.

The feudal arches were built in the middle of the last century and their history is closely linked to the power of the Guccione family. In fact, in 1852, they had the arches built on a public road in order to connect their homes.

Palazzo Guccione is the most important example of residential building of the last century in Alia, built in Art Nouveau style. This was erected in the highest and oldest part of the country, namely in the Rapatello district. The building is eclectic with strong references to Sicilian Liberty.

The Gurfa caves are an example of Sicilian rock architecture. They consist of six rooms dug into a red sandstone cliff. They are thought to date back to 2500 BC to 1600 BC Bronze Age. The Gurfa caves are divided into two floors connected by the bell cave (thòlos), the main room with a hole at its top that allows the illumination of the cave.

The Church of All Graces was built between 1630 and 1639. The building is in late Renaissance style, with arches and round and some decorative elements in Baroque style, among which stand out the stuccoes of the apse with gold reliefs.

The Ethnoanthropological Museum of Alia is located in the “Pittà” house. The museum houses objects from private collections and testifies to the agro-pastoral culture of the city. In fact, the museum exhibits tools and tools in use in the past centuries, necessary for the processing of iron, wheat, care for cattle and craft creations. The collection was divided into four sections.