The Cultural Association “Segesta nel Sogno”, concession holder of the management of the Stele by the State Property of Sicily, informs the reopening of the Historical Cultural Site of the Pianto Romano Shrine located in the same district, in the territory...
Calatafimi in addition to the archaeological park of Segesta, can boast an interesting historical center that from the hill of the “Castle Eufemio” is spread in a tortuous and characteristic medieval structure of alleys and courtyards. Its inhabited area...
The ELIMI who inhabited Segesta connected the phenomenon of the formation of hot waters to a mythological event, according to which the heat of the river’s waters had given rise to the will of a river divinity, Crimiso, to give way to warm up to the...
Calatafimi Segesta’s origins date back to the 9th century. The Arabic origin of the town’s name “Qal’at Fîmî” comes from the Castle Eufemio the name of the officer in the service of Byzantium who according to tradition favored entrance of Arabs in Sicily. The ancient...
