Visit Favara and discover the city of the Easter lamb
A few kilometres from the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, there is a small village whose origins date back to the copper age. In this small town, which stands on the third tip of a hill of Agrigento, many dominations have followed one another, from Greek to Arab. Not surprisingly, the name Favara comes from the Arab name fawwāra, which means source.
You can lose yourself in the narrow alleys of the city and let the old-fashioned atmosphere entertain you.
Farm Cultural Park is in the historic city centre, a dream turned into reality, a place where art becomes culture of the territory. An art gallery organized along seven courtyards that host permanent contemporary art exhibitions and installations, artist residences, spaces for socializing and temporary living, spaces that host conferences and concerts, a secret garden and a hundred other things. all to be discovered.
Here are the must-see attractions:
Don’t miss
Chiesa Madre
Dedicated to the Madonna dell’Assunta, the church is the main sacred building of the city, with its beautiful Siracusa white stone facade, mosaics made by Tuscan artists and its wonderful dome.
Chiaramonte Castle
One of the most important historical buildings in the city. Built around the 13th century at the behest of Frederick II, today it is the seat of the Town Council. Don’t miss the permanent exhibition of the painter Pasquale Farruggia.
Museum of the Sicilian Almond
A journey to discover the history of the almond, its properties, the harvest and processing, right up to the use of the fruit in pastry-making and more generally in the kitchen, looking at some of the tools related to the different stages of work.
Necropolis of Contrada Stefano
An archaeological site with testimonies dating back to the Bronze Age. It includes more than a hundred open-air tombs dug into the rock and dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries A.D., already known in the early 15th century.
Farm cultural park
The Farm Cultural Park was born in the old town – it is a dream turned into reality, a place where art becomes the culture of the area. It is an art gallery stretching along seven courtyards that host permanent contemporary art exhibitions and installations, artist residences, spots for sociality and temporary living, spaces that host conferences and concerts, a secret garden and a hundred more things besides.
