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| COMITINI |  |
| Historical information | Religious feasts | Fairs | Monuments |
Comitini is the smallest town in the Province area of Agrigento on the way to Palermo.
There live only 1000 people.
The town was founded in 1627 by Gastone Bellacera.
The economy is based mainly on agriculture. In the past most of its inhabitants used to work in the sulphur mines. Since when the mines were closed many people were compelled to emigrate.
The most important religious feast of Favara is dedicated to Saint Anthony and it takes place in June.
The Easter Lamb Fair is the most important local fair. It takes place during the holy week and it is dedicated to a local dish, that is a marzipan lamb stuffed with pistachio .
Is dedicated to Saint Jacob, the patron Saint of Comitini
Dates from the 17th century. According to tradition it is inhabited by the ghost of the king Frederick Aragona.
Now it is the seat of the Town Hall.
It is open to visitors and often it houses temporary exhibitions and cultural events.
It was built between the 12th and the 13th century
The building is well preserved and it has been well restored.
It is very interesting and it has medieval origins.
It was not a defensive castle as it’s not built on top of a mountain. Maybe it was originally used as residential palace during the hunting season.
Some of its walls show coats of arms, some still show remains of frescoes typical of the buildings financed by the Chiaramonte family. The kitchens of the palace were later used as prisons and even today you can see the marks left by the former prisoners.
It started to be excavated in 1985 by archaeologist Giuseppe Castellana, and Brian E. Mc Connel
It was built not far from the roman road between Agrigentum and Catana and it was inhabited from the 1st to the 6th century A.D.
You can still see some remains of the ancient roman baths with mosaic floors.
