Renowned for the Macalube natural reserve, Aragona holds a rather stark national record: it registers the highest emigration rate of any Italian municipality. This ongoing demographic shift heavily defines the local history of a town that currently counts 9,493 residents.
Positioned 16 kilometers northeast of Agrigento, the settlement—known in the Sicilian dialect as Araùna or Raona—is defined by an almost lunar geological landscape. The cold-mud volcanoes of the Macalube provide a compelling reason to detour into the interior while touring the province.
Near Aragona
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
