A paleochristian sculpture gives Casteltermini an unexpected historical weight: the town preserves what is considered the oldest wooden cross in the world. Home to 8,422 residents, this Sicilian municipality belongs to the province of Agrigento.
The settlement is positioned 25 kilometres north of Agrigento and 70 kilometres southeast of Palermo, surrounded by inland neighbors like Sutera and Cammarata. For those mapping out an archaeological itinerary through the island's interior, this rare early Christian artifact provides a specific reason to detour.
Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saint Vincent Ferrer, patron on the day the town was born through a notarial deed, Monday 5 April
Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 86 km away
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📅 Every year, on 5 April
Casteltermini celebrates Saint Vincent Ferrer on 5 April, the same day in 1629 on which the baron, a member of his own family, signed the «Capitoli della Terra», granting favourable conditions to the town's first inhabitants.
Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo cheese inside a golden crust. Round and feminine in Palermo, pointed and called arancino in Catania: the quarrel is serious.
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Outside Casteltermini, but an easy day trip away.
