Aragona

Aragona is a small historic town in the province of Agrigento, set on the eastern slopes of Monte Belvedere in the Valle del Platani. Inland and closely tied to its clay-rich surroundings, it has a distinctive landscape marked by sulphur vents and eruptive mud phenomena, giving the area around the town an unusually stark, almost lunar character.

The town’s identity is rooted in its feudal foundation. Aragona was established on 6 January 1606 by Baldassare III Naselli, Count of Comiso, on the remains of ancient Diesi, and later developed under the Naselli family, who governed until the abolition of feudalism in 1812. Its historic centre grew according to a regular plan, with narrow lanes and courtyards reflecting that planned origin.

Today, Aragona feels closely connected to both its noble past and its local traditions. What sets it apart is the meeting of a 17th-century feudal town with one of Sicily’s most unusual inland landscapes, where history, geology and village memory remain unusually close together.