NARO private tour: quaint Sicilian village of Greek origin

The guided tour of Naro will take you to the discovery of a Sicilian town built on a hill near the city of Agrigento, of ancient origin founded by Greeks, Arabs and Normans, today also important for the production of table grapes. We start our visit from the Town Hall with a beautiful cloister and head towards one of the most beautiful churches in Naro, the Church of San Francesco d ‘Assisi, an artistic heritage protected by UNESCO.

This beautiful medieval religious building has been enriched over time by stuccoes and Baroque decorations and houses valuable works of art and a splendid eighteenth-century cloister of the Franciscan order with garden and fountain.

Walking through the historic center of Naro you can admire the characteristic alleys typical of Sicilian villages, the stairways, the medieval churches with stone facades and elegant Baroque buildings with grotesque masks adorning the balconies.

The walking tour continues by visiting the Church of Maria Santissima Annunziata, a Jesuit college that for more than a century has hosted a prestigious school with university courses; the church built in the seventeenth century preserves precious works from the old cathedral together with statues and decorations in the Baroque style. From here we head towards the slope that takes us to the highest point of the city where the castle stands, stopping along the way with a visit to the Norman Cathedral which still retains all its ancient charm despite only the perimeter walls remain standing.

The ancient religious building, now deconsecrated, dates back to 1100 and was built by the Normans on a pre-existing Arab mosque.

Continuing the staircase we arrive at the symbolic place of Naro, the Chiaramonte Castle, declared a national monument. Built on the foundations of an Arab fort, it amazes its perfect conservation over the centuries with the beautiful square tower 21 meters high. Visiting the castle you can enjoy a spectacular 360 ° panoramic view over the whole valley and the countryside with the vineyards.

The guided tour ends by discovering the legends of the castle, such as the one about the ghost of Madonna Giselda and the characteristic Museum of the clothes of the nineteenth-century nobles.

Included:

• Private tour with licensed guide

Not included:

• Drink and food
• Transfer service

What to bring:

• Comfortable shoes
• Water
• Sun hat on hot days

Meeting point:

• Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi square (outsode the Town Hall)