Imerese terms

We are on the north coast of Sicily, in the province of Palermo, in Termini Imerese, enclosed between Monte San Calogero and the sea, is a city of Greek origins rich in history and culture. Its name is historically linked to an ancient spa complex, of which we can still admire the remains today, was Himera founded by the Greeks in 648 BC. C. According to the myth, these baths were founded by the nymphs to please Athena and Hercules. The Forum, the curia, the amphitheater, the port and the aqueduct date back to Roman times. In the Norman era, however, it was a royal city. To visit the Cathedral of San Nicola da Bari, from 1400 finished in 1912, which houses numerous works of art and paintings, and the Museum of Sacred Art. And, if you are a lover of ancient art, you cannot miss the Baldassarre Romano Civic Museum, in front of the Cathedral, which collects works of Greco-Roman art but also finds from numerous historical periods. The art gallery instead houses works by Sicilian artists and other Flemish works. Not far from Termini Imerese, absolutely to see, the archaeological area of Himera, the ancient city, to walk directly into the origins of the new city and relive the ancient history.