Favara (Agrigento Province) is 13 km. from Agrigento, alt. 338 m., on the bank of the River Naro, area 81 sq. km., pop. over 32,500, post-code 92026, tel. 0922. Economy: agriculture (cereals, almonds, pistachio nuts, grapes); wine.
The name of the town is of Arabic origin (Fawwara = water source). The town developed towards the 13th century around the castle built in the second half of that century by Frederico II Chiaromonte. Strategically located at the center of a network of travel routes, and with an abundance of water, Favara fourished under the Chiaromonte family, who were its lords for about a century. At the end of the 14th century, the town passed to the Parapertusas, then to the De Marinis, and finally to the Aragona Pignatelli e Cortes family.
Of interest is the Castle. A Roman villa dating to the 1st century AD with moasic baths has been discovered near the town. At Contrada Stefano there is a Bronze Age necropolis with about 260 burial niches.
Churches (Agrigento Diocese) include the following:
Links to other sites about Favara include:
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