Naro (Agrigento Province) is 35 km. from Agrigento, alt. 500 m., in sight of the valley of the River Naro, area 207.5 sq. km., pop. over 10,100, post-code 92028, tel. 0922. Economy: agriculture, sheepfarming, small food and textile industries.
The town began to develop in the 12th century around an Arab hamlet, soon acquiring considerable strategic importance. A royal city under Frederick II, it was then a stronghold of the Chiaromonte family, until their fall, when it passed to the royal domain.
The Chiaromonte Castle dominates the town. It was built in the 14th century over a Norman structure. Of interest also is the Palazzo Gaetani, Palazzo Giacchetto (15th century), Palazzo Morillo (18th century), and Palazzo Destro (18th century). The former convent of the Friars Minor (13th century) now houses the town hall and the Biblioteca Feliciana (containing an illuminated 15th century codex, manuscripts, incunabula and archaelogical finds. Southwest of Naro, in the contrada Canale, is the Grotta delle Meraviglie, a Christian necropolis.
The Festa of San Calogero is held on 18 June.
Churches (Agrigento Diocese) include the following:
Families researched in these records include the following:
Links to other sites about Naro include:
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