ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURS

The first inhabitants of the area were hunters who occupied some natural shelters along the Mazaro River during the upper Palaeolithic period (about 14,000 /12,000 b.c.)
This territory was inhabited since ancient times; Elimi, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans chose this area of Sicily for their settlement due to its position, the mild climate, the amenities of the lowlands and highlands and the abundance of vegetation. They built their cities and created an intense commercial activity.
Our archaeological tour can surely start from the historical centre of Mazara toward its periphery, and slowly following the course of the Mazaro River, to reach the hills of Salemi and then come back toward the sea crossing the countryside next to Campobello.

In Mazara, every corner of the historical centre refers to the past. Every home, every pavement, hides ruins and wonders of the ancient dominations. The Palace of the Knights of Malta preserves in its foundations, the ruins of a Punic town dated from the end of the IV century BC and buildings from the Arab and Norman period. Near the parking area of via Ten. G. Romano were found ancient medieval ovens witnessing a great Muslim pottery laboratory.
Along the left bank of the Mazaro river below, the churchyard of the Norman church of San Nicolò Regale you can admire the ruins of a roman thermal building, frescoed walls and mosaic pavements dating from the 3rd  to the 5th century a.d. , among which stands out the figure of a golden deer running.(...)