“A sturdy and elevated fortress that has a reputation for being among the most quotable, it has been called dei Bagni because of a hot spring that springs from a nearby cliff; people gladly bathe in it, because the water, of mild temperature, is gentle and recreating. In the surroundings flow rivers and streams along which are mills, there are also large buildings, parks, cottages of delight and many fruit trees…” This is how the Arab geographer al-Idrisi described, around 1154, the place where the thermal waters flow and of which tradition says they were made to spring from the Nymphs to refresh Heracles when he arrived at Segesta after crossing Sicily from Cape Pelorus by the ancient Imera road. Reachable by car with our team.
