Favara

Neighbourhoods

Piazza Cavour and the old centre

Favara's main square has had its present shape since the 16th century. On its east side stands the First World War memorial by the Palermo sculptor Cosmo Sorgi, unveiled on 23 April 1922, and the Chiaramonte castle closes one corner. From here the old centre spreads out: the baroque church of the Rosario with stucco inside, the 17th-century Purgatorio and, a short walk away, the Sette Cortili of Farm. Favara calls itself the town of the agnello pasquale, an almond and pistachio Easter sweet.

• →The Sagra dell'agnello pasquale has been held in Holy Week since 1997 (Wikipedia); check the year's dates locally.
• →Cuffaro runs the Palermo–Favara bus line; timetables on cuffaro.info.

Easter week for the agnello pasquale

Experiences

Farm Cultural Park ↗

The project that put Favara on the map: notary Andrea Bartoli and lawyer Florinda Saieva opened it on 25 June 2010 in the Sette Cortili, seven small linked courtyards in the old centre, filling them with murals, installations, exhibitions and artist residencies. Wikipedia counts about 90,000 visitors in 2016. In November 2026 Farm's site said Farm Favara was temporarily closed while its houses and courtyards become a place to live in, hosting artists, students, researchers, city makers and people in housing difficulty.

• →Check farmculturalpark.com before going: no reopening date was published when we looked (November 2026).
• →Farm also runs a venue in Mazzarino (province of Caltanissetta), opened in January 2022.

Experiences

Chiaramonte Castle

A square castle with sides of about 31 m on Favara's main square, built around 1270 and later held by the Chiaramonte family, who gave it its name. You enter from the south through a large pointed-arch portal into a courtyard; the ground floor has barrel vaults and the attached chapel holds the finest architectural details. After years of neglect it was restored, and the town council now uses it for official functions and cultural events. Farm Cultural Park is a few minutes' walk away.

• →Listings disagree on opening hours and whether entry is free; we found no official page, so ask the Comune di Favara or look in when an event is on.