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Terrasini is a town and ''
comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the island of
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in
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Terrasini is located west of Palermo at the motorway between Palermo and
Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an imp ...
, between the mountains and the Gulf of Castellammare near the
Palermo International Airport Falcone Borsellino Airport ( it, link=no, Aeroporto Falcone Borsellino) or simply Palermo Airport, formerly Punta Raisi Airport, is an international airport located at Cinisi, west northwest of Palermo, the capital city of the Italian island ...
. Terrasini's population works mainly in fishing and tourism. The population triples during the summer. Bounding communes are:
Carini Carini ( la, Hyccara or Hyccarum, grc, Ὕκαρα and Ὕκαρον) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, by rail west-northwest of Palermo. It has a population of 37,752. History Timaeus, in the thirteent ...
,
Cinisi Cinisi (; scn, Cìnisi ) is a town and a '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily. As of 1 January 2022 it has a population of 11.846. Geography The town is part of the Palermo metropolitan area, borders with the municipaliti ...
, Partinico and Trappeto.


History

The name Terrasini probably derives from
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
"terra sinus" = "land at the gulf" (the Gulf of Castellamare) or from "terra sinorum" = "land of the bays" due to the strongly curved coastline with a large number of larger and smaller bays. The name was first cited for the region in a letter from the archive of the abbey San Martino delle Scale near Monreale of 24 November 1350 as "terras vocatas li Terrasini". The grottoes in the area of Terrasini were inhabited already in the late paleolithic times. On different sites, tracks of
Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
settlers were found. The origin of the town goes back to the late medieval times to a small settlement (called Favarotta) of agricultural workers on the large-scale landed property of the family "La Grua Talamanca" from
Carini Carini ( la, Hyccara or Hyccarum, grc, Ὕκαρα and Ὕκαρον) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, by rail west-northwest of Palermo. It has a population of 37,752. History Timaeus, in the thirteent ...
. In the 17th century, fishermen settled at the coast. When the former feudal property was left to the agricultural workers for cultivation, a flourishing agriculture developed around the fishers' village. Modern Terrasini was founded 24 October 1836, when King Ferdinand II issued a decree that the village Favarotta, then considered part of neighboring Cinisi, should be merged with adjoining Terrasini as a single community.


Sights


Culture

*Chiesa Madre "Maria SS delle Grazie", (18th century, facade of 1901) *Chiesa "Maria SS della Provvidenza" *Chiesa "Maria SS del Rosario" *Chiesa "S Rosalia", (18th century) *Palazzo Grua, (18th century), now seat of the town administration *Palazzo Cataldi, (18th century), now seat of the town library *Palazzo Aumale, built in the 19th century as a
winery A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, ...
by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale, the son of king
Louis-Philippe of France Louis Philippe (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary War ...
, now comprising the three sections of the Museo Civico: **Museo del Caretto (ethno-anthropological section) **Antiquarium (archeological section) **Museum of history of nature *Old watchtowers along the coast: Torre Alba (16th century), Torre di Capo Rama (15th century), Torre Toledo or Paternella (16th century) *Villa Fassini *Fishers and tourists port


Nature

*Grotta Perciata, a large grotto in the cliffs *Cala Rossa (red bay, due to the red colour of the rocks) *Natural Park (Riserva Naturale) Capo Rama


Festivals

*Festa di li schietti (on Easter Sunday) *Festa di San Pietro (end of June) *Festa di Maria Santissima delle Grazie (4 September) *Estate Terrasinense (June - September): Season of theater and concert performances throughout the town


Gallery

Image:Terrasini-bjs-1.jpg, Piazza Duomo with Chiesa Madre image:Terrasini-bjs-4.jpg, Palazzo Aumale Image:Terrasini-bjs-6.jpg, Port Image:Terrasini-bjs-8.jpg, Seaside Image:Torre-Alba-bjs.jpg, Torre Alba Image:Landscape-Sicilia-bjs-1.jpg, Calarossa Bay Image:Landscape-Sicilia-bjs-4.jpg, Cliffs with Grottoes Image:Torre-Capo-Rama-bjs.jpg, Torre di Capo Rama


References


External links


Terrasini on line
(official site in Italian)
Terrasini

Photo Album Terrasini
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