4 bedrooms detached house, 130 m²

Palagonia, Catania (province)

In Palagonia, a town rich in history, monuments and places of interest that have their origins in ancient times; we have for sale a magnificent building in a rough state of about 140 square meters divided into several floors; exactly inside the historic center. The property is suitable both as a manor house and as a small B&B, to continue the redevelopment of the historic center; thus restoring luster to a town that for centuries has been a strategic point not only in defense but also in communication routes.

Palagonia has its origins already in prehistory. It seems that Paliké, near today's Palagonia, was founded in 453 BC by Ducezio, who made it the capital of his state.
At the time of the Sicilians, Paliké had probably already become an important political and religious center and a famous sanctuary was located there. Tradition has it that the gods called Palici were born from the sulphurous waters of Lake Naftia, of volcanic origin. The temple dedicated to them was probably located on the shores of the lake itself. Today the lake, also called mofeta dei Palici, is not visible as its gases are exploited industrially.
The Feud passed from Norman domination in the Middle Ages and between the 12th and 14th centuries it belonged to some of the most important aristocratic families of Sicily (Alagona, Ventimiglia, Passaneto, etc.). In 1407 Giacomo Gravina became lord of the fief and from then on the events of the city will be linked to the noble family of Gravina-Cruyllas, until the death of Francesco Paolo Gravina, eighth and last prince of Palagonia, which took place in 1854.
The prince had no heirs and by testament he left all the assets to the poor of Palermo, forgetting that the inhabitants of Palagonia had been faithful subjects of his family for more than five centuries. From this moment on, the Palagonese peasants began the struggle to obtain the land they had always worked; until in 1923 they obtained the first deeds of sale. Land struggles still took place in the 1950s when the Palagonese, together with the peasants of Mineo and Grammichele, occupied the lands of Prince Grimaldi's fief of Naftìa. In the immediate post-war period, Palagonia underwent a notable transformation: the planting of orange groves brought conspicuous wealth to the town.


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