The Clock Tower, Acquaviva Platani: was designed in 1860 by the engineer Alessandro Lazzarini in the place where before there was an old crenellated tower that was part of the Prince Spadafora Castle. It was built by mayor Pietro Giudici and was inaugurated in 1894. Made of local stone, it is 18 meters high and is divided by three moldings. The clock bell marks the life of the municipality.

Castello di Falconara, Butera: dates back to the fourteenth century and overlooks the sea near the magnificent coast of Marina di Butera. Enlarged and strengthened over time, it maintained its role of vigilance against pirate raids until the end of the 18th century. The original nucleus consisted of the old square tower, called “della falconara” for the breeding of falcons that took place inside. In 1392, Martino I assigned it as a fief, with the county of Butera, to Ugone Santapau. The castle then passed to all the successors of the Santapau family, until it ended up in the hands of Ambrogio Branciforti, prince of Butera from 1563. At the beginning of the 800, Caterina Branciforti, princess of Butera, married the German officer Giorgio Welling and transformed the castle into a stately home building an imposing wing facing the sea. During the revolts of 1848, the castle was sold to Antonio Chiaramonte Bordonaro, who had a new body detached from the castle built parallel to the sea. Today the castle, a unitary building but articulated in its volumes, the result of the three different construction phases, still shows the fifteenth-century Aragonese structure: the courtyard is open on one side and the entrance is through a large arched door. The interior is furnished with fine furniture and one of the halls houses a collection of hunting trophies of the current owner, the baron Gabriele Chiaramonte Bordonaro Alliata, who lives there for certain periods of the year and rents parts of the same to third parties for accommodation activities and refreshment.

Arab-Norman Castle, Butera: dates back to the eleventh century, it was over the centuries the goal of conquest by the invaders of Sicily. Originally it consisted of four or five towers at the corners of a fortified area and inside there was a vast courtyard, with stables and warehouses. Ruggero the Norman had to besiege him for 26 years before he could conquer it. According to popular tradition there was a long underground path that connected the Castle of Butera to that of Falconara. Over the centuries the castle has received several renovations, as evidenced by the tower and the mullioned windows.

Castello di Pietrarossa, Caltanissetta: located on a hill near Caltanissetta, the Castle of Pietrarossa was built in the ninth century. During the Middle Ages it was a strategic center and around the end of the eleventh century the tomb of Queen Adelasia, nephew of King Roger the Norman was placed there. In 1378, inside the Castle, the meeting of the most important noble families of the island was held and on that occasion the four vicars who were to govern Sicily were appointed. In 1567 a strong earthquake caused the collapse of the castle of which remained only the remains of two towers, still visible. The ruins of the castle were then used for the construction of several churches and monuments of the city. At the foot of the ruins of Castello di Pietrarossa the monumental cemetery of the Angels was built.

Castello di Sabuci, Delia: the medieval castle, commonly called “Castidrazzu” by the locals, is located about one kilometer from the town, near the Valle del Salso and in a strategic position for exchanges with the Sicilian hinterland. The castle of Delia was built on a limestone greenhouse and the rocky spur makes it a natural base. It is divided into four levels that are not completely regular. The archaeological excavations have found that the site where the castle stands has been populated as early as the third millennium BC. After alternating events of destruction, abandonment and fires, in 1436 Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada obtained the royal license to rebuild it; a phase of greater splendor for the castle was opened. After the foundation of Delia in 1623 it is probable that the castle, not being more frequented, has fallen into neglect and at the end of the XVI century already appeared semi-destroyed. In 1878 he underwent a first restoration. In August, the evocative medieval festival of the Bella Castellana is celebrated.

Castello Vecchio, Mazzarino: it is from the Roman-Byzantine era and is located near the town. It is called “U Cannuni” probably because of its cylindrical shape. Composed of a single tower, the current appearance suggests that in the past there were three others, to enclose underground tanks used as granaries. The upper floor, on the other hand, was occupied by soldiers: originally, in fact, it had to have a military function (it was surrounded by an external wall), but over time it became the residence of the local lords.

Castello di Grassuliato, Mazzarino: called “Castiddazzu”, is about 6 km from the center of Mazzarino and is of Roman origin. Around the half of the millennium it was destroyed, only to be rebuilt. From outside you can see the crenellated walls and the pointed openings.

Mussomeli Castle, Mussomeli: considered one of the most beautiful in the world, the Castle was erected by Manfredi III Chiaramonte in 1370. Built on a rock spur 80 meters high overlooking the countryside below, the building amazes visitors for the perfect union between wild nature and building artifice. The north-eastern side is defended by high crenellated walls and inside this first enclosure there are the residential buildings: the chapel, the military quarters and the now semi-destroyed stable. Inside the castle we find the so-called Sala dei Baroni where, in 1391, the conspiracy of the Sicilian barons was held, following which Andrea Chiaramonte, successor of Manfredi, was accused of treason and hanged by the King. and the Three Women’s Room where, according to an ancient legend, the three sisters of the baron who had left for the war were walled up, and from the same one they find death of hunger upon his return. The works for the construction of the Castle began in 1366 when Manfredi III Chiaramonte obtained from Federico III the lordship of Castronovo and the lands of Mussomeli. Located on a site of inestimable strategic value, the building was probably built on a previous Arab stronghold. After the Chiaramonte, the castle of Mussomeli passed into the hands of several families (Moncada, de Prades, Castellar, Perapertusa, Ventimiglia and Campo) until 1549, when Don Cesare Lanza took possession of the castle and the fief of Mussomeli and started to a long dynasty that lasted over four centuries. The castle was inhabited until the early 1600s, later it was first used as a prison and then abandoned altogether. The first restoration and restoration of the important building dates back to the end of the 19th century. Finally, we recall that the Castle was chosen as the location for the film The Baroness of Carini with Luca Argentero and Vittoria Puccini while a large part of the Gothic novel Rex tremendae maiestatis by Valerio Evangelisti is set in the Mussomeli of the XIV century and its majestic Castle.

Resuttano Castle, Resuttano: also called Rahal Sultan, or Casale Munito, was built at the time of the Arab invasion and was used by Count Roger the Norman to keep the stolen goods linked to the raids that his soldiers were doing in the territory. The castle is mentioned in relation to Frederick II the Aragonese who, in the fourteenth century, struck by gout took refuge inside it taking the opportunity to draw up his will in favor of his son Francesco. The importance of the Castle is linked to its position on the valley of the river Imera, a strategic area of ​​transition from the Madonie in Sicily. Only fragments of the city walls remain today of the original structure.

Castle of the Prince Galletti, San Cataldo: palace owned by the Galletti barons, stands on a promontory called Forca district. In the eighteenth century the heirs began the construction of a second building adjacent to this, but the work remained unfinished. The castle originally comprised a beam with large apartments and workshops on the ground floor.

Clock Tower, San Cataldo: granted by King Philip III as a defense building of the city, was embellished in the eighteenth century by a marble clock that announces the hours by beating on two bells. The structure is built on an imposing staircase from which you can enjoy a spectacular view, you can even glimpse the volcano Etna.

The Civic Tower, Sommatino: it is also called the Clock, dates back to 1845 and represents the monumental patrimony of the village. With a square base, 28 m high, the Art Nouveau tower has four quadrants that respectively indicate the aurora, the midday, midnight, the quarters of an hour, the hours, according to the Italian system that in 1877 was converted into the French one . Two imposing bells punctuated the time with their tolling. Currently it is possible to admire only part of the mechanism, which is kept by Ignazio Saccomando, the last descendant of the historic family of curators.