CaltanissettaMussomeli.
The town was founded in the second half of the 14th c. by Manfredi III Chiaromonte. The fief of various families, in 1549 it became a possession of the Lanzas, who obtained the title of Counts. The modern name is probably of Arab origin, possibly referring to an ancient hamlet, and it was first used in the 15th c., instead of Manfredi, the original name given to the town by its founder.

The town stands in a picturesque position on the slope of a hill. Our visit can start in Piazza Umberto I, where we can admire the Renaissance Chiesa di San Francesco and the 18th c. Baron's Palace. The Chiesa Madre, San Ludovico, founded in the 14th c. and altered in the baroque age, is located in the Terravecchia quarter. Walking down Via Lanza di Scalea we come to the Collegio di Maria, the late 17th c. Palazzo Trabia, which boasts a fine art gallery , and the Chiesa del Monte. Crossing Piazza Nettuno, with its baroque fountain dedicated to Neptune, we reach Piazza Manfredi Chiaromonte and the 16th c. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio. Nearby is the Chiesa di San Domenico which contains a wooden crucifix, one of the finest by Fra Umile da Petralia. The Castello dei Chiaromonte, built in 1370 in Gothic-Norman style, stands in majestic solitude on a high and rugged crag, alt. 778 m, 2 km outside the town, on the provincial road to Villalba. The castle contains vast halls, dungeons and torture cells, and the fine chapel with a precious alabaster Madonna della Catena (1516). The outstandingly vast extent of the surrounding fief can be appreciated from the windows of the Castle. The fief, as it still seems to be today, is dominated from afar by the awesome presence of the lonely castle. The ruins of a Graeco-Italic village can be seen near the castle. An early Bronze Age settlement is situated on the mountain of Polizzello, NE of Mussomeli.