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The town may be the ancient Ameselos, mentioned by Diodorus Siculus. The name of the town probably comes from the Arabic rahl (hamlet). It was in fact the Arabs who built in the Monte district a first fortified village which was later extended under the Normans. In 1261 all was razed to the ground by the inhabitants of Centuripe who were hostile to the Swabian dynasty to which Regalbuto had remained faithful. In the following year King Manfred had the town rebuilt in its present location. In 1860 a number of parliamentarians met Garibaldi here in order to discuss a truce. The town was also involved in military activity in July 1943, in the fighting between the Allies and the Axis powers.

Part of the town still has its mediaeval layout, characterized by little streets and winding lanes. Thenewerpartis crossed by Via Roma and Via Ingrassia, two thoroughfares intersecting at right angles in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele where we can see the 17th c. Chiesa di Santa Maria della Croce, with its flight of steps and baroque façade. Also baroque is the semicircular façade of the Chiesa Madre, San Basilio, in Piazza Re, which is distinguished not only by the convexity of the façade but also by its fine campanile.