Carini Attractions

 
Communications

SS 113 and A 29 Palermo-Castellammare del Golfo, leaving at the junction of Foresta; railroad station.

Location

Carini is situated in the mountains to the west of Palermo, 6km/4mi from the Golfo di Carini. It is much visited in the summer by people from Palermo.

History

The area was inhabited as long ago as the Stone Age, as finds in the surrounding limestone caves testify. In historical times the site of the present-day town was occupied by the small Sican settlement of Hykkara, which belonged to the enemies of Segesta.

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