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Located in the western part of the upper Himera valley<\/strong>, Sclafani Bagni<\/strong> and Caltavuturo<\/strong> lie on the edge of the Madonie Regional Natural Park<\/strong><\/a>, in a territory characterised by its limestone reliefs and its forests such as the Bosco di Favara reserve<\/strong>.
Sclafani Bagni is a small village occupying the top of a rock, with the remains of its medieval castle and its thermal springs. Caltavuturo lies below the Rocca di Sciara, whose Arab medieval remains spread over a plateau overlooking the more recent town, near the Gazzara gorges.<\/p>\n

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Sclafani Bagni<\/h2>\n

Built on a rocky mount in the Madonie<\/strong> relief, the small village of Sclafani Bagni<\/strong> (which has fewer than 500 inhabitants) is said to be of Greek origin, its name probably deriving from “Aesculapii fanum” (“sacred to Aesculapius”, the Greek god of medicine), in reference to its ancient thermal waters. In the 9th century under the Muslims, it was known as Isqlafinah.
Confraternities played a major role there in the life of the town from the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century.<\/p>\n

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At about 750 metres of altitude, some ruins of its castle remain at the end of the rocky spur, having been restored in the 14th century by Matteo Sclafani, the Count of Adrano, along with charming little churches inherited from the era of the confraternities.
Within the old walls are also found the ruins known as Castelletto.<\/p>\n

Among the religious buildings are the Chiesa Madre di Santa Maria Assunta, of medieval origin and remodelled in the 14th and 17th centuries, which houses pictorial works from the 16th-17th centuries; the Chiesa di San Filippo and the Chiesa di San Giacomo, both dating from the 16th century with various decorative elements.
On the eastern side, the old Porta Soprana gate crosses the walls of the village dating from the 14th-century restructurings by Sclafani, with its pointed arch, topped by the emblem of the Sclafani family.<\/p>\n

At the foot of the village 300 metres lower to the north-west, the thermal water springs at 37 \u00b0C, which was already renowned for its healing virtues since Antiquity, considered miraculous. A thermal establishment was set up from the 18th century, closed in the 1990s after landslides.
The thermal spring remains accessible and frequented, with a rustic pool in the middle of an intact landscape.<\/p>\n

Every year, cultural events such as the Sclafani Bagni Wine & Food Festival showcase local products, wine and the gastronomic traditions of the territory.<\/p>\n

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