San Biagio Platani, municipality of the Free Municipal Consortium of Agrigento. With 2.000 inhabitants, a hilly area bordered by two rivers, a center with an ancient history and lively vitality, which loves to celebrate its traditions with devotion and creativity
The surroundings, between the town and the river, are slight green hills, where it is possible to relax walks surrounded by nature, walking o on horseback, ma anche in mountain bike.
The Platani river flows south into the Mediterranean Sea and from San Biagio Platani it is possible to follow its course to the sea, also exploring the Mouth of the Platani River Oriented Nature Reserve. This tour completely immersed in nature can start from San Biagio Platani, where you will find accommodation facilities and holiday homes in the center and is perfect for the summer period, when you can also enjoy the indescribable beauty of the sea.
A visit to San Biagio Platani, what to see
Once you have conquered the hill, you arrive in the town: here the story begins in 1635, leaving traces of its passage year after year; the oldest buildings in the village are the Mother Church dedicated to San Biagio and the Church of Carmelo, both in the historic center of the town and the Palazzo Ducale.
La Mother Church of San Biagio it was built around 1635 and until the early XNUMXs it saw numerous renovations take place. Imposing on the outside, it is completely covered in sand-colored bricks and is accessed by a double staircase that takes you directly to the only entrance. Inside, the Church is divided into three naves by arches and columns, the apse area is introduced by brick columns and the floors are in marble.
The other Church of San Biagio Platani, the Carmel Church, is made up of a large hut structure and can be accessed directly from the road. Built in the eighteenth century, it is richly decorated inside and houses various valuable works of art, sacred gold furnishings and decorations to admire.
Il Ducal Palace it was built around 1750. Today we can still see the beam that connected the two floors, where the domestic and administrative life of the lords and the town took place: rooms, balconies and terraces on the first floor, while on the ground floor they found the prisons.
After having explored the entire centre, also head towards the surroundings of San Biagio Platani; what see? The closest centers are those of Cianciana e raffadali. The ideal period for this tour is… all year round! The climate of Sicily, mild in winter and hot in summer, is always suitable for a holiday in the village!
San Biagio Platani, between tradition and culture
San Biagio Platani is the town known throughout Sicily for its Easter Bow Festival: during the Christian holiday period, in fact, spectacular arches of reeds and wood are set up in the village, decorated with flowers, fruits and other foods, which reproduce the appearance of a huge Church, ready to welcome the meeting between the Risen Christ and the Virgin . Then the Easter holidays may be the right time to visit the centre.
Wanting to also admire the Crib of Bread, another of the characteristic attractions of the village, you can instead choose to stay in San Biagio during the Christmas holidays: by going to Easter Arches Museum, you will find these and other cultural attractions of the country.
How to get to San Biagio Platani
The village, in the Free Municipal Consortium of Agrigento, can be easily reached by car or train.
By car:, San Biagio Platani can be reached, coming from the East, via the State Road of the Writers, while if you arrive from the North, you can take the State Road of the Valle dei Platani.
Who arrives on the train, can get off at Agrigento Central Station, about 22 km from the town, continuing the journey by bus or shuttle.
