Altofonte

Fonte Alto is a town in the province of Palermo in Sicily in Italy with 10,348 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012).

Location and data

Fonte Alto is located 15 km south of Palermo. The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture.

The neighboring municipalities are Belmonte Mezzagno, Monreale, Palermo, Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela.

History

The place was called until 1930 Parco.

Attractions

  • Monastery of Santa Maria Fonte Alto with the remains of the Norman Royal Palace,
  • The Chapel of the Archangel Michael and
  • The former monastery church and present parish church of Santa Maria Fonte Alto.
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