Borghi dei Tesori Fest

A widespread festival among the villages of Sicily

The Borghi dei Tesori Fest is the branch dedicated to small towns of the renowned Le Vie dei Tesori event, organized by the foundation of the same name. Over several weekends in May, dozens of Sicilian villages open churches, palaces, hermitages, convents, and natural sites—usually closed or rarely accessible—to the public, accompanying visits with walks, experiences, workshops, and tastings. Among these villages is Alessandria della Rocca, a town in the Sicani Mountains in the province of Agrigento, in the heart of Sicily.

Alessandria della Rocca and its treasures

Founded in the second half of the 16th century under the name Alessandria della Pietra, the town preserves an ancient urban layout, crossed by the historic Via Barresi and its crossroads that divide the town into districts. The spiritual heart of the village is the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Rocca, linked to the legend of the apparition to a young girl named Angelina and a destination for deeply rooted local devotion.

The tour route also includes the Carmelite complex, one of the oldest in the town, embellished with Serpotta-style stuccoes, and the evocative ruins of the Pietra d'Amico castle with its ancient tower, a testament to the feudal past of the Sicani Mountains.

Walks, workshops, and tastings

In addition to guided tours, the festival in Alessandria della Rocca offers sensory experiences designed to help visitors discover the territory:

• olfactory walk through the oregano fields, the fields of oregano that scent the Sicani countryside;
• workshop dedicated to saffron, one of the delicate crops of the area;
• tastings of herbal teas, traditional sweets, and pane cunzatu, seasoned according to Sicilian tradition.

The Agrigento village is part of a wider circuit that, on the same weekend, involves the nearby towns of Burgio and Caltabellotta, also rich in churches, hermitages, and ancient crafts, creating a widespread itinerary among the treasures of the Sicani Mountains.

How it works

The event is based on the coupon system of the Le Vie dei Tesori Foundation: with a single multi-visit formula, you can discover the various places on the circuit, while walks, experiences, and tastings require a dedicated reservation. A formula that has made the festival a highly anticipated event for slow and cultural tourism in Sicily.