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Founded by Giulio and Carlo Tomasi, Princes of Lampedusa, in the middle of the seventeenth century, with the significant contribution of the famous architect and astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Palma di Montechiaro was a sort of holy city, in the wake of Jerusalem, also visited during the grand tour by foreign travelers who left evidence of their different steps, such as the English Henry Swinburne in 1783 and the German Johann Heinrich Bartels (1791). Better known as the city of the "Leopard", it is just about twenty kilometres from the archaeological site of Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples faraway. It is known for the extraordinary beauty of the area and coastline where beaches of fine sand and clay gullies are alternated, that give to the landscape a wild look.
These lands, dominated by the Mediterranean patch where are still cultivated almond trees, vineyards and olive trees are also an important natural site that allow, walking in nature, to see many migratory birds.
The Palma's land stands for respect for tradition, the ancient recipes and for the careful selection of raw materials. Boast of many products in particular "biscotti ricci" cookies with almond paste made by the nuns of the Benedictine Monastery and the typical "pani cunzatu" bread seasoned with foods of the typical poor cuisine: "pani e tumazzu" cheese, "pani e aulivi" bread with olives, "pani cu i ficu" figs, "u cuddruruni a vampa" pan pizza topped with anchovies in brine and much more.
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