Termini Imerese

Termini Imerese ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈtɛrmini imeˈreːze, -eːse]; Sicilian: Tèrmini [ˈtɛɾmɪnɪ]) is a town of the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the northern coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is one of the most important towns of the Metropolitan City of Palermo, from which it is 33 km away. The town is easily reachable through its well developed infrastructures: there are three highway exits along the A19, its station is the meeting point between all of the Sicilian railway lines and its seaport links the town with other important maritime Italian cities. It has a judicial district. It is culturally interesting for the close Greek ruins of Himera, its numerous churches, Roman ruins, prehistorical finds and the annual celebration of the Carnival, one of the oldest in Italy. In the heart of the old town, at its lower level, there are the thermal baths of the Grand Hotel delle Terme, where precious hot waters have flowed since Roman age. In the areas of Termini and the near Sciara and Caccamo is the Oriented Nature Reserve of Mount St. Calogero, located between the coast of Termini Imerese Gulf and the surrounding fertile flat territory. In the east zone of the town, there is a large industrial area, especially known for the former factory which was owned by FIAT and for the ENEL power plant "Ettore Majorana".

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