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Antiquarium di Monte Kronio

Regional antiquarium on Monte Kronio in Sciacca: prehistoric finds from the excavations in the vapour caves, reopened on 30 September 2026 after almost six years.

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About the museum

Monte Kronio, also known as Monte San Calogero, overlooks Sciacca and is crossed by a system of natural cavities from which warm vapours of thermal origin rise, linked to the city’s hydrothermal basin. The caves, studied for more than half a century by archaeologists and speleologists, were frequented by people since prehistory, long before the vapours invaded them, and are considered one of the most significant contexts in the Mediterranean for the study of prehistoric communities.

The Antiquarium was inaugurated on 7 October 1984 to house and present the materials from the excavation campaigns carried out inside the mountain between the 1960s and 1986. It is Sciacca’s only regional museum site and is entrusted to the Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.

The building remained closed from 1 January 2020 for works to redevelop and technologically renew the exhibition spaces, systems and fittings; it reopened to the public on 30 September 2026. The rooms display prehistoric finds and evidence of the activities carried out inside the caves.

Highlights

Prehistoric finds from the excavations in the caves of Monte Kronio
Account of the phenomenon of cavities traversed by thermal vapours
Site within the Monte Kronio nature reserve
Antiquarium reopened on 30 September 2026 after almost six years

Permanent exhibition

Reperti preistorici del Monte Kronio – Materials from the excavations in the caves of the mountain, from prehistory to later occupation, with a presentation of the thermal vapour phenomenon.

Founded: 1984
Operated by: Regione Siciliana – Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi
Visitors per year: approx. 6,514