5 Best Sights in Petralia Soprana, Sicily

A natural salt deposit that was once one of the largest salt mines in Europe has been converted into the town's Museum of Contemporary Art. Aside from browsing the artwork, you can also visit the underground mining caves and see how the salt has been carved into a kind of underground cathedral filled with sculptures. The museum is currently only open one day a week, so be sure to book your tickets in advance to ensure your spot.

On the town's Piazza Duomo, you'll find the parish church of the apostles of St. Peter and St. Paul. The church's dominating structure is in the Catalonian Gothic style, with 12 elaborate columns representing the apostles. The interior is relatively simple, but there is a remarkable life-size wooden crucifix in a side chapel. The extensively detailed carving was handmade by local monks in 1623.

This adventure park is located inside the Parco delle Madonie and offers several activities and obstacle courses through the forest and above the trees on rope ladders. There are different levels at varying difficulties, designed for children and adults alike. You can also rent a treehouse or glamping accommodations to spend the night as well as unique tents suspended 20 feet above the ground.

This square is the civic center of town and is home to the local town hall, a neo-Gothic style palace that was once a Carmelite convent. Surrounding the piazza, there are two important aristocratic palaces, including the Palazzo Pottini filled with 18th-century frescoes.

This central square houses an elaborate water fountain that has been a part of the town since its origins. The Fontana dei Quattro Cannoli was once the social and commercial heart of the medieval city.