Masseria Cacchiamo

The Masseria (farmhouse) in Cacchiamo was built in the second half of the 16th Century by the Ferreri family, originally from Savona. They bought the existing buildings and land of “Lo Càchimo” from the Ventimiglia del Feudo di Sperlinga, as testified to by the legal contract of purchase registered in Sicily in 1568.

Later, in the second half of the 18th Century, the Masseria was transformed into a Neoclassic-style villa by Baron Francesco Benedetto Bongiorno, probably following the design of his architect brother Gandolfo Felice Bongiorno.

In 1988 the Villa-Masseria was officially declared to be a building of historic, artistic and architectonic interest, in conformity with Law n. 1089 of 1939.

The Masseria is a well-preserved architectonic complex that was constructed around three courtyards: the first accesses the aristocratic living quarters, the second is home to the Chapel while the third developes around a monumental drinking trough.

The historic and architectural importance of the building can be seen in the triple bossed cornices, by two series of painted decorations, from the 16th and 18th Centuries respectively, and from the Chapels fresoces.

To the south of the Villa is the monumental stone drinking trough which was used by those travelling along the old road system, the Regie Trazzere, which connected the Mediaeval centres of Calascibetta and Enna (Castrogiovanni) with those of Gangi, Sperlinga and Nicosia.

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