Aspra

Aspra is a town in the comune of Bagheria in the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. Aspra has about 3,980 residents.

Type: Village with 3,980 residents
Description: frazione of the Italian commune Bagheria
Also known as: “Aspra, Sicily”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Solunto and Bagheria railway station.

Solunto

Soluntum or Solus was an ancient city on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, near present-day Porticello in the comune of Santa Flavia, Italy. The site is a major tourist attraction.

Bagheria railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museo Guttuso

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museo Guttuso is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagheria and Porticello.

Bagheria is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, located approximately 10 km to the east of Palermo's city centre. The first residential areas date back to the 17th century, when the Sicilian nobles chose this territory to build their holiday estates. Bagheria is situated 3 km south of Aspra.

Porticello

Village

Photo: Dedda71, CC BY 3.0.

Porticello is a fishing port in Sicily, Italy, located between Palermo and Cefalu. It is a frazione or village within the township of Santa Flavia. The village is dominated by the remains of the Punic civilization city of Solunto, one of the first Phoenician trading posts established in Sicily. Porticello is situated 4 km southeast of Aspra.