The landscape has changed and is now much heavier populated. I passed through two towns and saw quite a few others in the distance.
It was a pleasant walk with a lot of greenery for some kilometres.
One unpleasant aspect of walking through Sicily is that quite frequently you come across places where people dump their rubbish .
Off in the distance was a big rocky outcrop .
The inside of this massive limestone rock has been carved out, with rooms and tunnels on four levels, to turn it into a fort protecting the road and surrounding area.
Various ceramic remains have been dated from between the 2nd and 14th centuries and so it was probably constructed and occupied by the Byzantines, North Africans and Normans. Its modern name “ Calathansuderj” is derived from the Arabic ‘Qual-at’ meaning ‘fortified rock’.
Then came the first of the usual climbs.
From the top there were views of old sulphur mines.
Soon after I arrived at the quiet little town of Comitini.
I was going to buy some water, but the bar was closed. No one knew how the bottle vending machine worked so a policewoman went off and came back with a bottle for me.
Soon after, the fruit man arrived and I bought a nice big bunch of grapes.
It wasn’t long before I reached the next town, Aragon, founded in the 17th century during the time of Spanish rule. For some unknown reason, Aragona is the Italian municipality with the highest emigration level .
From here it was a mainly downhill walk except for the customary climb up to the final destination.
My destination is the small town of Joppolo Giancaxio.
Tomorrow is a short 14km walk to my final destination, Agrigento, where I’ll no longer be in quiet little towns, but in the midst of the tourist melee.
Watch my Relive video of the day’s walk.
Paul's Walks Through Europe 
Sicily has such an interesting history. I liked the story of the police getting you the water. Xx
Sharon Beeston
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