 The date of its construction is not known but it existed during the Norman rule of Sicily (1061 to 1189) and likely was built during the Moslem rule (902 to 1061).Legend has it that this tonnara was given the Arabic name for “mouth” or “entrance” which is pronounced as one would pronounce an English word written as “fim”.This word “fim” was Latinized into “Fimis” and then transformed into a word that sounded Sicilian “Fimi”.