Selinunte
Founded in 651-650 BC or in 627 BC, Selinunte was the outpost of the Greek element towards western Sicily.
It was built up on a promontory above the sea , between two rivers which at the time had ... [continua]
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Palermo
Palermo is the principal city in Sicily and the fifth in Italy (660,460 inhabitants but more than a million considering its hinterland). Sitting right in the centre of the Mediterranean, cradle of the most ancient ... [continua]
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Eraclea Minoa
The remains of the Greek city of Eraclea Minoa can be found in a magnificent spot on the edge of a solitary hill overlooking the sea at the beginning of Capo Bianco.
At the foot of this hill, the ... [continua]
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Mothia Island
Mozia is an ancient Phoenician colony founded in the VII century BC on one of the four islands in the lagoon of the Stagnone (literally big pond) the island of San Pantaleo( name given in medieval times by the ... [continua]
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