Segesta was an ancient Elymian city located in the northwestern part of Sicily. In the archaeological park you can admire a Doric-style temple and a Hellenistic theater, partly excavated in the rock of the hill. Other excavations have brought to light a Hellenistic-Roman town and a medieval village.
The island of Capo Passero is located a few tens of meters from the mainland even if it was once a peninsula. It is part of the municipality known as Portopalo di Capo Passero. It is a mainly agricultural and maritime center, bathed by the two seas: the Ionian and the Mediterranean.
The seaside village of Marzamemi is located in the municipality of Pachino. It is very close to Noto, the capital of the Baroque, from which it is just 20 kilometers away. The fishing village was formed around a landing place, which later became a fishing port. Subsequently, already at the time of the Spanish […]
The villa del Tellàro is a rich Roman residence near Noto. Behind the Villa the splendid and ancient vineyards begin, where the traditional local grapes are still cultivated: nero d’Avola, moscato and albanella (or albanello).
Noto is considered the “capital of the Baroque”. Since 2002 its historic center has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, together with the other late Baroque cities of the Val di Noto.
Ortigia has always been the heart of the city of Syracuse. This is testified by the fact that it was inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the remains of circular huts from the 14th century BC also testify to this. related to the culture of Thapsos. Ortigia represents the historical part of Syracuse and […]
Syracuse has a thousand-year history. Founded around the year 734-733 BC. at the time of the Corinthians, at the time it was counted among the largest metropolises and excelled in power and wealth even with Athens, which tried in vain to subjugate it. Homeland of artists, philosophers and men of science like Archimedes. In […]
Piazza Armerina is an ancient medieval town with a Baroque and Norman historical center, surrounded by the forests of the Ronza Park and other woods. On its territory there is the Roman Villa del Casale with its famous mosaics, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. It is a city of art […]
Founded around 581 BC, with the name of Akragas from rhodo-Cretan geloi. It reached its peak in the fifth century BC, before the decline started by the war with Carthage. During the Punic wars it was conquered by the Romans, who Latinized the name in Agrigentum. Agrigento is world famous for its Valley of […]
744/5000 Catania has a population of about 700 000 inhabitants and is the tenth municipality in Italy by population and the most populous that is not the regional capital. Founded in 729 BC from the Chalcidesi of nearby Naxos, the city boasts a thousand-year history characterized by various dominations whose remains enrich its artistic, […]
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