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Sicily, land full of history. One of the best place in Italy where you can go and enjoing all the amazing attractions regarding culture and history.

History of Sicily

Land of the Giant Cyclopes - Odysseus

Name of Sicily derived thanks to group of pre Roman Italic people called Siceles who inhabited Sicily in ancient times but they rapidly fused into the culture of Magna Graecia.
Once a centre of Greek culture and learning - producing intellectual giants such as Archimedes and Empedocles (the first person to prove that air has weight).
Dream republic of Plato who had proposed draft constitution for united states of Sicily as a first in history perfect state society. - certain Sicilian cities were believed to equal, if not rival, the city-states of Athens, Corinth and Sparta in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Syracuse became so important that the Athenians sent a vast army and fleet to destroy it in 415BC. The mission failed, and the Athenians were so disastrously defeated two years later that they never recovered.

Western Sicily

Palermo exploration tour

Palermo is the capital of Sicily and the center of Palermo province. Sicilian have chosen Palermo to be the capital of Sicily because of its unique architecture. Palermo is more than 2600 years old and it considered to be one of most beautiful in Italy and absolutely full of history. Palermo is popular touristic destination not only between tourist round the glob but with Italian too and hire is located main international Sicily airport.


Agrigento

Valley of the temples
The celebrated Valley of the Temples, below the scruffy modern city of Agrigento, is one of the wonders of the world. The great Greek poet Pindar described it as 'the most beautiful city of mortals', and even in its present state its temples are stunning. This lush, green, archaeological park was once the site of Akragas, one of the largest and most powerful cities in the entire Greek world in the 5th-century BC, notorious for the luxurious and debauched lifestyle of its inhabitants.


Erice

According to legend, Erice, son of Venus and Neptune, founded a small town on top of a maountain. . This is where Daedalus, whose son Icarus flew too near the sun, allegedly came to ground after his not successful airborne adventure.
Erice rises 750 meters above sea level, for centuries men fought over this place. . In Erice you can admire the Castle of Venus, the Cyclopean Walls 800 B.C and the Gothic Cathedral (1300 a.C.). Erice is at present a mixture of ancient and medieval architecture.

Famous for its Mediterranean cosine, in particular fish dishes and traditional almond pastries. It full of local crafts shops where you can admire hand woven carpets and exquisite local stile handmade ceramics. There are many beautiful panoramic spots to take in the views and a visit to the mythical pastry shop La Pasticceria di Maria Grammatico is a must.


Marsala

Crispa salivia & wineries
The subterranean Roman burial chamber of Crispia Salvia on via Massimo D'Azeglio in Marsala is truly remarkable. It's no more than five meters wide, reached via a narrow staircase hewn from the rock.
On visit to Marsala of course you also can visit world's finest wineries and try famous try Marsala wine or take one of our famous wine cells tour.

While its history dates back to ancient times (there are even some Ancient Punic remains, including a warship at the archaeological Park of Lilybaeum right outside of the town.

Doric Temple of Segesta

Doric Temple and theatre of Segesta
One of the world's most magnificent and best preserved ancient sites can be found. Not far from Palermo, set on the edge of a deep canyon in the midst of the wild and desolate mountains, this huge 5th-century BC temple. Its 36 columns are said to act like an organ on windy days, producing mysterious and beautiful notes. The people of Segesta claimed that they were descendants of the defeated Trojans, and their spoken language remains a mystery even though they wrote using the Greek alphabet. Their obsession with culture and style is clearly shown in the massive theatre found on a hilltop above the temple. The theatre, overlooking a magnificent landscape towards the Mediterranean Sea, has remarkably survived 2,500 - its longevity only adds to its fascination. In complex with bar, restaurant, bookshop and uphill bus service to 2500 year old amphitheater which is still provide open performance in summer and festivity periods.


Selinunte

The ruins of Selinunte, a town founded 628BC, are some of the most impressive of the ancient Greek world. Spread out over more than 270 hectares, this huge city on the southwestern coast of Sicily was built on hills immediately above the Mediterranean. For two-and-a-half centuries Selinunte was one of the richest and most powerful cities in the world, and its many temples are proof of its influence. and the resulting ruins are extremely remarkable. Vast fragments of Doric columns have been hurled about in all directs, and colossal piles of carved marble lie where the massive temples once stood. Many of the carvings from the Selinunte temples are now in display in the archaeological museum of Palermo and clearly demonstrate the high artistic and cultural levels. Their quality is on par with the Elgin marbles from Athens' Parthenon. No visit to Selinunte is complete without a walk along the beach below the city, from where there are marvelous panoramas of the temples.


Syracuse

The foundation of Arethusa
Just down Syracuse's winding main street from the cathedral is the Fountain of Arethusa, the city's main water supply in the ancient past. Fresh spring water continues to bubble up in huge quantities. The Greeks believed that Artemis, the goddess of hunting, turned nymph Arethusa into a fountain on this spot, to save her from being raped by a river deity.


Taormina

The Greek theatre
Founded in 358BC by survivors of the destruction of Naxos by Syracuse, and earthquakes (the town is situated in one of the most seismic zones in Europe) soon became a city state of major importance, as is evident from its surviving theatre. The second largest in Sicily after Palermo, the theatre's position makes it one of the most dramatically situated ancient Greek theatres in existence.

Museums

Archeological museum of Palermo

Many of the carvings from temples around Sicily are now on display in the Archaeological Museum of Palermo and clearly demonstrate the high artistic and cultural levels.
The island also has so many more brilliant traditional and educational museums.


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