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ITINERARY

Selinunte Selinunte (in Greek, Selinos, in Latin Selinus) was an ancient Greek city on the south-west coast of Sicily. The archaeological site is composed of five temples built around an acropolis. Of the five temples, only Temple E (the so-called Era Temple) has been rebuilt. The city ruins can be found in the archaeological park which is, today, considered to be the largest and most impressive in Europe: it extends for 1740km2 and includes numerous temples, shrines and altars.

Trapani, Trapani situated between the sea and mount Erice, “Drepanon” (the city’s ancient name) originated around its port, originally as a small village, later as a small fortified town, where for many centuries fishermen, merchants, artisans of different races lived, for example, the Elymians who populated Erice, or like the Ionic people. A small maritime city, founded by the Phoenicians, who arrived from the Mediterranean and made Trapani into a commercial trading centre.

Mothia, Founded by the Phoenicians at the end of the 8th century BC, the island has some of the most important Phoenician remains of the Mediterranean.


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