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  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the dazzling Christ Pantocrator, crafted by Greek masters using gold and silver tesserae, offers his blessing from the Palatine Chapel (Cappella Palatina) cupola and apse. Dedicated to Saint Peter, the 12th century Palatine Chapel was designed by Roger II at the height of Norman rule and harmoniously combines Arab, Norman, Byzantine and Sicilian styles. It is located at the Palazzo dei Normanni, the Royal Palace of Palermo and the seat of the Norman and Swabian Kings from the 11th century.
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  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the dazzling Christ Pantocrator, crafted by Greek masters using gold and silver tesserae, offers his blessing from the Palatine Chapel (Cappella Palatina) cupola and apse. Dedicated to Saint Peter, the 12th century Palatine Chapel was designed by Roger II at the height of Norman rule and harmoniously combines Arab, Norman, Byzantine and Sicilian styles. It is located at the Palazzo dei Normanni, the Royal Palace of Palermo and the seat of the Norman and Swabian Kings from the 11th century.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_031.TIF
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the dazzling Christ Pantocrator, crafted by Greek masters using gold and silver tesserae, offers his blessing from the Palatine Chapel (Cappella Palatina) cupola and apse. Dedicated to Saint Peter, the 12th century Palatine Chapel was designed by Roger II at the height of Norman rule and harmoniously combines Arab, Norman, Byzantine and Sicilian styles. It is located at the Palazzo dei Normanni, the Royal Palace of Palermo and the seat of the Norman and Swabian Kings from the 11th century.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_007.TIF
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View towards the rear of the interior of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of wall separating the cella from opisthodomos in the rear of the Temple of Victory which dates from around 470 BC. In the distance is the imposing Monte San Calogero. The Temple was built to honour the crushing defeat of the Carthaginians by the Greeks here in 480 BC. The Greek Doric peripteral and hexastyle Temple originally had 14 columns at the sides and six in front, of which only the crepidoma or stepped platform, lower part of the columns and part of the cella walls survive.
    Himera_Sicily_Italy_001.tif
  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of the 12th century Castello di venere, its wall surrounds a sacred area that once was the site of the famed ancient Temple of Venus Erycina, goddess of fertility. It is said that the Temple was so large that is served as a beacon to sailors at sea. The Norman ruler Roger I, ordered the completed destruction of he temple in the 11th century. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_035.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of people shopping and walking along the Corso Umberto I, Taormina’s main pedestrian only street and lined with boutiques, designer stores, souvenir shops, flower filled balconies, restaurants and numerous historical buildings. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_025.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of a section of the giardini di Valla Comunale, the public gardens of Taormina. The garden is an enchanting green oasis of Mediterranean and exotic plants and includes fountains and diverse follies such as the ornamental pavilions known as the beehives. Florence Trevelyan Cacciola created the gardens in 1899, 10 years after hurriedly leaving Britain after having an affair with the future King Edward VII. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_020.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of people shopping and walking along the Corso Umberto I, Taormina’s main pedestrian only street and lined with boutiques, designer stores, souvenir shops, flower filled balconies, restaurants and numerous historical buildings. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_022.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of a delightful narrow stepped lane which leads from the elegant Corso Umberto I, Taormina’s main pedestrian only street. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_021.tif
  • The giardini di Valla Comunale, the public gardens of Taormina were created in 1899 by Florence Trevelyan Cacciola 10 years after hurriedly leaving Britain after having an affair with the future King Edward VII. The gardens are a green oasis of Mediterranean and exotic plants and include fountains and diverse follies. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_015.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of access passages at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_025.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of access passages at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_024.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Keep from the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortification ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and is considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_019.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Piazza Duomo, an attractive irregular square, which is surrounded by harmonious and striking Baroque buildings. The highlight of the square is the Duomo, a 7th century AD church with an 18th century Baroque façade, built on the foundations and incorporating the Doric columns from the 5th century BC Greek Temple of Athena. The Piazza Duomo is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_013.tiff
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of Doric columns from the peristalsis of the 5th century BC Greek Temple of Athena, incorporated into the wall of the Duomo. The Duomo, a 7th century AD church with an 18th century Baroque façade, was built on the foundations and incorporates the Doric columns from the 5th century BC Greek Temple of Athena. The Duomo is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_015.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_008.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_010.tif
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  • People relaxing and swimming on Marinella beach which is situated below the ancient Greek Temples of Selinunte on Sicilys west coast. Italy.
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  • View of an abandoned great 5th century BC cylindrical block at the quarries of Cave de Cusa which was to be used as Column Drums. The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_072.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Acropolis defensive terraced wall which was continually being updated between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Acropolis defensive terraced wall which was continually being updated between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View towards of the North Gate on the Acropolis.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the South peristyle of the 6th century BC Greek Doric Temple D which was presumed to be dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena. Dating from 560 – 540 BC, the Peripteral hexastyle Temple consisted of 6 by 13 columns and is the second oldest Temple at the site.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the fourteen re-erected columns (north colonnade) of the 6th century BC Greek Doric Temple C.  The temple is presumed to be dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. Dating from 580 – 560 BC, the Peripteral Hexastyle Temple consisted of 6 by 17 columns and is the oldest Temple at the ancient city.  The partial restoration of the temple was performed in 1925.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the flutted column ruins of the 6th century BC Temple F. The Temple was either dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena or Aphrodite or Greek God Dionysus. Dating from 550 – 530 BC, the Temple was of Greek Doric order in the Pseudoperperipteral hexastyle and had screens placed between the external columns, possibly to keep out prying eyes to the mystery rituals taking place in the temple halls..
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  Close up view of the Greek Doric Columns of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_019.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Mediterranean Sea through columns on the rear corner of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Goddess Hera. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Greek Doric Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_017.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of some of the picturesque landscape that surrounds the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_043.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_042.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_040.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of the rear of the front façade and columns of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains. Dating from between 426 – 416 BC.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_036.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of the lifting bosses left on the steps of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of a top corner of the front façade of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_022.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View from the rear of the Greek Theatre which stands on the highest part of the ancient city at about 400 metres on the cliffs of Mount Barbaro.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View from the rear of the Greek Theatre which stands on the highest part of the ancient city at about 400 metres on the cliffs of Mount Barbaro.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of the front façade of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_009.tif
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy. View of the superb courtyard of the Palazzo Dei Normanni or Royal Palace one of the top destinations in Palermo. The courtyard is surrounded by a three loggias where the orderly sequence of round arches gives an air of stylishness and harmony. The Palace was the seat of the Norman and Swabian Kings from the 11th century.
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  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy. View of the faded grandeur and dusty façade of a Palermo multistorey apartment with wooden window shutters and balconies lined with pot plants.
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  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy. View of the Piazza Castelnuovo which is adorned with numerous Palm trees and neo classical style bandstand. It is one of the main squares in Palermo and is fringed by the Teatro Politeama and art galleries.
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  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy. View of the monumental neo classical façade of the Teatro Massimo completed in 1897 by Giovanni Battista and the third largest opera house in Europe.
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  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the train line beside the Himera archaeological site with the imposing Monte San Calogero in the distance, located centrally on the north coast of Sicily.
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  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of cella and the wall separating the cella from opisthodomos at the rear of the Temple of Victory which dates from around 470 BC. In the distance is the imposing Monte San Calogero. The Temple was built to honour the crushing defeat of the Carthaginians by the Greeks here in 480 BC. The Greek Doric peripteral and hexastyle Temple originally had 14 columns at the sides and six in front, of which only the crepidoma or stepped platform, lower part of the columns and part of the cella walls survive.
    Himera_Sicily_Italy_025.tif
  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the rear (west end) of the Temple of Victory which dates from around 470 BC. In view is the opisthodomos in antis (back room with two columns).  The Temple was built to honour the crushing defeat of the Carthaginians by the Greeks here in 480 BC. The Greek Doric peripteral and hexastyle Temple originally had 14 columns at the sides and six in front, of which only the crepidoma or stepped platform, lower part of the columns and part of the cella walls survive.
    Himera_Sicily_Italy_012.tif
  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the South West corner of the Temple of Victory which dates from around 470 BC. The Temple was built to honour the crushing defeat of the Carthaginians by the Greeks here in 480 BC. The Greek Doric peripteral and hexastyle Temple originally had 14 columns at the sides and six in front, of which only the crepidoma or stepped platform, lower part of the columns and part of the cella walls survive.
    Himera_Sicily_Italy_002.tif
  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the South West corner of the Temple of Victory which dates from around 470 BC. The Temple was built to honour the crushing defeat of the Carthaginians by the Greeks here in 480 BC. The Greek Doric peripteral and hexastyle Temple originally had 14 columns at the sides and six in front, of which only the crepidoma or stepped platform, lower part of the columns and part of the cella walls survive.
    Himera_Sicily_Italy_003.tif
  • Sicily. Italy. Magnificent view of the towering and pyramid shaped limestone peak of Monte Cofano which rises 695 metres and juts out into the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean. Monte Cofano and the bay that surrounds it are a nature reserve and are popular with hikers. Monte Cofano and its promontory are located on the north western tip of Sicily.
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  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of the 13th century church of San Giuliano, with a statue of Beato Alberto, Saint Albert of Sicily canonized in 1476 by pope Sisto IV. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_026.tif
  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of the façade of the Duomo, Chiese Regia Madrice which dates from 1314. The Gothic porch entrance was added in 1426. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
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  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View along a narrow winding cobblestone lane in the picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice, located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
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  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of a charming private courtyard garden overflowing with colourful plants and flowers in the picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice in western Sicily.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_012.tif
  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of the 13th century church of San Giuliano, with a statue of Beato Alberto, Saint Albert of Sicily canonized in 1476 by pope Sisto IV. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_005.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the central south coast town of Seccagrande from the ancient Greek archaeological park at Eraclea Minoa.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_026.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of ruins of the so called governor’s house which are under cover for preservation. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
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  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of ruins of the so called governor’s house which are under cover for preservation. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
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  • Italy - Sicily - Piazza Armerina - Exterior view of the Villa Romana Del Casale.
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  • Italy - Sicily - Piazza Armerina - View of a 3rd c AD Mosaic at the Villa Romana Del Casale.
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  • Italy - Sicily - Piazza Armerina - View of a 3rd c AD Mosaic at the Villa Romana Del Casale.
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  • Italy - Sicily - Piazza Armerina - View of a 3rd c AD Mosaic at the Villa Romana Del Casale.
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  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of the Piazza Duomo, its centre has a Baroque fountain with mythological figures and is topped with a female centaur, the town’s symbol.  In the rear is the Cathedral or Duomo, founded in the 13th century and dedicated to San Nicololas of Bari. The Duomo is with battlements, and the stark façade has a late rose window and portal of 1636. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_034.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View through the Porta di Mezzo which is the clock towers portal that provides a through way to the Borgo Medioeval, the oldest part of the town.  The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_031.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of a delightful narrow lane which is a green oasis with restaurant tables. This lane leads from the elegant Corso Umberto I, Taormina’s main pedestrian only street. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_029.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of a delightful narrow stepped lane which leads from the elegant Corso Umberto I, Taormina’s main pedestrian only street. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_028.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of a section of the giardini di Valla Comunale, the public gardens of Taormina. The garden is an enchanting green oasis of Mediterranean and exotic plants and includes fountains and diverse follies such as the ornamental pavilions known as the beehives. Florence Trevelyan Cacciola created the gardens in 1899, 10 years after hurriedly leaving Britain after having an affair with the future King Edward VII. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_019.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of one of the public gardens ornamental pavilions known as the beehives which consist of arches and arcades in a Beehive formation. The giardini di Valla Comunale, the public gardens of Taormina were created in 1899 by Florence Trevelyan Cacciola 10 years after hurriedly leaving Britain after having an affair with the future King Edward VII. The gardens are a green oasis of Mediterranean and exotic plants and include fountains and diverse follies. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_016.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View long a section of the elegant and lively Corso Umberto I, Taormina’s main pedestrian only street and lined with boutiques, designer stores, souvenir shops, flower filled balconies, restaurants, cafes and numerous historical buildings. The glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina is located 200 metres high above sea level on a spur of Mount Taurus on the East coast of Sicily in the province of Messina.
    Taormina_Sicily_Italy_003.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of ruins at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_026.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of access passages at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_023.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Duomo, a 7th century AD church with an 18th century Baroque façade, built on the foundations and incorporating the Doric columns from the 5th century BC Greek Temple of Athena. The Duomo is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View at the Parco Archeologico of the Ear of Dionysius, an ancient artificial cavern famous for its acoustics and ear like shape. Legend has it that the tyrant of Syracuse ‘Dionysius’ shut his enemies there and listened to their secret conversations from the outside. The cavern is 65 metres long, 5-11 metres wide and 23 metres high and is part of the ancient limestone quarry known as the Gardens of Paradise or Latomia del Paradiso.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View at the Parco Archeologico of the Roman amphitheatre, hollowed out of the hillside and dating from around the 1st century BC. Elliptical is plan, the amphitheatre was mainly used for circuses and gladiatorial shows which wild animals were unfortunately part of.
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  • People relaxing and swimming on Marinella beach which is situated below the ancient Greek Temples of Selinunte on Sicilys west coast. Italy.
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  • People relaxing and swimming on Marinella beach which is situated below the ancient Greek Temples of Selinunte on Sicilys west coast. Italy.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_082.tif
  • View of abandoned great 5th century BC cylindrical blocks at the quarries of Cave de Cusa which were to be used as Column Drums. The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
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  • View of an abandoned great 5th century BC cylindrical block at the quarries of Cave de Cusa which was to be used as Column Drums. The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
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  • Abandoned 5th century BC Column capital at the quarries of Cave de Cusa The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_069.tif
  • View of an abandoned great 5th century BC cylindrical block at the quarries of Cave de Cusa which was to be used as Column Drums. The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
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  • View of an abandoned great 5th century BC cylindrical block at the quarries of Cave de Cusa which was to be used as Column Drums. The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_066.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  Part view of one of the three semicircular towers or bastions which were part of the sophisticated and extensive fortifications of the North Gate on the Acropolis.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of part of the sophisticated and extensive fortifications of the North Gate on the Acropolis.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_053.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of a small square altar in front of the ruins of Temple A which dates from 480- 470 BC.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of a gigantic sized capital, a fragment from the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_036.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_028.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Mediterranean Sea through double row of columns at the rear (west end) of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Goddess Hera. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Greek Doric Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_024.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_022.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Mediterranean Sea through double row of columns at the rear (west end) of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Goddess Hera. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Greek Doric Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_016.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. Interior view towards the front (East side) of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Goddess Hera. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Greek Doric Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_007.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the east front of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_004.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the east front of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_003.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of some of the picturesque landscape that surrounds the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_046.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_044.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_045.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of a section of the unfluted columns of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
    Segesta_Sicily_Italy_035.tif
  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View towards the rear of the interior of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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