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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
  • 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 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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_046.tif
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_023.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_024.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
  • Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_083.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View towards of the North Gate on the Acropolis.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_051.tif
  • 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..
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_034.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.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_036.tif
  • 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
  • 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.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_015.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the innermost ditch 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 ditch gave access to a labyrinth of casemates and passages within the castle. 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_022.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View at the Parco Archeologico of the Teatro Greco or Greek Theatre, cut from the bedrock and one of the largest theatres from the ancient Greek world. Originally built in the 6th century BC, the theatre seen today is primarily from the 3rd century BC, where it was modified by Hieron II to accommodate 15000 spectators in 59 rows of seats.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_001.tif
  • 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_084.tif
  • View of palm trees and the blue waters of the Mediterranean sea from the evocative ruins of the archeological site at Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_065.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Acropolis defensive terraced wall which was continually being updated between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_061.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View towards the North Gate along the main North– South Street on the Acropolis.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_049.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the 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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_033.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_025.tif
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the archway that spans across the Via Matteo Bonnello. To the right is the west end of the imposing La Cattedrale or the Cathedral of Palermo, which was built in 1185 by the Normans on the site of an earlier Byzantine structure.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_020.TIF
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the 16th century Porta Nuova, which was built to commemorate the entry of Charles V to the city in 1535 and has characteristics of a monumental arch with marked Renaissance elements.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_014.tif
  • 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.
    Himera_Sicily_Italy_040.tif
  • 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_026.tif
  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of the former 15th century church of San Domenico, with a Classical porch. The church is now used as a lecture hall for the Ettore Majorana Center. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_021.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.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_002.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. 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.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_006.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. Picturesque view of green plant with pinkish flowering, in the background is the coastal town of Giardini Naxos. 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_011.tif
  • Taormina. Sicily. Italy. View of striking buildings along Via Roma at glitzy and ultra-charming medieval town of Taormina, 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_002.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
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View at the Parco Archeologico of the ancient limestone quarry known as the Gardens of Paradise or Latomia del Paradiso. Now planted with lemons, oleanders, bays and pomegranates, the former limestone quarry supplied limestone both for the ancient city and for export throughout the Mediterranean.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_003.tif
  • 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_080.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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_077.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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_066.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Acropolis defensive terraced wall which was continually being updated between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_057.tif
  • 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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_026.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. Tourists are dominated by the impressive size of the 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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_002.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
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the imposing La Cattedrale or the Cathedral of Palermo, which was built in 1185 by the Normans on the site of an earlier Byzantine structure. Dedicated to the Assumption of the virgin, the striking golden coloured stone edifice is a blend of many styles including Catalan Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, and has been renovated, added to, or modified over each century since it was built.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_003.tif
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the imposing La Cattedrale or the Cathedral of Palermo, which was built in 1185 by the Normans on the site of an earlier Byzantine structure. Dedicated to the Assumption of the virgin, the striking golden coloured stone edifice is a blend of many styles including Catalan Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, and has been renovated, added to, or modified over each century since it was built.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_001.TIF
  • 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_021.tif
  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the pronaos and cella 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_017.tif
  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. Statue of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, who was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_024.tif
  • 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.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_016.tif
  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of the large central Piazza Umberto, with café tables and a former Palazzo now used as a bank. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_008.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. 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.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_009.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
  • 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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_038.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of a small square altar in front of the ruins of Temple A which dates from 480- 470 BC.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_037.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. 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
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy. View of the faded grandeur and dusty façade of a Palermo multistorey apartment with wooden window shutters and balconies.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_025.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of some of the excavations and ruins at the archaeological park. 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.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_017.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. 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.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_011.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
  • 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 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_009.tif
  • 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_085.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Acropolis defensive terraced wall which was continually being updated between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_058.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.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_056.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.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_029.tif
  • Palermo. Sicily. Italy.  View of the imposing La Cattedrale or the Cathedral of Palermo, which was built in 1185 by the Normans on the site of an earlier Byzantine structure. Dedicated to the Assumption of the virgin, the striking golden coloured stone edifice is a blend of many styles including Catalan Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, and has been renovated, added to, or modified over each century since it was built.
    Palermo_Sicily_Italy_019.TIF
  • 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.
    Himera_Sicily_Italy_039.tif
  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of what’s left of the front (east end) of the Temple of Victory. Dating from 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_031.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.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_039.tif
  • Erice. Sicily. Italy. View of the 18th century belltower from the 13th century church of San Giuliano. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
    Erice_Sicily_Italy_029.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.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_014.tif
  • Italy - Sicily - Piazza Armerina - View of a 3rd c AD Mosaic at the Villa Romana Del Casale.
    Piazza_Armerina_Sicily_Italy_009.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
  • 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.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_014.tif
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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 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.
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  • 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 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 16th century fountain at the Piazza Pretoria. The central fountain, designed by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani, is a concentric circular layout with ornamental staircases and balustrades adorned with of statues representing gods, and goddess, nymphs, monsters and animals.  In the background is the impressive façade and dome of the 16th century Dominican Church of Santa Caterina.
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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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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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 privately owned Castello (Torre) Pepoli, a reconstructed Norman castle with a 15th century tower. 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 of the 18th century belltower from the 13th century church of San Giuliano. The picturesque medieval hill top town of Erice is located in western Sicily in the province of Trapani.
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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. Picturesque view of the coastal town of Giardini Naxos through an arch from the Greco Roman ancient theatre. 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.
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  • 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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  • 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 palm trees and the blue waters of the Mediterranean sea from the evocative ruins of the archeological site at Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of various temple fragments including a column capital and a fluted column drum.
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