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Agrigento was one of the greatest cities in the ancient Mediterranean world, and it has been preserved in an exceptionally intact condition. Founded in the 6th century BC, today it displays a row of Doric temples that is one of …
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The Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedrals of Monreale and Cefalu site contains a selection of the most significant monuments, buildings and areas which are the expression of a socio-cultural syncretism that, during the period of Norman rule (11th-12th century AD) …
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Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi, Panarea: these are the seven Aeolian Islands that, like precious gems, rise above the sea, north-east of Sicily, in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. These are volcanic islands that have been gems of outstanding environmental …
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The Site is split into two separate parts of outstanding cultural diversity, which provide evidence of ages and ages of European settlements. The necropolis of Pantalica has palaeo-ethnological relevance and is a combination of unique natural and archaeological sites, with …
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Mount Etna is the largest volcano in Europe and UNESCO world heritage site for its outstanding natural value in terms of geology and ecology. It is important for world science for it uninterrupted volcanic activity and the historic and scientific …
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The eight towns in south-eastern Sicily (Catania, Militello Val di Catania, Caltagirone, Palazzolo Acreide, Ragusa, Modica, Noto and Scicli) were all rebuilt after 1693 following a devastating earthquake. They represent a considerable collective undertaking, successfully carried out at a high …
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Nuraghi are prehistoric cyclopean buildings typical of Sardinia. They are a testimony of a particular architectonic manifestation of the Mediterranean civilization that is datable from the Bronze Age and had defensive and settling purposes. The Nuragic complex of Su Nuraxi …
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