PALAZZOLO ACREIDE - ITALY, SICILY
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PALAZZOLO ACREIDE - ITALY, SICILY
Palazzolo Acreide is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. It is 43 kilometres from the city of Syracuse in the Hyblean Mountains.
Palazzolo Acreide (9204 inhabitants, 670 metres above sea level) stands on the eastern side of Acremonte.
This place was choosen by the Siculi to build their own village around the 12th century B.C., before the Syracusans discovered and esteemed it.
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Places to see in ( Sicily - Italy )
Places to see in ( Sicily - Italy )
Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, is just off the toe of Italy's boot. Its rich history is reflected in sites like the Valley of the Temples, the well-preserved ruins of 7 monumental, Doric-style Greek temples, and in the Byzantine mosaics at the Cappella Palatina, a former royal chapel in capital city Palermo. On Sicily’s eastern edge is Mount Etna, one of Europe’s highest active volcanoes. Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture. It is also home to important archaeological and ancient sites, such as the Necropolis of Pantalica, the Valley of the Temples, and Selinunte.
Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, is just off the toe of Italy's boot. Its rich history is reflected in sites like the Valley of the Temples, the well-preserved ruins of 7 monumental, Doric-style Greek temples, and in the Byzantine mosaics at the Cappella Palatina, a former royal chapel in capital city Palermo. On Sicily’s eastern edge is Mount Etna, one of Europe’s highest active volcanoes.
The medieval hill town of Taormina, famed for its chic Film Fest, is a popular base for touring Etna and the baroque city at its foot, Catania. Nearby Siracusa is known for Greek ruins and its historic island center, Ortigia. The southeastern coast has sandy beaches and calm waters, while Agrigento is home to the Valley of the Temples. The Aeolian Islands feature whitewashed villages and black-sand beaches. Sicily’s melting-pot cuisine includes specialties such as caponata, arancini and cannoli, and its wine-producing tradition dates to ancient times.
There are seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites on Sicily. By the order of inscription:
Valle dei Templi (1997) is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, The site is located in Agrigento.
Villa Romana del Casale (1997) is a Roman villa built in the first quarter of the 4th century and located about 3 km (2 mi) outside the town of Piazza Armerina. It contains the richest, largest and most complex collection of Roman mosaics in the world.
Aeolian Islands (2000) are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea, named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus.
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (2002) represent the culmination and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe. It includes several towns: Caltagirone, Militello in Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo Acreide, Ragusa and Scicli.
Necropolis of Pantalica (2005) is a large necropolis in Sicily with over 5,000 tombs dating from the 13th to the 7th centuries BC. Syracuse is notable for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheatres and architecture. They are situated in south-eastern Sicily.
Mount Etna (2013) is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of activity and generated myths, legends and naturalistic observation from Greek, Celts and Roman classic and medieval times.
Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù and Monreale; includes a series of nine civil and religious structures dating from the era of the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130–1194)
Alot to see in ( Sicily - Italy ) such as :
Mount Etna
Valle dei Templi
Cappella Palatina
Villa Romana del Casale
Palazzo dei Normanni
Palermo Cathedral
Martorana
Cattedrale di Monreale
Alcantara
Isola Bella
Riserva naturale dello Zingaro
Church of the Gesù, Palermo
Ancient theatre of Taormina
Catacombe dei Cappuccini
Teatro Massimo, Palermo
Ear of Dionysius
Riserva naturale orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile
Cefalù Cathedral
Quattro Canti
San Cataldo, Palermo
Palazzo Chiaramonte
Kalsa
Mount Pellegrino
Catania Cathedral
Scala dei Turchi
Palazzo Corvaia
San Giuseppe dei Teatini
Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi
Castello Ursino
Orto botanico di Palermo
Santa Maria dello Spasimo
Greek Theatre of Syracuse
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento
San Benedetto, Catania
Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania
Palazzo degli Elefanti
Basilica della Collegiata
San Giovanni degli Eremiti
Museo Mandralisca
Palazzo Abatellis
Zisa, Palermo
Etnaland
Donnafugata Castle
Tonnara di Scopello
Tempio di Segesta
Fontana Pretoria
Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas
Parc archéologique de Néapolis
Fontana dell'Elefante
Temple of Concordia, Agrigento
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[en] Le città barocche della Val di Noto di Palazzolo Acreide e Noto - Patrimoni del Sud - Unesconet
Monumentality, drama and sophistication with these adjectives is always defined by the Baroque. Among the highest expressions of European Baroque are the Late 8 the city of Val di Noto in Sicily. The city of Caltagirone, Catania, Militello Val di Catania, Modica, Known, Palazzolo Acreide, Ragusa and Scicli were almost completely destroyed in the earthquake of 1963. The terrible geological phenomenon but did not discourage the community who rebuilt the city with architectural and artistic achievements of the highest level. Sumptuous and elegant palaces alternate with imposing churches with carved facades and precious interiors, the interwoven urban plots according to a unique style to leave space shades of colors that vary according to the city that we are going to endorse. The dark gray color of Catania is, indeed, very different from the luminous color of Noto Miele this because of the different materials used for the construction. The Val di Noto is historically one of the three areas in which it was administratively divided Sicily in Arab-Norman period, and it includes the territories of the provinces of Siracusa and Ragusa, and most of the provinces of Catania, Enna and Caltanissetta.
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