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The
province is situated at the westernmost tip of Sicily, in the south of
Italy. It was on the route of the Phoenicians; Ulysses sailed the sea
sorrounding the province; it is rich in natural, mythological and
archeological beauties.
Interesting
touristic aspects of the province:
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The
salt-pans and the salt industry have created an interesting
environment of anthropological and economic relevance (photo no. 1)
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Erice:
a fascinating medieval village, also seat of the "Ettore Majorana
Scientific Centre".
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Segesta:
famous for its Siculian-Doric Temple of the 5th century B.C. (photo
no. 2) and for
the Greek Theatre dated to the 2nd century B.C.
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Mothia:
a very small isle in front of Marsala; a very strategic site for the
Romans owing to its vicinity to powerful Carthage. One of the most
remarkable archeologicalfinds of the last decades, the
"Giovinetto di Mozia", can be found in the Museum of Villa
Whitaker in Mothia (photo no. 3)
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Gibellina:
after the earthquake in 1968 which completely destroyed the old, small,
agricultural centre, the New Gibellina was built. It has become a
cultural centre pushed toward a cosmopolitan direction. There we can
find the futuristic works of art of Accardi, Quaroni and other
distinguished artists; there we can find the huge sculpture
"Consagra's Star" ("Stella di Consagra") which is
the symbol of the new town.
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