Sicily never stops amazing! History and natural resources, an unmissable union that changes from area to area. The province of Trapani on the west of the island, is an area rich in artistic and archaeological resources and landscapes to admire, ranging from the hills to the sea to the islands.
The south west of the province of Trapani is one of the most fascinating archaeological treasures of Sicily. It is the ancient Selinunte, part of the City of Castelvetrano, along with the coastal hamlet of Marinella di Selinunte and Triscina di Selinunte. A small portion of the province of Trapani where spending a few days’ holiday. For your stay you can choose one of the hotels in Selinunte or of the residences in Selinunte Sicily, like Oasi di Selinunte Village Residence Club, a few steps from the archaeological site. If you want to spend your summer holidays on this coast we suggest the Selinunte Sicily holiday houses, like Apartments Club Triscinamare.
Selinunte lies on a plateau on the coast between Sciacca and Mazara del Vallo, between two rivers: Modione and Gorgo di Cottone. Founded by the inhabitants of the colony of Megara Iblea in the mid-seventh century, the last western Greek outpost, it was one of the most wealthy and powerful centres of the ancient world with 100,000 inhabitants. The spectacular ruins of the temples are the truly evidences of the great importance that it could reach.
Today, for the large area that it covers, this site represents the largest archaeological park in Europe and one of the most striking both for its location on a hill that looms over the sea and for the grandeur of archaeological remains. The archaeological site consists of the Acropolis, of the eastern hills, of the plateau of Contrada Manuzzi (north of the Acropolis), the sanctuary of Malophoros in the Gaggera district and two Necropolis (Manicalunga and Galera Bagliazzo). All materials used to build the temples derived from the nearby Cave of Cusa. The remains of seven monumental temples, various smaller temples, numerous altars and the temple of Demetra a Malophorus, are kept in the western part of the acropolis.
The visit to Selinunte is cannot be completed unless one goes to the magnificent beach straight below from which you can admire the temples on the hill in all their majestic splendor. Continuing for a few kilometers, towards Sciacca, it is worth admiring the dunes and the beautiful beach of the Natural Reserve of the mouth of the River Belice, generally not crowded. It is worth to be discovered within the Valle del Belice, a landscape of pastures, vineyards, olive groves and villages scattered among the hills.
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