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Sicily was chosen by the Gods of Olympus as the scene of their stories of love and hatred, of passion and revenge, of sudden wrath and deep compassion. Agrigento Holiday Accommodation And today it's still a land of fire and passion. Hotels Ustica. It's also a land of great beauty and contrast, not least the contrast between what the local politicians say they'll do with the money, and what eventually ends up getting built/maintained/improved. Hotels Ustica. In ancient times, Sicily was covered with extremely rich farmland, whose copious wheat harvests fed virtually the entire western part of the Roman Empire. Hotels Ustica Its thick forests were renowned, but the Romans plundered them to build their great naval fleets and the myriad wooden homes that fueled Nero's infamous fire. Panarea villas Like much of southern Italy, Sicily has been the ground upon which the boots of Western civilization have trod. Sciacca Accommodation

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