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A source of revenue for the Sicilian economy has been money sent home from migrants. Milazzo photos Like many Europeans, in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, a number of Sicilians migrated to countries such as the USA in search of work. Milazzo photos. Although far from home strong links bound Sicilian migrants to their families and communities in Sicily. Tourist Information office centre Lipari In fact, today, some Sicilian Americans are thinking of returning to their roots and small complexes of retirement houses are being constructed for American Sicilians. Discount hotels Campo Bello di Mazara It is hardly surprising that Sicily should exert its "pull" on its own people as it has done to many others in the past. Diving Centres Dive Sites and Schools Piazza ArmerinaSicily, the largest of the Mediterranean islands, lies between southern Italy and North Africa. Messina lodging The island can be seen as a "stepping stone" between Europe and Africa. Milazzo photos. A beautiful, mountainous island, Sicily has been occupied by a series of migrants and invaders. These include the Greeks, Cathaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Angevins and Spaniards. In 1861 Sicily became part of Italy when Garibaldi united the Kingdom of Italy and the island. Milazzo photos Eighty-five years later Sicily achieved "relative independence". This means that although Sicily belongs to Italy it is responsible for much of its own local affairs. Milazzo photos. The island is divided into nine provinces: Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa and Trapani. Solunto photos Throughout history islands have been invaded by foreign powers. Erice Holiday Flats However, Sicily's rugged terrain has provided its people with a degree of protection as many of its towns and villages are high in the mountains.
Palermo was founded by Phoenicians who sailed there from their native Carthage. Booking Hotels Panarea The Greeks colonized the whole island, leaving some of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples they ever built at Agrigento, Selinunte and Segesta. Milazzo photos. Around those glorious sites they planted Sicily's first olive trees and grape vines. Hostels in Siracusa Syracuse Traces of the Roman period in Sicily can be found in the amphitheatres at Taormina and Siracusa, as well as in that city's Christian catacombs. But perhaps Rome's most lasting (and infamous) contribution to the island came in fostering the great land ownerships which eventually impoverished the peasantry and led, many centuries later, to the founding of secret societies aimed at destroying the fabulously wealthy landlords. Milazzo photos. In Palermo, these groups were known as mafia. Nebrodi Hotels
Tourism is an important earner of foreign currency. Milazzo photos. There are many castles and churches in Sicily to attract the tourist and important towns such as Taormina and Cefalu thrive on the tourist industry. Camping and Caravan sites in Sant Agata Militello Tours are available to visit Sicily's active volcanoes: Mount Etna, Europe's tallest volcano, and Stromboli, one of the Aeolian Islands. Cefalu Villa Rentals Other places of interest are Madonie National Park, the Baroque towns of south-eastern Sicily, the Cathedral of Monreale, the Dorian Temple and Theatre at Segesta, the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina, the ancient town of Syracuse and the archaeological area of Agrigento. Tourist Information office centre Campo Bello di Mazara
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