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Palermo was founded by Phoenicians who sailed there from their native Carthage. Self catering accommodation Eolie Aeolian Islands The Greeks colonized the whole island, leaving some of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples they ever built at Agrigento, Selinunte and Segesta. Noto Holiday Flats. Around those glorious sites they planted Sicily's first olive trees and grape vines. Tourist Information office centre Segesta 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. Noto Holiday Flats. In Palermo, these groups were known as mafia. Panarea Holiday Flats

Sicily, the largest of the Mediterranean islands, lies between southern Italy and North Africa. Palermo Holiday Accommodation The island can be seen as a "stepping stone" between Europe and Africa. Noto Holiday Flats. 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. Noto Holiday Flats 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. Noto Holiday Flats. The island is divided into nine provinces: Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa and Trapani. Places of interest in Ragusa Throughout history islands have been invaded by foreign powers. Nightlife Entertainment in Lampedusa 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.

Sicily is a mountainous island — an extension of the Apennine Mountains separated from the mainland by the Straits of Messina. Noto Holiday Flats There are many reasons to visit Sicily: water sports, beaches of rock and sand (including black sand), natural beauty, good food and friendly people. Hostels in Solunto

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