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116  SICIL Y AREA B Y AREA

Exploring Southwestern Sicily

A good starting point for a visit to this region of Sicily is Agrigento,
as it is within easy reach of both the eastern coast, with the towns of
Palma di Montechiaro and Licata, and the western coast, moving
towards the ancient site of Eraclea Minoa and the thermal spas at
Sciacca. Major communications routes travel into the interior
towards Caltanissetta and Enna on the one hand and, westwards,
into the hinterland towards Palermo. From the port at Agrigento
there is a regular boat service to the islands
of Lampedusa and Linosa.
Palermo
PRIZZI Palermo Valledolmo
Bisacquino PALAZZO Alimena Nicosia
ADRIANO Castronuovo Resuttano
Chiusa di Sicilia
Castelvetrano Sclafani
Sambuca Salso Lago di
di Sicilia S. Stefano CAMMARATA Nicoletti Leonforte
Burgio Quisquina
Menfi Santa Caterina Calascibetta
Porto CALTABELLOTTA Alessandria MUSSOMELI Villarmosa Villarosa ENNA Catania
Palo Verdura della Rocca Casteltermini
Monte San Calogero Gallo d’Oro Pergusa
390m Ribera San Biagio Sabucina Valguarnera
Platani San Caropepe
Capo Cataldo Raddusa
San Marco SCIACCA CALTANISSETTA
Platani Cattolica Milena
Seccagrande Eraclea Pietraperzia
Raffadali RACALMUTO Aidone MORGANTINA
ERACLEA MINOA PIAZZA
Montallegro Vulcanetti Barrafranca ARMERINA
di Macalube
CANICATTÌ Delia
SICULIANA Sommatino
Favara
AGRIGENTO NARO Mazzarino San Cono Ferro
Porto Empedocle Valle dei Templi Naro Campobello Gela
di Licata
Riesi San Michele di
San Leone Ravanusa Ganzaria
PALMA DI Salso
MONTECHIARO
Butera
Marina Niscemi
di Palma
Maróglio
M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A
CASTELLO DI
LICATA FALCONARA
Golfo Gela
di Gela Ragusa
Bust of Persephone found at Aidone, near Enna
Getting Around
You can visit the sights of Agrigento by LINOSA
public transport if you choose to, but PANTELLERIA Isola di Linosa
if you want to see the interior you will Pelagie
need a car. The main roads in this area Pantelleria Islands
are the SS189 Agrigento–Palermo, the Trácino
SS640 to Caltanissetta (from Caltanissetta Scàuri Isola di Lampedusa
to Enna it becomes the SS117b and LAMPEDUSA
returns to the coast via Piazza Armerina
and Gela) and lastly the SS115, which
runs along the entire southwestern
coastline of Sicily.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p203 and pp213–14

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