Page 88 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Sicily

86  SICIL Y AREA B Y AREA

Sicily at a Glance

There are few places in the Mediterranean that
can equal Sicily’s striking landscapes and colourful
history. There are noticeable differences between
the eastern part of the island, culturally of Greek
origin, and the Phoenician and Arab western side.
However, Sicily is not simply an east and a west
side – every village and town has its own unique
story. Within a few kilometres of each other you
may find splendidly luxuriant coastline and arid,
sun-parched hills, just as you can pick out different
layers of civilization side by side or overlapping one
another. It is not that unusual to see Greek, Arab,
Norman and Baroque influences in the same site, The Chiesa Madre in Erice (see pp104–5), Aeolian
sometimes even in the same building. built in the 14th century, is a good example Islands
of Arab-Norman religious architecture.
Milazzo
Golfo di Messina
Palermo Capo
Palermo Tyrrhenian d’Orlando
Bagheria Sea
Trapani Erice Cefalù
Alcamo
Termini
Egadi Imerese
Islands Randazzo
NORTHWESTERN SICILY Taormina
(see pp88–113)
Marsala NORTHEASTERN SICILY
(see pp162–195)
Giarre
Castelvetrano
Mazara
del Vallo Acireale
Enna Paternò
Sciacca
SOUTHWESTERN SICILY Catania
(see pp114–135) Caltanissetta
Piazza Golfo
Armerina di Catania
Canicattì
Lentini
Agrigento
Augusta
Caltagirone
Mediterranean SOUTHERN SICILY
Sea Gela (see pp136–161) Syracuse
Licata
Golfo
di Gela
Comiso
Ragusa Golfo
Vittoria Noto di Noto
Modica
The Sciacca thermae (see pp122–3)
date back to the distant past. The
oldest bathhouse in Sicily, it is said
to be the work of the mythical
architect Daedalus.
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The town of Ragusa in Southern Sicily, illuminated as dusk falls

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