Destinations near Sciacca, on the coast in south-western Sicily, including the temples and remains of the ancient city of Selinunte 35 km to the west. Inland, the Sicani Mountains rise to the north-east. Following the coastline eastwards, you reach Agrigento after 65 km of road.
The Sicani Mountains are a mountain range in the hinterland of western Sicily, straddling the provinces of Palermo and Agrigento, which had a natural park created in 2010 whose status was revoked in 2018. There are several nature reserves: that of Palazzo Adriano and the Sosio Valley, that of Monte Carcaci, that of Monte Genuardo […]
Itinéraire à l’ouest d’Agrigente, en partant de la maison natale de Pirandello au sud de la ville, poursuivant par Port Empédocle jusqu’à Seccagrande, en suivant le littoral, passant par la villa romaine de Realmonte, la Scala dei Turchi, Siculiana, la réserve naturelle de Torre Salsa, le Capo Bianco et l’embouchure du Platani. De Porto Empedocle […]
Siculiana is a pretty little village 20 km west of Agrigento, set on a promontory overlooking the coastal plain and the Mediterranean Sea. Its origins combine traces of ancient settlement (necropolises and Roman remains along the coast) and above all a medieval evolution marked by the presence of an important fort, which became the current […]
