{"id":67734,"date":"2015-03-01T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=67734"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:50:06","slug":"mount-jato-and-laitas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/mount-jato-and-laitas","title":{"rendered":"Mount Jato and Laitas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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At the summit of Mount Jato<\/strong> (852 metres), the archaeological site of the ancient city of Laitas<\/strong> (or Laetia<\/strong>) occupies a very beautiful spot overlooking the Iato valley in the municipality of San Cipirello. <\/p>\n

The urban area covered about 40 hectares, protected on three sides by steep cliffs and on the south-east side by a wall, probably built around the beginning of the 3rd century BCE.
The remains are essentially from the Greek period. The main occupation spans between the 6th and 3rd centuries BCE, with well-documented Hellenistic phases; earlier indigenous levels and medieval reoccupations are also attested.<\/p>\n

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Panorama from the summit of Mount Iato<\/p><\/div>\n

Little remains of the medieval town that was the last refuge of the Muslim populations, probably built using elements salvaged from the ancient city. <\/p>\n

Archaeological park of Laitas<\/h2>\n

Eastern zone<\/h3>\n

Access to the archaeological zone is from the eastern side (if one takes the path from the museum) via a climb of nearly one kilometre.
The eastern zone of Iato<\/strong> contains the remains of a tower and the ancient walls of the Greek period, and then a long paved street with some remaining sections ran across the whole town from east to west.
The eastern sector dates from the end of the 4th century BCE, with the remains of two large dwellings with an inner courtyard surrounded by columns.<\/p>\n

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