Selinunte, Sicily

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This photo journal features the ruins of the former Greek city of Selinus, now a famous archaeological site near the current town of Selinunte (selly-NOON-tay), which is located on the SW coast of Sicily in the province of Trapani, 76 miles SW of Palermo & 70 miles west of Agrigento. Selinunte is beautifully situated on a high ... (more)

The ruins - Temple E "Temple of Hera"
The archaeological site has the remains of five temples. Three (E, F, G) are...

e2 - Close
Of the 5 temples, only two have been partially restored - this one (Temple E)...

e3
Much of what is standing today was reconstructed from pieces found in the...

e4 - side view

e5 - Fragments of an inner temple
are visible inside.

e6 - Some of the famous stone-carved
panels depicting various scenes from Greek mythology, currently on display in...

The remains of Temples F & G
are in the rubble pile adjacent to Temple E.

Temple F,
the closest to Temple E, was built circa 550 BC.

Temple G is the rubble behind Temple F
Temple G, the last & largest of the trio in this location, was...

View toward the Acropolis
& the current town of Selinunte in the distant background. The...

The ancient city of Selinus
(the Acropolis) & Temple C, which towers over the other ruins, are barely...

Selinunte
Note the location of Temples E,F & G, the cluster we visited. The other...

Sicily Tunisia Greece
You can see how close Greece & Tunisia are to Sicily & why both Arab...

Sicily map
showing our tour route.

The town
After visiting the ruins, we had a lunch stop in this quaint &...

Looking toward the Acropolis
& the rebuilt remains of Temple C.

Narrow streets.

Mostly villas, with shops
& cafes on the lower levels.

A waterfront villa

Another one

Cute. I could be happy here ;o)

The town is built on the cliffs

Colorful view towards town
which has a North-African/Mediterranean appearance?

"Downtown" Selinunte

Waterfront bar

Looking toward the marina.
That land mass in the distance must be the mainland & perhaps Mt Pompeii?

The sheltered marina.
No pretentious yachts here, mostly fishing boats.

The view across the rocks

Selinunte, Sicily

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