Siculiana is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Agrigento
The Province of Agrigento ( it, Provincia di Agrigento; scn, Pruvincia di Girgenti; officially ''Libero consorzio comunale di Agrigento'') is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, situated on its south-western coast. Follo ...
,
Sicily
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, southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, west of the provincial capital
Agrigento
Agrigento (; scn, Girgenti or ; grc, Ἀκράγας, translit=Akrágas; la, Agrigentum or ; ar, كركنت, Kirkant, or ''Jirjant'') is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy and capital of the province of Agrigento. It was one o ...
.
Geography
Siculiana’s long coast line is largely unspoiled; a protected Regional Nature Reserve has been established in the locality of
Torre Salsa for its natural beauty and environmental interest.
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Siculiana on line
Siculiana Marina is a suburban seaside village of Siculiana on the
Strait of Sicily
The Strait of Sicily (also known as Sicilian Strait, Sicilian Channel, Channel of Sicily, Sicilian Narrows and Pantelleria Channel; it, Canale di Sicilia or the Stretto di Sicilia; scn, Canali di Sicilia or Strittu di Sicilia, ar, مضيق ص ...
. Once an important settlement for maritime trade in the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on th ...
, with a prominent commercial
Marketplace
A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a ''souk'' (from the Arabic), '' ...
emporium, it is now a popular summer resort. The Caricatore (Loading Dock) was still active up to the end of 19th century.
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Monuments
The ruins of the once-embattle
Castello Chiaramonte
near the coast, is a prominent feature of the landscape. Within the city, the Baroque churc
Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso
is a well-known landmark. Inside is revered th
which was moved to the church in 1611 from the castle in which it was previously kept.
Museo Mete
People
Baron of Siculiana, musicologist, president of the Association "Amici della musica" - Palermo
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Film Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2014.Giuseppe Basile Surgeon - Doctor of
Garibaldi
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...
Blasco Isfar e Corillas Baron of Siculiana
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