The largest archeological area in Europe at about 670 acres, this site was once home to one of the largest Greek colonies on the island, dating to 600 B.C. Today, visitors can tour the ruins of ...

The ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, meaning "fortress of Sargon", has long held mysteries that puzzled historians and ...

Fresh perspectives thanks to advances in technology, new excavations, and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the last 50 years. Some of the most ...

The archeological site of Selinunte – a Greek city overthrown by Carthage in 409BC – occupies an extraordinary spot on the ...

We stayed in a little coastal village called Marinella di Selinunte, overlooking the Sea of Sicily, part of the Mediterranean Sea. I’m glad we went when we did, because the sea is advancing ...

I have spent my life travelling around my home country and discovering its many landscapes, stories and sights ...

Visiting Taormina has been drawing European travellers since the 18th century and is one of the best things to do in Sicily Credit: Sergdid/Sergdid In Sicily, sightseeing is always more than 'just ...

Grand Hotel SelinunteContrada Trenta Salme, Marinella di Selinunte, Italy 91022 4.7 miles ...

Minareto resort in Siracusa, Donna Carmela, Zash and Monaci delle Terre Nere on Etna’s eastern slopes and coast, the Planeta wine dynasty’s La Foresteria Menfi near Selinunte – today ...