Sicily , Italy

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:01 PM

Sicily , Italy

Sicily (Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia, [siˈtʃiːlja]; [sɪˈɕilja]) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea; along with surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana (Sicilian Autonomous Region).
Sicily is located in the central Mediterranean. It extends from the tip of the Apennine peninsula from which it is separated only by narrow Strait of Messina, towards the North African coast. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, which is at 3,320 m (10,890 ft) the tallest active volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. The island has a typical Mediterranean climate.
Earliest archeological evidence of human dwelling on the island dates from 8000 BC. Around 750 BC, Sicily became a Greek colony and for the next 600 years it was the site of the Greek–Punic and Roman–Punic wars, which ended with the Roman destruction of Carthage. After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, Sicily often changed hands, and during the early Middle Ages it was ruled in turn by the Vandals, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. Later on, the Kingdom of Sicily lasted between 1130 and 1816, subordinated to the crowns of Aragon, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and finally the Bourbons, as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was united with the rest of Italy in 1860, but a subsequent economic collapse led to a wave of emigration, separatism, and the emergence of the Mafia, whose criminal activities pose problems to this day. After the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946, Sicily was given special status as an autonomous region.
Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature, cuisine, architecture and language. Sicily also holds importance for archeological and ancient sites such as the Necropolis of Pantalica, the Valley of the Temples and Selinunte.

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:04 PM

Valle Dei Templi

image hosted on flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/...660e4d_b_d.jpg

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:04 PM

Teatro Romano , Agrigento

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:05 PM

Teatro Greco - Romano , Taormina

http://www.wallpaperstravel.com/wall...-1280x1024.jpg

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:06 PM

The town and environs of Corleone.

from : openlyjane

openlyJane · March 22nd, 2012, 09:18 PM

Nice to see another Sicily thread.

The one above is my own photograph of Corleone. Could you credit it to me please!

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:21 PM

yes

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:26 PM

image hosted on flickr

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/...85f55f42_o.jpg

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:27 PM

image hosted on flickr

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1324/...d2b24d89_o.jpg

Kriativus · March 22nd, 2012, 09:27 PM

I didn't know Agrigento had an roman theater. I always thought it was all greek.

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 09:28 PM

image hosted on flickr

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/...420025f1_o.jpg

TECHNIQUE · March 22nd, 2012, 09:32 PM

PALERMO

Stabilimento balneare Charleston (1909)

[IMG]http://i43.************/14cs0zq.jpg[/IMG]

Foro Italico (2003) by Italo Rota

[IMG]http://i42.************/t015q0.jpg[/IMG]

Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti (1136)

[IMG]http://i43.************/fnad6r.jpg[/IMG]

La Zisa (1165)

[IMG]http://i41.************/qn45uc.jpg[/IMG]

TECHNIQUE · March 22nd, 2012, 09:38 PM

PALERMO

Cattedrale (1185 - 1781)

[IMG]http://i41.************/2rr9niw.jpg[/IMG]

Politeama Garibaldi (1865)

[IMG]http://i41.************/ev7tko.jpg[/IMG]

Palazzina cinese (1799)

[IMG]http://i42.************/x1jeb4.jpg[/IMG]

Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele (1891)

[IMG]http://i43.************/34y8mqw.jpg[/IMG]

italiano_pellicano · March 22nd, 2012, 11:44 PM

grazie per le foto technique

TECHNIQUE · March 23rd, 2012, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by italiano_pellicano

grazie per le foto technique

Prego

TECHNIQUE · March 23rd, 2012, 03:08 PM

PALERMO

Palazzo dei Normanni (IX sec)

[IMG]http://i42.************/2wprqkw.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i40.************/2hmjzp2.jpg[/IMG]

Cappella Palatina (1132)

[IMG]http://i40.************/143i6aw.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i42.************/2lcr5zs.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i40.************/9u7kv7.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i39.************/33m7xpx.jpg[/IMG]

Rex__Siciliae · March 23rd, 2012, 03:57 PM

[IMG]http://i43.************/3165es5.jpg[/IMG]*

Sicilian Flag*
[IMG]http://i43.************/11l05y9.jpg[/IMG]

Dancing Satyr - Mazara del Vallo (Trapani)*
[IMG]http://i40.************/344zhn9.jpg[/IMG]

Tempio della Concordia (Agrigento)*
[IMG]http://i40.************/33p7tol.jpg[/IMG]

Noto (Siracusa)*
[IMG]http://i39.************/54d637.jpg[/IMG]

Siracusa *
[IMG]http://i42.************/35d6c1d.jpg[/IMG]

Ragusa*
[IMG]http://i43.************/2500cc5.jpg[/IMG]

*Photo from http://www.flickr.com/. All rights reserved to the Author

Rex__Siciliae · March 23rd, 2012, 04:13 PM

Her Majestic:
Mt. Volcano Etna *

The highest active volcano in Europe
(3.343 m.)

http://www.etnaexperience.com/

http://www.etnasnow.it/

[IMG]http://i39.************/34fcenc.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i44.************/2zrkvbd.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i43.************/20zz9xx.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i43.************/9a36t0.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i40.************/2isjkb6.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i40.************/1eunx5.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i39.************/dlnqra.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i39.************/xo4iue.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i42.************/35a6wjd.jpg[/IMG]

*Photo from http://www.flickr.com/. All rights reserved to the Author

Rex__Siciliae · March 23rd, 2012, 04:58 PM

Do you really know how to drink a glass of wine?!?!?!?!

VanVitello · March 23rd, 2012, 05:35 PM

Ciao Pellicano,
mi dispiace darti una delusione, ma sfortunatamente

il teatro romano della foto #3 non è ad Agrigento, ma a Hierapolis in Turchia. Certo, non sarebbe sfigurato accanto alle molte altre perle dell'archeologia siciliana, ma ahimè, non è delle nostre questa volta...

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_di_Hierapolis

http://www.bibleplaces.com/hierapolis.htm

March 22nd, 2012, 09:01 PM	#1
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	Sicily , Italy Sicily , Italy Sicily (Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia, [siˈtʃiːlja]; [sɪˈɕilja]) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea; along with surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana (Sicilian Autonomous Region). Sicily is located in the central Mediterranean. It extends from the tip of the Apennine peninsula from which it is separated only by narrow Strait of Messina, towards the North African coast. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, which is at 3,320 m (10,890 ft) the tallest active volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. The island has a typical Mediterranean climate. Earliest archeological evidence of human dwelling on the island dates from 8000 BC. Around 750 BC, Sicily became a Greek colony and for the next 600 years it was the site of the Greek–Punic and Roman–Punic wars, which ended with the Roman destruction of Carthage. After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, Sicily often changed hands, and during the early Middle Ages it was ruled in turn by the Vandals, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. Later on, the Kingdom of Sicily lasted between 1130 and 1816, subordinated to the crowns of Aragon, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and finally the Bourbons, as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was united with the rest of Italy in 1860, but a subsequent economic collapse led to a wave of emigration, separatism, and the emergence of the Mafia, whose criminal activities pose problems to this day. After the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946, Sicily was given special status as an autonomous region. Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature, cuisine, architecture and language. Sicily also holds importance for archeological and ancient sites such as the Necropolis of Pantalica, the Valley of the Temples and Selinunte.

March 22nd, 2012, 09:06 PM	#5
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	The town and environs of Corleone. from : openlyjane Last edited by italiano_pellicano; March 22nd, 2012 at 09:20 PM.

March 22nd, 2012, 09:18 PM	#6
openlyJane Human Being Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,556 Likes (Received): 2221	Nice to see another Sicily thread. The one above is my own photograph of Corleone. Could you credit it to me please! __________________ Human Being Liverpool: the world in one city\|Sicily: Fatal Fascination \|English counties: from the charming to the rugged\|Turkey: where east meets west \|Newcastle: the jewel in the north\|Manchester : A Three Hour Adventure.\|

March 22nd, 2012, 09:32 PM	#12
TECHNIQUE Living in ZYZ... Join Date: May 2007 Location: PALERMO Posts: 1,774 Likes (Received): 0	PALERMO Stabilimento balneare Charleston (1909) [IMG]http://i43.**********/14cs0zq.jpg[/IMG] Foro Italico (2003) by Italo Rota [IMG]http://i42.********/t015q0.jpg[/IMG] Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti (1136) [IMG]http://i43.********/fnad6r.jpg[/IMG] La Zisa (1165) [IMG]http://i41.*********/qn45uc.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Noi siamo sul promontorio estremo dei secoli!... Perché dovremmo guardarci alle spalle, se vogliamo sfondare le misteriose porte dell’impossibile? Il Tempo e lo Spazio morirono ieri. Noi viviamo già nell’assoluto, poiché abbiamo già creata l’eterna velocità onnipresente. F.T.Marinetti Last edited by TECHNIQUE; March 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 PM.*

March 22nd, 2012, 09:38 PM	#13
TECHNIQUE Living in ZYZ... Join Date: May 2007 Location: PALERMO Posts: 1,774 Likes (Received): 0	PALERMO Cattedrale (1185 - 1781) [IMG]http://i41.**********/2rr9niw.jpg[/IMG] Politeama Garibaldi (1865) [IMG]http://i41.********/ev7tko.jpg[/IMG] Palazzina cinese (1799) [IMG]http://i42.********/x1jeb4.jpg[/IMG] Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele (1891) [IMG]http://i43.*********/34y8mqw.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Noi siamo sul promontorio estremo dei secoli!... Perché dovremmo guardarci alle spalle, se vogliamo sfondare le misteriose porte dell’impossibile? Il Tempo e lo Spazio morirono ieri. Noi viviamo già nell’assoluto, poiché abbiamo già creata l’eterna velocità onnipresente. F.T.Marinetti Last edited by TECHNIQUE; March 22nd, 2012 at 09:56 PM.*

March 22nd, 2012, 09:04 PM	#2
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	Valle Dei Templi image hosted on flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/...660e4d_b_d.jpg

March 22nd, 2012, 09:05 PM	#4
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	Teatro Greco - Romano , Taormina http://www.wallpaperstravel.com/wall...-1280x1024.jpg

March 22nd, 2012, 09:21 PM	#7
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	yes

March 22nd, 2012, 09:26 PM	#8
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	image hosted on flickr http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/...85f55f42_o.jpg

March 22nd, 2012, 09:27 PM	#9
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	image hosted on flickr http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1324/...d2b24d89_o.jpg

March 22nd, 2012, 09:27 PM	#10
Kriativus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,567 Likes (Received): 28	I didn't know Agrigento had an roman theater. I always thought it was all greek.

March 22nd, 2012, 09:28 PM	#11
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	image hosted on flickr http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/...420025f1_o.jpg

March 22nd, 2012, 11:44 PM	#14
italiano_pellicano BANNED Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles , US / Cancun , MX Posts: 17,966 Likes (Received): 656	grazie per le foto technique

March 23rd, 2012, 03:08 PM	#16
TECHNIQUE Living in ZYZ... Join Date: May 2007 Location: PALERMO Posts: 1,774 Likes (Received): 0	PALERMO Palazzo dei Normanni (IX sec) [IMG]http://i42.**********/2wprqkw.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i40.********/2hmjzp2.jpg[/IMG] Cappella Palatina (1132) [IMG]http://i40.********/143i6aw.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i42.********/2lcr5zs.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i40.********/9u7kv7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i39.*********/33m7xpx.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Noi siamo sul promontorio estremo dei secoli!... Perché dovremmo guardarci alle spalle, se vogliamo sfondare le misteriose porte dell’impossibile? Il Tempo e lo Spazio morirono ieri. Noi viviamo già nell’assoluto, poiché abbiamo già creata l’eterna velocità onnipresente. F.T.Marinetti Last edited by TECHNIQUE; March 23rd, 2012 at 03:19 PM.*

March 23rd, 2012, 03:57 PM	#17
Rex__Siciliae Sicilia Stupor Mundi Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CATANIA Posts: 231 Likes (Received): 1	[IMG]http://i43.***********/3165es5.jpg[/IMG] *Sicilian Flag [IMG]http://i43.********/11l05y9.jpg[/IMG] Dancing Satyr - Mazara del Vallo (Trapani)* [IMG]http://i40.********/344zhn9.jpg[/IMG] Tempio della Concordia (Agrigento)* [IMG]http://i40.********/33p7tol.jpg[/IMG] Noto (Siracusa)* [IMG]http://i39.********/54d637.jpg[/IMG] Siracusa** * [IMG]http://i42.**********/35d6c1d.jpg[/IMG] Ragusa* [IMG]http://i43.*********/2500cc5.jpg[/IMG] Photo from http://www.flickr.com/. All rights reserved to the Author __________________ *"..Noi fummo i Gattopardi, i Leoni; chi ci sostituirà saranno gli sciacalli, le iene; e tutti quanti, Gattopardi, leoni, sciacalli e pecore continueremo a crederci il sale della terra.."* Last edited by Rex__Siciliae; March 24th, 2012 at 08:18 PM.

March 23rd, 2012, 04:58 PM	#19
Rex__Siciliae Sicilia Stupor Mundi Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CATANIA Posts: 231 Likes (Received): 1	Do you really know how to drink a glass of wine?!?!?!?! __________________ *"..Noi fummo i Gattopardi, i Leoni; chi ci sostituirà saranno gli sciacalli, le iene; e tutti quanti, Gattopardi, leoni, sciacalli e pecore continueremo a crederci il sale della terra.."* Last edited by Rex__Siciliae; March 24th, 2012 at 08:23 PM.

March 23rd, 2012, 05:35 PM	#20
VanVitello VanVitello Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Florence Posts: 5 Likes (Received): 0	Ciao Pellicano, mi dispiace darti una delusione, ma sfortunatamente il teatro romano della foto #3 non è ad Agrigento, ma a Hierapolis in Turchia. Certo, non sarebbe sfigurato accanto alle molte altre perle dell'archeologia siciliana, ma ahimè, non è delle nostre questa volta... http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_di_Hierapolis http://www.bibleplaces.com/hierapolis.htm Last edited by VanVitello; March 23rd, 2012 at 05:46 PM.

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