Marsala Stagnone
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STAGNONE ( BIG POUND)
It is a small lagoon archipelago, a bridgehead between land and sea in front of the Egadi Islands. It includes St. Pantaleus’isle, (the ancient Motya), Scola, Isola Grande (Big Island) renamed Isola Longa (Long Island), and the small St. Mary’s isle.
In this middle area, between the coast and Favignana, the conclusive battle of the first Punic war was fought on March 10th, 241 B.C. between the Carthaginian fleet headed by Hannon and the Roman one under consul C. Lutatius Catulus’s orders. It ended with the Carthaginians’ defeat.
he image of our Lady appeared in a dream to Father Leonardo Savina, a friar of the Agostininan Hermit...
Charles V, while in Marsala, charged Engineer Piero Prato with the bastion project signing the pertai...
Their origin dates back to the early Middle Ages during Gregorius Magnus’s pontificate (1590-16...
It was built at the beginning of the 17th century and then enlarged by the Minims’ Order....
The word Cassero or Cassaro,(Quarterdeck), is of Arabic origin. It means Quasr, the castl...
MARSALA, THE ANCIENT LILYBEUM The Phoenicians from the isle of Motya who were compelled to leave thei...
The Marsala's patisserie products, rich in taste and colours, recall the Arab and African cuisine.Her...
Built on the previous site of Saint Phabian and Sebastian’s church of the 16th century, it was ...
Built on the previous site of Saint Phabian and Sebastian’s church of the 16th century, it was ...
To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything.
Journey To Italy - J.W.Goethe
