Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the administrative region of Italy, the only region of Italy that has its own parliament, located in the island's capital city of Palermo. Administratively, the region is divided into 9 provinces.
Sicily is famous for its rich history. Here is the Valley of the Temples - an archaeological park with seven well-preserved ruins of monumental Greek temples built in the Doric style. In the capital of the region, Palermo, there is the Palatine Chapel with the famous mosaics made by Byzantine masters. On the east coast of Sicily is Mount Etna, one of the highest active volcanoes in Europe.
Sicily is a fusion of Greek, Arabic and Italian cultures, delicious and cheap food, year-round sun and is washed by three seas at once: Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean and Ionian. Sicily is separated from the Apennine Peninsula by the Strait of Messina, which is 3.1 km wide at its narrowest point. And also stories about the Sicilian mafia!
The active volcano Etna, or "Mountain of Fire", is located on the island, the largest active volcano in Italy, exceeding its "neighbor" Vesuvius by more than 2.5 times. There are several other inactive volcanoes in Sicily, and in the nearby Aeolian Islands northeast of Sicily there is an active volcano Stromboli.
The interpenetration of different cultures and the abundance of archaeological and cultural monuments determined the originality of the island, which has long attracted travelers from all over the world to it.
Today's Sicily is a real tourist delicacy worth trying at least once.
Area: 25,711 km². Capital: Palermo. Population: 5 million (2019).
Негізгі бет Sicily, Italy is a gentle sea, an abundance of sun, wonderful beaches with white and black sand.
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