////Sicily is a rich hub of archaeology. ////WONDER OF THE MEDITERRANEAN///

When you think of Sicilian archaeological sites, Selinunte may not spring to your mind, but once you visit the remains on the south-western coast of Sicily, it will leave a last impression. This archaeological park differs from the Valley of the Temples, because you can walk inside the only reconstructed temple (Temple E) on this site without any restrictions. This experience alone, makes visiting Selinunte, worthwhile. Selinunte contains seven other remains of temples (eight temple remains in total), that were constructed between the 4th and 6th century BC in the Doric style. As well as seeing the temple remains, you can wander through a labyrinth of streets and houses from the ancient Greek city of Selinus, all of which overlooks th.e Mediterranean Sea.

At the site of an indigenous Sicilian hilltop city, are the remnants of the ancient Greek society who conquered this land. Within the archaeological site at Segesta you are able to see several impressive and well preserved remains. The most notable being a Doric style temple constructed in the 5th century BC and a Greek theatre built in the 2nd century BC. The other ruins that you can visit in this park are the city walls, an agora, a fortress and a church. Surprisingly there are also remains of a Muslim community that reoccupied the area in the 12th century- excavations have found the ruins of a necropolis and a mosque.

Sicily is a rich hub of archaeology excellence, displaying the cultural heritage of civilizations that have inhabited the island for thousands of years. From the ancient Segesta, the Greek temples of Selinunte, the Greek theaters in Taormina and Siracusa to the Roman Sicily with the amphitheater in Catania and the Roman Mosaics in Piazza Armerina, ancient ruins in Sicily are considered some of the best-preserved examples of ancient civilization in the world.