Salemi Attractions
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Location
This little town in western Sicily, 38km/23.5mi east of Marsala, suffered very badly in the 1968 earthquake. It lies on what was probably the site of the Elymian town of Halyciae. In the Middle Ages Roger I erected a castle which was extended by Frederick II. More recently it became known through Garibaldi, who declared himself dictator of Sicily here on 14th May 1860, three days after landing in Marsala.
This little town in western Sicily, 38km/23.5mi east of Marsala, suffered very badly in the 1968 earthquake. It lies on what was probably the site of the Elymian town of Halyciae. In the Middle Ages Roger I erected a castle which was extended by Frederick II. More recently it became known through Garibaldi, who declared himself dictator of Sicily here on 14th May 1860, three days after landing in Marsala.
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