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Monte Pellegrino Description

The Monte Pellegrino, described by Goethe as "the most beautiful foothills in the world", rises to a height of 609m/2,000ft from the plain lying close to the sea north of Palermo.

History

Finds made by archaeologists in the Addaura Cave show that man has lived here for thousands of years. In ancient times the mountain was known as Heirkte; in 278-277 B.C. Pyrrhos captured it from the Carthaginians, in 248 Hamilcar took possession of it and resisted Roman attacks on it for three years. In the 17th century it was linked with the name of St Rosalia and became one of the main places of pilgrimage in Sicily, and so became known as Monte Pellegrion (Pilgrims' Mountain). Legend links it with the uprising of the barons, led by

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