The island of Marettimo is located in a strategic point of the Mediterranean, where many civilizations have passed from. Some have left obvious traces, others instead wait to be discovered. It is the highest island full of vegetation of the Egadi archipelago in the province of Trapani. Polybius calls her in Greek will have nèsos, the sacred island, while in the Antonini itinerary …
Tag: Monuments
Feb 01
Palazzo Florio: the soul of Favignana, design of the great Damiani Almeyda
There was a time when art and architecture had a very important role internationally in Sicily and elsewhere. It is not a time so long ago. That time was the 800 Sicilian, and in this respect the architect and engineer Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda was for Palermo and Sicily a terrific culmination. The projects of the …