view gallery S24.3 km | Museo archeologico regionale di Agrigento - Agrigento, Italy in History Museums A visit to the archaeological museum, which contains some impressive exhibits, helps to put the Agrigento temples into context. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/15/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery S25.1 km | Temple of Concordia - Agrigento, Sicily, Italy in Philatelic Photographs The Temple of Concordia is a remarkably well preserved structure in the Valley of the Temples - Agrigento, Sicily. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/03/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery S25.1 km | Archaeological Area of Agrigento - Agrigento, Sicily, Italy in World Heritage Sites Archaeological Area of Agrigento is located in the Valley of the Temples. It contains several major preserved structures built by a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/13/2017 last visited: 10/03/2017 |
view gallery S25.1 km | Temple of Concordia, Agrigento - Agrigento, Sicily, italy in Wikipedia Entries The Temple of Concordia, (Agrigento) is a remarkably well preserved ancient Greek temple in the Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 12/24/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery S25.1 km | Temple of Concordia - Agrigento, Sicily, Italy in Satellite Imagery Oddities The Temple of Concordia is a remarkably well preserved structure in the Valley of the Temples - Agrigento, Sicily. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/04/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery S25.1 km | Temple of Concordia - Agrigento, Sicily, Italy in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins The Temple of Concordia is a remarkably well preserved structure in the Valley of the Temples - Agrigento, Sicily. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 06/15/2011 last visited: 07/23/2016 |
view gallery S25.4 km | Valley of Temples - Agrigento, Italy in 1000 Places to See Before You Die The Valle dei Templi is an archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek Akragas), Sicily, southern Italy. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/14/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery NE59.9 km | Petralia Soprana from the road SS120 (Sicily) in Cityscapes Beautiful view to medieval Sicilian town Petralia Soprana offers road SS120 leading on the SW slope of hill where Petralia is located. You can easily park here your car and observe picturesque town's skyline... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 06/29/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W61.6 km | Temple of Hera (Temple E) Selinunte, Sicily, Italy in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins The only partially erect Greek temple at the Selinunte Archeological Park in southwest Sicily. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 06/17/2011 last visited: 08/18/2015 |
view gallery N66.8 km | Chiostro di Monreale - Montreale, Italy in Abbeys, Convents and Monasteries Next door to the Duomo of Monreale is an entrance to the cloisters (chiostro) of the Benedictine monastery, dating to the end of the twelfth century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/10/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery N66.8 km | Christ Pantocrator - Monreale Cathedral - Monreale, Sicily, Italy in Philatelic Photographs The mosaic of Christ Pantocrator is located in the Norman style Monreale Cathedral at Piazza Guglielmo II, Monreale, Sicily, Italy. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/16/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery N66.8 km | Monreale Cathedral - Monreale, Sicily, Italy in Mosaics Virtually the entire interior of the Monreale Cathedral covered with spectacular Byzantine mosaics. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 05/16/2011 last visited: 05/04/2018 |
view gallery N66.8 km | Two Gems of Palermo - Cattedrala di Santa Maria La Nuova - Monreale, Italy in 1000 Places to See Before You Die The cathedral of Monreale is one of the greatest extant examples of Norman architecture anywhere. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/10/2017 last visited: 05/04/2018 |
view gallery N66.8 km | Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale, Monreale Cathedral, ID=1487-009 in World Heritage Sites The cathedral of Monreale is one of the greatest extant examples of Norman architecture anywhere. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/09/2017 last visited: 05/04/2018 |
view gallery N66.9 km | Palermo from Monreale - Monreale, Italy in Cityscapes Monreale sits on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" (the Golden Shell), famed for its orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/11/2017 last visited: 08/03/2020 |
view gallery N68.4 km | Dodecahedron Sundial, Villa Giulia, Palermo, Italy in Sundials A dodecahedron with sundials on the 10 side faces is supported by a statue of Atlas in the center of the fountain in the center of Villa Giulia Park, Via Abraham Lincoln, Palermo posted by: arby101ca location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 07/07/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery N68.6 km | B&B Porta di Castro - Palermo, Italy in Bed and Breakfast Porta di Castro is a B&B in Palermo, located in the historical center with a familiar and genuine atmosphere. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/13/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery N68.6 km | Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale, Royal Palace and Palatine Chapel, ID=1487-001 in World Heritage Sites The Palatine Chapel was commissioned by Roger II of Sicily in 1132 to be built upon an older chapel (now the crypt) constructed around 1080. The sanctuary, dedicated to Saint Peter, is reminiscent of a domed basilica. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/10/2017 last visited: 05/04/2018 |
view gallery N68.6 km | La Magione - Palermo, Italy in Legacy of Medieval Spiritual Warriors Initially attributed to the Cistercians, during the period of the Hohenstaufen dynasty the church became the house of the Teutonic Order. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/12/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery N68.7 km | King Roger II and Jesus in the Martorana - Palermo, Italy in Mosaics The walls display two mosaics taken from the original Norman façade, one of which is depicting King Roger II, George of Antioch's lord, receiving the crown of Sicily from Jesus. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/14/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery N68.7 km | Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale, Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio , ID=1487-003 in World Heritage Sites The church belongs to the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, a diocese which includes the Albanian communities in Sicily who officiate the liturgy according to the Byzantine Rite in the ancient Greek language. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/13/2017 last visited: 05/04/2018 |
view gallery N68.7 km | Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale, Church of San Cataldo, ID=1487-004 in World Heritage Sites The church of San Cataldo is a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/13/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery N68.7 km | Church of San Cataldo - Palermo, Italy in Legacy of Medieval Spiritual Warriors The church of San Cataldo belongs to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and is a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/13/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery N68.9 km | St. Rosalia - Palermo, Sicily, Italy in Statues of Religious Figures A statue of St. Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo, is located in the courtyard in front of the Cathedral of Palermo at Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 90040 Palermo, Italy. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 02/22/2017 last visited: 05/04/2018 |
view gallery N68.9 km | Canopied Stoup - Palermo Cathedral - Palermo, Sicily Italy in Stone Church Artefacts The Canopied Stoup is located just inside the main entrance to Palermo Cathedral at Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo. posted by: neoc1 location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/07/2017 last visited: 05/04/2018 |
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