Sicilian history dates back many centuries and is rich in remains many of which are unknown even to Sicilians. Tourists are enchantes by the climate, the blue sea, the country and the green gardens fragrant with orange blossoms in spring. The work of man has left its mark in this splendid natural wonder since prehistory. Many places are worth visiting not only for their beauty but also as a proof of sicilian development through the centuries.

Archeological finds from the Paleolithic Age have been discovered in Pachino, Palazzolo Acreide, Canicattini Bagni, Trapani and Termini Imerese. Within such a huge spectacle offered by the island we must mention the necropolis in Pantalica, Caltagirone, Cassibile and Ispice where a large quantity of objects have been brought to light. Nowadays these finds are shown in the various museums around Sicily. The most interesting perhaps is the P. Orsi museum in Siracusa, the lovely town where the Greeks, the Carthaginians and the Romans left marked signs of their rule.
It is supposed that most of the temples were situated on the Ortigia island which is the most ancient part of Siracusa. In the very hearth of the ancient Neapolis we find an archeological area of great interest; here there are: "il Teatro Greco", "l'Orecchio di Dionisio", "la grotta dei cordari", "la latomia dei Cappuccini".

In the space of 135 years, the Greeks founded Siracusa, Naxos, Taormina (a well known resort at 204 m above sea level, its landscape is absolutely splendid), Lentini, Catania (this town has few remains intact having been frequently destroyed by Mount Etna lava flows), Megara Iblea, Selinunte, Agrigento (remarkable are the temples: Giove Olimpico, della Concordia, di Ercole in the Doric style), Camarina and others.

The Greeks settled and expanded in mid-east Sicily and the Phoenicians in the west. Mozia, a lovely island facing Marsala, still maintance some signs of those times which have not been effaced by further domination.
The Phoenicians founded Palermo, set on the sea and stretching along "La Conca d'Oro". The city is being developed inland towards Monreale, with its cathedral full of Byzantine mosaics. Palermo, as well as other places, has few remains of its glorious past, having been destroyed many times. "Il Palazzo dei Normanni", "La Cappella Palatina", with his wonderful mosaics, and "San Giovanni degli Eremiti" are monuments of later periods worth being visited and admired.
The Eolie and Egadi islands which belong to Sicily have not only a mild climate and a unique vegetation, but are of great archeological interest too. The Eolie islands have been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. Tools, vases, hand-painted earthenware and clay objects of the Bronz Age are kept in the Archeological Museum in Lipari.