La Scala dei Turchi in Barca a Vela
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Porto Empedocle, Italy

La Scala dei Turchi in Barca a Vela

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Created: Monday, February 3, 2025
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Created: Monday, February 3, 2025

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Born as a port zone in the old Girgenti, today called Agrigento, under the name of Marina di Girgenti (seashore of Girgenti), since in the 15th century it was the main cereal trading centre of the region. From 1549 to 1554, by order of the viceroy Vega, Torre del caricatore of Girgenti, already known during the ancient times (as it probably already existed before the Angevin period), was restored. It had been built to protect against the Saracen pirates, together with the whole system of the Coastal towers of Sicily. The tower was later again restored by Charles III with the help of Bishop Lorenzo Gioeni [it]. This restoration was completed only in 1763. In 1853, during the government of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies the town obtained independence by becoming chief town of the decurionato under the name of Molo di Girgenti. Then, in 1863, the town changed its name into Porto Empedocle in memory of the Agrigentine philosopher Empedocles.
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Alla Scoperta della Costa Agrigentina in Barca a Vela
Alla Scoperta della Costa Agrigentina in Barca a Vela
2 Entrances ( Adulti dai 12 anni: 2 )
8 hours Alla Scoperta della Costa Agrigentina in Barca a Vela
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