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Castelvetrano, in brief.

Selinunte temple ruins, Nocellara olives.

A town on the southwestern coast, gateway to Selinunte, one of Europe's largest archaeological parks.

Vast Greek temple ruins rise above the dunes, Temple E still standing by the sea. The surrounding groves yield the prized green Nocellara olive.

Temple E of Selinunte against the African light of southern Sicily

Selinunte

A Greek city sacked by Carthage in 409 BCE and never rebuilt: giant temples on a hill above the sea.

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