Headed off again for three days site seeing before I start my Sicily Permaculture PDC course at Villa Francesca. Headed this time towards Trapini and stayed last night at very nice little B&B called "Conte Luna" in central Sciacca. Sciacca is a Beautiful and ancient walled city overlooking the Mediterranean on the Southwestern coast of Sicily. It has been occupied by the Greeks, Romans and Arabs in its history and the most ancient human settlements here date back to the Neolithic period. The Greeks were here in the 5th century BC and is famous for it's thermal spa and sulfurous springs. Agriculture and fishing are it's main financial source along with tourism. However I have seen the most beautiful ceramics here and if I can organize postage I'm taking some of Sciacca back home with me.
founded in the 5th century BCE by the Greeks, as its name imports, as a thermal spa for Selinunte, whose citizens came there to bathe in the sulphurous springs
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