• When we hear the name Sicily, we remember the God father of Mario Puzo. But it is difficult to find that image from walking through the town. For sightseeing, Rome or Paris is more anxious than Sicily because of many strange people coming to us sightseeing guests.

• It is actually a big island of 5,000,000 residents and as big as Shikoku Island. Flight from Japan arrives at provincial capital Palermo on 10:20 night through Milan. It takes 30 minutes by taxi.

• B.C. 5th century Greek Temple,Segesta locates on a terraced slopes on the west side of Mt. Barbaro. The city was founded by Elymian and called Egesta by Greek. It was gradually abandoned by Roman's conquer of B.C. 3 century. Finally, It was destroyed by Vandals. The temple is one of the most significant examples extant of Doric architecture. The temple building is among the best conserved in Italy. The Doric peristyle, never in fact completed. It locates 60 km from Palermo.

• atmospherically small townErice is on top of Mt. Erice and climb up zigzag road by blowing the horn on every corner. It is summer resort these days and numbers of residents vary greatly by summer and winter. Winter time is 300 but summer is thought different order. First going up stairs to Pepoli Castle or Castle of Venus Castello del Balio, which was built by Normans in 12 - 13 century, then go down from it. Elymians were domiciled in the town on B.C. fifth century and then it was destroyed by Carthaginians. Residents were moved to near Trapani. It was blessed as Sanctuary of Eryx on Roman days. In Medieval days it belonged Arab first, then Norman, and it is called as Monte San Giuliano. Typical crafts are pottery, carpets and bags.

• In 1998,Agrigento> was designated officially as precious assets of world heritage. It is in The Valley of the Temples between River Sant'Anna and San Biagio. All of them were built in B.C. fifth to sixth century and are simple Doric style. Photos of this area were given from Saito-san.

• Referred to Art and History of Sicily by Casa Editrice Bonechi.

This mountain is high enough to make this size of big stone temple.
Doric style temple of B.C. 430. You can guess the scale from people inside.
First go up stairs	Seeing tower of Castle	Pepoli Castle by Normans	Called Venus Castle too
Nice view from Castle wall	On top of Mr. Erice, 750 m	Climb up zigzag road	Down to residential area
Church San Giovanni Battista, Norman Gothic, 13C door		Picturesque alley passage	Rare Colorful scene
Alley, part 2	Sole plaza, stone pavement	Painting : 100,000 Lira	Dark alley, part 3
Colorful Southern European	Wider alley, part 4	Ancient stone pavement -5	14C Church Chiesa Matrice
Battlement tower	Neo-Gothic style interior	Lowest stone pavement -6	Wall entrance
Symbol Temple Dioscuri or Temple of Castor and Pollux		34columns Temple Concordia	remains good conservation
Temples of BC 5-6's heritage	Hexa-Peripteral Juno Lacinia	Only eight columns remain : Temple Hercules

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