Were there many sulfur mines in ancient Sicily, forming a landscape?

Most of what China people know about Sicily comes from movies. Look at "Blue Sea and Blue Sky" and know that there is unparalleled beauty there; Look at The Beautiful Legend of Sicily and you will know that there are all kinds of beautiful women there. Watch "Paradise Cinema" and know that people there are affectionate; Watching The Godfather shows that people there are just. The more movies I watch about Sicily, the more mysterious it is and the more I want to see her face.

The Italian said, "God made Sicily first, and then imitated Sicily to build the Garden of Eden." Walking through this beautiful island, I always sigh the hand of the creator. This place cannot be called a perfect paradise. All the natural and cultural landscapes are a little shabby and rough, and they are beautiful. The smoking volcano is close to the city, which makes people feel the huge energy hidden here all the time; The sea full of colorful stones makes you sigh the magic of creation. The civilization in the heyday of mankind has left traces here, and countless magnificent relics will induce shock in your heart.

Sicily was once the center of the known world and the eldest daughter of the Mediterranean islands. For thousands of years, various nationalities, civilizations, different political forces and military groups in the Mediterranean have flooded into Sicily, making it a wedding room for cultural exchanges around. The Greeks left spectacular theaters in Syracuse and taormina, and built magnificent temples in Chinto, Segesta and Gerye. The Romans added icing on the cake to Almelina Square, inlaid with free and easy mosaic patterns of living waves; The red dome of Sangiovani Monastery in Palermo is purely Arabic. Monrea Le and Cefalu Cathedral are perfect because of Norman's ingenious idea, but the amazing mosaic of Christ's blessing on the dome of the back hall was given by Byzantines. Spaniards are by no means idle. The luxurious Baroque style almost dominates most churches and palaces in Sicily today.

The four seasons of heaven and earth endow Sicily with graceful posture. Years have the heart to let her go through vicissitudes, and her beauty obviously adds a layer of sadness. As far as the richness of scenery is concerned, Sicily is a lush tropical rain forest, including all kinds of vegetation. The ancient city with a long history can be compared with the tall evergreen trees. The delicate and graceful towns are dense and fluffy shrubs, and the small villages hidden in the coastal and valley areas are green climbing vines that run through the Woods and circles.

No matter how the world changes, Sicily is still at the crossroads of the Mediterranean. There are Catania, a city blackened by volcanoes, Corona, the hometown of Mafia, and Syracuse, the hometown of Archimedes. People who come to Sicily will be fascinated by its "gorgeous" scenery. Cafe in Palermo Port, sunset at Agreicento seaside, whistling wind in the ancient Greek theater in taormina will make you feel that Sicily is a country of your own.

Palermo tourism

There are a pair of light blue eyes under black hair, and Arabic and French words are interwoven in the language. Simple ancient Greek geometric shapes coexist with baroque curves and gorgeous mosaic decoration. This is Palermo, the capital of Sicily, which Goethe called "the most beautiful cape in the world". Strolling through the city, the historical buildings here have no resplendent and proud appearance, but no matter what style, they are integrated with parks, green spaces, city streets and squares, which is not abrupt at all.

Palermo is a big city, and the main color is goose yellow stone buildings. Its main attractions are concentrated in the northwest area of the railway station. The two main streets extend to the north, Rome Street in the east and Marqueda Street in the west, and Emmanuel Avenue in the west of Sige District leads to Palermo Cathedral and Norman Palace, the two most important scenic spots.

The magnificent spire of Norman Palace is the best guide sign for foreigners. On the spire is the symbol of Norman kingdom-eagle. The Arabs first built its core, and later it was expanded into a palace by the Normans, which has always been the center of power. This small church is decorated with many fine gold, stones and glass. Such exaggerated and extreme decoration is obviously influenced by the Arab world. In a corner on the first floor of Norman Palace, there is a king's carriage, which can drive out of the palace directly from here. Climb up the second floor along the broad steps and get into an inconspicuous door. Under the dim light, the room seems to be full of brightness-that's the small church in Parati. Although this royal chapel is small, its visual shock is better than the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

Palermo Cathedral is a must-see for tourists. When I entered the main church, I found that the stones of the building were honey-colored. Construction started on 1 184. Two gothic arches connect the church with the bell tower. The round roof in the middle and the exquisite carving of the upper decoration of the building are very precious. Walking back along Emanuel Avenue, the center of the old city is Pridoria Square, and there are a group of marble sculptures on the facades of the four buildings at the intersection, symbolizing spring, summer, autumn and winter. It belongs to the charming four-song area. Baroque sculptures and broken walls are still hung with bright colors, but moss has covered the cracks. In this decline, I still maintain a proud posture and lean on the goddess lamppost for a while, hoping that I can understand something. After four songs, you can see the most famous fountain in Palermo. This fountain has three floors inside and outside, and many figures are carved. It is said that Palermo people call it "the fountain of shame" because the girl's eyes in the sculpture are too lewd.

At night, against the dark blue night sky in the Mediterranean, those gorgeous palaces, churches and exquisite sculptures are more charming; Palermo's winding streets form a maze, and the pavement paved with volcanic lava has rubbed under people's feet for centuries, smooth and bright, reflecting the image of Baroque era. In this nostalgic background, noisy night markets and dissolute nightlife bloom unscrupulously.

Taste, desolation, magnificence

Driving 80 kilometers from Palermo, you came to the world of ancient Greece. In 426 BC, architects built the Temple of Segesta in Athens. Due to historical coincidence, this unfinished temple was neither looted nor set on fire, but survived the earthquake, and the surrounding scenery was as it was 2000 years ago. The temple is located on a hill, like an actor standing in the center of the stage. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, it looks like a stage background. Climb to the temple along the mountain road with flowers in full bloom, change the scenery, and see it all the way. The blue sky of the Mediterranean above the tourists' heads, between the stone pillars of the temple, seems to have returned to the time and space when the historical drama was staged.

The temple of Syracuse, Archimedes' hometown, which was advertised by tourism, was abandoned for thousands of years and was rediscovered and restored in the last two centuries. In Syracuse, it is best to sit in front of the temple marked E for a while, from which you can see the whole picture of Selin Nongtai Ruins Park: the sea and the sky are the same, the ancient colonnade and broken walls are scattered in the undulating wheat waves, dotted with scarlet poppies. This is the legendary eternal pastoral dream.

Enna is the highest city in Sicily and is called "the balcony of Sicily". From here, you can see the blue sea and the sky stretching out on the undulating ridge and disappearing on the horizon. The famous Merina Square is close at hand, and there is also a scenic spot-Casale Villa in ancient Rome.

After the fall of Rome, Casale Villa was abandoned, and later buried by the collapsed mountain, quietly dormant among the peaks. Fortunately, more than ten centuries have passed and it is still well preserved. Casale Villa covers an area of about 3,500 square meters and was built in the 3rd to 5th centuries. The weather is luxurious and the exquisite mosaic floor is like a picture book about the social customs of ancient Rome. People even see the pattern of Roman ladies wearing bikinis in it. In the 1940s, French designers made "Casale's bikini" popular all over the world again. The mosaic of Casale Villa witnessed and recorded the luxurious life of ancient Roman aristocrats. Today's tourists can imagine the prosperity thousands of years ago through the glass cover.

Wandering in the temple valley

Gerye Chinto is a very old small city. Half on the cliff, half under the cliff by the sea. Goose-yellow rough boulders have been built into churches and even railway stations, but they are wild and lovely, because this brown looks delicious, like crispy toast, and almost smells delicious in the sun.

Agrichento is now a simple mountain city with slow pace and narrow stone roads, and there are many shops, restaurants and coffee shops next to it. She is like an old woman who has lived for a long time, but she still guards the coffin of her dead husband (the temple remains in the temple valley). She once lived in absolute beauty, otherwise the Greek lyric poet Dahl would not praise Agrichento as "the most beautiful city on earth".

Seen from the modern city of Chinto, the ruins of this ancient Greek city stand on a long square hill. Experience the ancient city of Accra, which has a unique charm. Temple Valley is the seat of the ancient city of Accra. Its history can be traced back to 58 BC1year, which lasted for more than 1000 years. It was not until the 7th and 9th centuries that the surviving residents moved to Giljanti Mountain in the northwest of the city.

Wandering in the temple valley, the natural environment is perfectly integrated with temples, labyrinthine cemeteries and underground buildings. However, most of the ancient city is still hidden under the apricot trees and olive trees that have been formed for a hundred years. The apricot trees are in full bloom, which makes it filled with winter itching and makes people intoxicated in this fairyland-like valley for no reason. At first, the temple dedicated to the gods is now a tomb for them to rest in peace, but peace remains the same.

Of the nine temples in Temple Valley today, no more than four can see the outline. Most of them are almost integrated with the undulating land. At present, the most complete building in the Temple Valley is Concord Temple, which was built in 450 ~ 440 BC and is the largest Dorian style building in Sicily. The integrity of the temple is second only to the famous Parthenon in Athens, and it has also become a symbol of Agrichento. The six pillars on the front and the 34 pillars on the side of the temple are intact. As a shining example of Dorian architecture, it survived being destroyed because it was converted into a Christian church in the 6th century. Here, people can stop for a moment, sit on the wall shattered by the Millennium sunshine and wind, put down their cameras and look slowly at the green on the hillside and the blue Mediterranean in the distance.

Travel in catania

Catania, a famous tourist city in Sicily, relies on its three unique cultural and artistic treasures: the city of baroque art, the hometown of musician Bei Lini and the active volcano Etna. As soon as I entered the town, I seemed to enter the Arabian Fairy Tale Arabian Nights, which was extremely rich and magnificent. Ancient architecture sites such as ancient Greek theaters, ancient Roman baths, medieval churches and ancient castles are witnesses to its historical changes.

Multiculturalism is stirring and blending here, leaving a deep impression on Catania in different periods. Bei Lini, a famous opera composer, is the proudest figure in Catania. The railway station in Catania is located in the southeast corner of the city, along the westbound Weimanu Second Street, which is the most important multi-mode square in the city. Etna, which extends several kilometers from the church square to the north, is the main street of the city, so restaurants and shops gather here. Strolling along Etna Street, the main axis of the town, churches and buildings on both sides of the street spread their wings like big birds. Santoniccolo Hall in Gaisuyiti Street pushed Baroque style to its peak.

Catania's magnificent Domell Square and bustling Etna Avenue-Mount Etna with snow-covered peaks as the background. Although it was destroyed by Mount Etna and buried by volcanic ash nine times in history, the city of Catania has been stubbornly reborn from the ashes, just like the inscription on the clock of Catania, "I am reborn from my own ashes."

Etna, the ancient Greek poet Pindar called it "Tianzhu". This active volcano, which started catching a cold 700,000 years ago, is a veritable Lin Daiyu in the volcano. It is sentimental, with 225 recorded eruptions in history. The top of the mountain is shrouded in mist all the year round, making it difficult to see the whole story clearly. When the sun is strong, the light in Phnom Penh will stab down from the depths of the sky, but it is not very transparent. After all, the clouds are too thick and there are thin clouds left, just like wiping the stains on the window glass with a dirty cloth, which is always clean. There have been as many as 225 eruptions in history. Although, this "chimney" on Sicily has no end all year round. On the contrary, the residents are calm: Mount Etna is a work of art given to us by God and nowhere else. Rich volcanic ash makes the local vineyards and olive forests flourish. On the other hand, Mount Etna seems to represent the inner enthusiasm and hidden wildness of Sicily.

Intoxicated taormina

Taormina is the most developed tourism area in Sicily and the most expensive holiday resort. Luxury hotels were built one after another on the mountain. There are the most beautiful scenery in Sicily, as well as beaches, fashionable fashion design shops, luxury hotels, ancient monuments and first-class restaurants.

Taormina, which is 0/hour's drive from Catania/Kloc, is located halfway up the Taoer Mountain. Taormina has a broad vision and charming scenery. You can see the blue Ionian Sea in the east and Mount Etna in the southwest. There are historical sites, sea water, snow-capped mountains, well-dressed Italians, and a perfect holiday resort. All the elements are complete. You must go hiking in taormina. There are many historical sites and beautiful houses scattered in the Woods. Out of the hotel, it is the town center of taormina, and the road to the city must pass through the old city wall of taormina. Walking in April 9th Square or Umberto I Street, the windows and balconies of medieval houses are covered with flowers, and most houses are distributed around steep streets and sunny squares. Visitors who want to see or be seen by others can go to the panoramic main square.

Continue to climb the mountain road, and you will reach the top of the mountain, which is the best viewing platform of Taoer Mountain. There is the site of greco Opera House on the top of the hill. The Opera House was built in 300 BC with a maximum diameter of 209 meters. It is the second grand theatre in Sicily. The ancient Greeks' talents in music and architecture were brought into full play here. Huge stones were transported to the top of the mountain and a grand amphitheater was built. Climbing up the broken stone wall, the scene in front of us made us feel that all the dust behind us was floating in the wind. Being in this broken walls, I think of the prosperity of ancient times and the smoke of war. My mood is like being comforted by a pair of big hands full of sunshine, and time passes quietly between my fingers like quicksand. ...

The most beautiful time is dusk, when the afterglow of the setting sun spreads all over the sea. Sitting quietly on the couch, watching taormina quiet down, the sunshine disappears little by little. The waiter lit the lamp and enjoyed a delicious meal under the olive tree. The lights of Taoer Mountain lit up in turn and started the excitement at night. The twinkling lights in the distant harbor are like stars, which is very romantic. The bars and cafes in the streets and alleys on the mountain road are crowded, and people who spent a day on the upper reaches of the beach began to kill energy here.