Scicily is the biggest island in the Mediterranean.Its mountain groups of Peloritani, Nebrodi, Madonie, Iblei are well worth a visit. The coasts offer a landscape of fascinating beauty almost everywhere; groups of smaller islands are scattered round the coast. Mount Etna, rising in the center of a volcanic area of Sicily, is the highest active volcano in Europe (3,323 meters). The islands of Stromboli and Vulcano are also active volcanoes.
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Palermo is the capital of Sicily. Other cities of note are Messina, Catania, Agrigento, Syracuse, Trapani, Ragusa, Enna, Caltanissetta. Sicily was a Greek colony during the Classic Age, the Hellenic. Important Roman remnants can be seen at Taormina, Syracuse, Tindari, Solunto, Eloro and Patti.The Gothic style and influence can be seen in the imperial castles of Catania and Syracuse; the Catalonian influences produced elaborated architectural forms during the fifteenth century. The Baroque style, of exceptional wealth, thrived in Palermo, Catania, Ragusa, Noto and Comiso.
In Palermo the Archaeologic Museum is worth a visit, it displays a noteworthy Etruscan collection, sculptures and metopes of the temples of Selinunte; the Regional Gallery of Sicily, with the most important artistic collection of the island. The Civic Museum of Catania houses archaeology, ancient and modern art, relics of local history. In Syracuse, tourists can visit the Regional Museum and the Regional Gallery, with very rich archaeologic and pictorial collections. In Agrigento, there is the Regional Archaeologic Museum.
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