Porticello is a fishing port in Sicily, Italy, located between Palermo and Cefalu.[1] It is a frazione or village within the township of Santa Flavia.[2]
Porticello | |
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 View of the port at Porticello from above | |
  Porticello | |
| Coordinates: 38°5′17.2144″N 13°32′15.3222″E / 38.088115111°N 13.537589500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Island | Sicily |
| Metropolitan area | Metropolitan City of Palermo |
| Township | Santa Flavia |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
The village is dominated by the remains of the Punic civilization city of Solunto, one of the first Phoenician trading posts established in Sicily.[3] The city, which had been prosperous until then, was sacked and destroyed in the Middle Ages by the Arabs. The ruins still exist.
In August 2024, a storm sank the Bayesian, a large luxury yacht owned by the British tech entrepreneur billionaire Mike Lynch, while moored just offshore from Porticello.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Porticello, Sicily". italyvacationspecialists.com. Italy Vacation Specialists. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "La Storia Marineria di Porticello" (in Italian). Visit Santa Flavia. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Aspra, Porticello e Solunto (Palermo)". wonderfulitaly.eu. Wonderful Italy. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Lowen, Mark (20 August 2024). "Yacht tragedy leaves Sicilian port reeling as divers search wreck". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Porticello (Santa Flavia).
- Family In Sicily – Porticello, Italy – Episode 97 on YouTube
- "Lisa Live" Episode 5 – Porticello, a Fishing Village on YouTube
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