Porto Empedocle

Porto Empedocle lies along Sicily’s southern coast on the Strait of Sicily, where a working harbour meets the low, dry shore west of Agrigento. The town developed as an outlet for inland Sicilian trade, particularly the sulphur exports that once moved through its port. Torre Carlo V, a 16th-century coastal defence tower, remains a prominent marker by the harbour. Porto Empedocle is also the birthplace of Andrea Camilleri, whose Inspector Montalbano novels created the fictional Sicilian town of Vigàta. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of southern Sicily connects regionally.

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