Gela: Sicilia, Italia
Gela lies along the Gulf of Gela on Sicily’s southern coast, where a low, open shore meets the Mediterranean and the town extends inland over gently rolling ground. Founded by settlers from Rhodes and Crete in 688 BC, ancient Gela became one of Sicily’s leading Greek cities before its destruction by the Carthaginians in 405 BC. Its past is preserved in the Acropolis area and at the Regional Archaeological Museum of Gela, whose collections document the Greek city and its territory. Modern Gela has long been shaped by fishing, agriculture and industry, while the Lungomare follows the waterfront. The broad gulf opens south towards the Mediterranean rather than the rocky headlands found along parts of eastern Sicily.
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Built around the mouth of the Gela River, Gela grew into a modern Sicilian coastal city on the Gulf of Gela, where the river meets the Mediterranean. It began as a Greek colony in the late seventh century BC and became one of ancient Sicily’s important Greek centres. Archaeological finds from its classical past are preserved in the regional archaeological museum, while the ancient acropolis area recalls the settlement that once stood above the shore. Gela is also associated with Aeschylus, the Athenian tragedian who died here in 456 BC. Its broad waterfront and low-lying hinterland give the city a markedly different setting from Sicily’s hill towns. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Sicily’s southern coast.
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