Porticello

Porticello is a fishing port in Sicily, Italy, located between Palermo and Cefalu. It is a frazione or village within the township of Santa Flavia. The village is dominated by the remains of the Punic civilization city of Solunto, one of the first Phoenician trading posts established in Sicily.

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Type: Village with 5,550 residents
Description: human settlement in Santa Flavia, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Also known as: “Porticello, Sicily”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Solunto and Theatre of Soluntum.

Solunto

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Soluntum or Solus was an ancient city on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, near present-day Porticello in the comune of Santa Flavia, Italy. The site is a major tourist attraction.

Theatre of Soluntum

Archaeological site

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Theatre of Soluntum is an archaeological site.

Santa Flavia-Solunto-Porticello railway station

Railway stop

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Santa Flavia-Solunto-Porticello railway station is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Solanto and Bagheria.

Solanto

Village

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Solanto is a village.

Bagheria

Town

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Bagheria is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, located approximately 10 km to the east of Palermo's city centre. The first residential areas date back to the 17th century, when the Sicilian nobles chose this territory to build their holiday estates. Bagheria is situated 2½ km southwest of Porticello.