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Porticello

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

Photo: Codas, CC BY 4.0.
Soluntum or Solus was an ancient city on the coast of , near present-day Porticello in the comune of , . The site is a major tourist attraction.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Railway stop
Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Solanto and Aspra.

Village
Photo: Manuelarosi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a town in the comune of in the in , . is situated 4 km northwest of Porticello.

Porticello

Latitude
38.08904° or 38° 5′ 21″ north
Longitude
13.53769° or 13° 32′ 16″ east
Population
5,550
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IT ORL
Open location code
8FCM3GQQ+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 677043567
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2523712
Wiki­data ID
Q3399292
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Porticello” goes by many names.
  • French: “Porticello”
  • German: “Porticello”
  • Italian: “Porticello”
  • Turkish: “Porticello”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Porticello”. Photo: Dedda71, CC BY 3.0.