Marsala
Latest update: 5 March 2022
The city of Marsala is located within the Province of Trapani and has a population of 82,640 inhabitants.
Situated on Sicily's north west coast, it lies 105 kilometres south west of Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily. Famous for the production of its sweet dessert wine, Marsala also has a port from which you can sail to the Aegadian Islands. |
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Marsala is also famous as being the landing point for Giuseppe Garibaldi and his army of "the thousand" who landed here on 11 May 1860; the first step on their way to seizing control of the island. This was the beginning of the process of Italian unification known as the Risorgimento which eventually came to fruition in 1861. The Monumento ai Mille (Monument to the Thousand) is a small, modern edifice just outside the town centre that commemorates those events.
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Comune di Marsala
Province: Trapani
Region: Sicily Population: 80,661 (source: ISTAT 1 January 2022) Size: 243 km² Highlights: Palazzo Comunale, Chiesa Madre, wine Close by: Trapani, Mozia, Isola San Pantaleo, Aegadian Islands Recommended accommodation: Hotel Carmine |
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