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Birgi Vecchi Travel guide
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Mozia was a Phoenician colony, founded in the 8C BC on San Pantaleo, one of the islands of the Stagnone lagoon. Initially a trading post and harbour, the colony gradually grew in importance. Surrounded by ramparts built to keep out the Greeks, the town was taken by the tyrant of Siracusa, Dionysius the Elder, in 397 BC. Its inhabitants sought refuge on the mainland and founded Lilibeo, modern-day Marsala. Mozia was only rediscovered in the late 19C.
Tourist attractions Birgi Vecchi : Things to see and do
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Excavations (Scavi)
Isola S. - Pantaleo I - 91100 Birgi Vecchi
As part of your visit, explore the ramparts punctuated by towers that reinforce the island's natural defences. Enter the town through the north gate – the main entrance gateway and the best preserved. Further on, tombstones and urns are all that rema..
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Saline dello Stagione
Isola San-Pantaleo I - 91100 Birgi Vecchi
The lagoon which bathes Mozia is flanked by salt marshes. The view is very attractive: the water areas are separated by thin earth strips making up an irregular and multicoloured checkerboard from which occasionally arise some mills.
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Museum (Museo)
Isola S. - Pantaleo I - 91100 Birgi Vecchi
The museum is set up in the villa of Joseph Whitaker, an Englishman who made his fortune from Marsala wines. The objects were discovered on the island, at Lilibeo (now Marsala) and in the necropolis of Birgi, on the coast. Phoenecian and Punic cerami..
