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The
Selinunte
Archaeological
Park
was
established
in
2013
and
covers
about
270
hectares,
dotted
with
temples
and
the
remains
of
the
ancient
Sicilian
city.
The
park
has
two
diametrically
opposite
entrances,
located
respectively
to
the
east,
near
the
town
of
Marinella
di
Selinunte
and
to
the
west;
arrived
at
the
ticket
office
and
purchased
the
entrance
tickets,
we
decided
to
use
the
shuttle
service
(which
I
recommend
to
anyone),
which,
with
a
modest
sum,
allowed
us
to
avoid
long
transfers
on
foot
between
the
various
sites
we
visited
.
The
numerous
temples
are
scattered
over
the
vast
area
of
the
Park,
and
are
in
various
states
of
conservation,
ranging
from
the
pile
of
stones,
from
which
it
is
decidedly
difficult
to
reconstruct
the
"finished"
image
of
a
temple,
to
the
largely
intact
construction.
before
which
we
cannot
hide
wonder
and
admiration.
I
started
the
visit
from
the
eastern
hill
(next
to
the
east
entrance),
on
which
there
are
three
temples;
the
best
preserved
is
the
one
identified
by
the
letter
E,
dedicated
to
Hera,
which
dates
back
to
around
450
BC;
the
front
view
of
the
temple
is
impressive,
showing
itself
in
all
its
grandeur,
just
as
it
was
extremely
suggestive
to
wander
around
inside.
Not
far
away,
temple
F,
older
(dates
back
to
550
BC),
and
in
a
worse
state
of
conservation
than
the
temple
of
Hera,
also
as
a
result
of
a
greater
dispossession
of
which
it
was
subject.
Transferred
to
the
Acropolis
with
the
help
of
the
shuttle,
we
wandered
around
the
area,
wandering
among
imposing
masses
of
remains,
which
surround
the
columns,
brought
back
to
their
feet
with
a
restoration
work,
of
temple
C,
also
dating
back
to
the
6th
century
BC.
The
complete
visit
of
the
vast
area
of
the
Park
requires
dedicating
a
lot
of
time
to
it,
as
well
as
requiring,
in
my
opinion,
fairly
in-depth
studies
and
historical
and
archaeological
skills,
which
help
to
extricate
oneself
among
the
many
remains.
From
our
visit
the
deep
impression
aroused
by
an
Archaeological
Park
which
was
the
largest
in
Europe,
dotted
with
imposing
temples,
silent
witnesses
of
the
greatness
of
an
ancient
people
remained.
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