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Porticello, Sicily

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Coastal village in Sicily, Italy "Porticello" redirects here. For the frazione in Calabria, see Villa San Giovanni. Frazione or village in Sicily, Italy
Porticello
Frazione or village
The port at Porticello from aboveView of the port at Porticello from above
Porticello is located in SicilyPorticelloPorticello
Coordinates: 38°5′17.2144″N 13°32′15.3222″E / 38.088115111°N 13.537589500°E / 38.088115111; 13.537589500
CountryItaly
IslandSicily
Metropolitan areaMetropolitan City of Palermo
TownshipSanta Flavia
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Sea view with boats at 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. The city, which had been prosperous until then, was sacked and destroyed in the Middle Ages by the Arabs. The ruins still exist.

In August 2024, a storm sank the Bayesian, a large luxury yacht owned by the British tech entrepreneur billionaire Mike Lynch, while moored just offshore from Porticello.

References

  1. "Porticello, Sicily". italyvacationspecialists.com. Italy Vacation Specialists. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. "La Storia Marineria di Porticello" (in Italian). Visit Santa Flavia. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. "Aspra, Porticello e Solunto (Palermo)". wonderfulitaly.eu. Wonderful Italy. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. Lowen, Mark (20 August 2024). "Yacht tragedy leaves Sicilian port reeling as divers search wreck". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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