Porta Garibaldi
Palazzo VII Aprile
Chiesa Madre
Arace - detail
We have described the art Road of Marsala referring to
three main itineraries:
Town Center 1: Porta
Garibaldi, Piazza Loggia and Palazzo VII Aprile, the Cathedral, Museum
of Flemish wall hangings.
Town center
2: St. Peter’s Convent ( Complesso Monumentale S. Pietro), Convent
of Carmine.
Cape Boeo:
St. John’s Church, Regional Archeological Museum with Punic Vessel.
The actual name of Marsala probably derives from the Arab noun Marsha
el Ali ( or Allah), God’s Port, a testimony of its importance as
sea town. The port of Marsala is very important for the story of Italy.
Garibaldi’s ships docked there, on May 11th 1860 and Italy’s
unification started from Marsala. The ancient Porta Garibaldi leads to
the centre of the town where you can admire museums, churches, old Spanish
buildings.
