The "Villa Cavallotti" was created in 1895 by the municipal administration of Marsala to fill the moat left after the demolition of the bastion of San Francesco. In replace of it, they had decided to create a public garden. Originally entitled "Villa Francesco Crispi," they later dedicated it to the Garibaldian, Felice Cavallotti, founder of the extreme historical left, a journ
The history of Marsala's municipal theater began on May 11, 1807, when King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon gave don Leopoldo Fedele permission to "...
The church is part of the triad of churches in Purgatory which, together with those of Castelvetrano and Trapani, were internally whitewashed with plaster at the behest of a bishop.
In one column it is possible to admire the decorations of the past, now covered by white plaster.
Today, the seat of the municipal art gallery and one of the most interesting institutional collections of the 1900s, is Grignani Palace. It is one of the noble hearts of the city. The palace is also called "Grignani," because the spelling of its name has changed over the centuries. At the end of the 1700s, the Marquis of Villabianca had already described
The work almost certainly dates back to the 13th - 14th century by the mendicant orders of Marsala, and then latterly entrusted to the care of the friars from Mount Carmel in Palestine. Subsequently, the structure takes on great importance for the history of Marsala, so much so that one of the four districts of the city was designated: the Annunziata district.
Near the historic center is the Civic Museum of Marsala. It is in the monumental complex of San Pietro. This museum, established in 1998, is divided into three sections:
Holy Mary's Sorrowful Sanctuary Ss. is also called "Madonna del Fulmine" (Woman of Lightning) following a storm that occurred in the winter of 1691, when all the population took refuge at Porta di Mare (Sea Gate), now Porta Garibaldi, to beg the Virgin.
The Cathedral of San Tommaso of Canterbury is the most important church in Marsala. It overlooks the Piazza della Repubblica and it is dedicated to Saint Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, an English Catholic martyr. Also called, "Matrix in Dialect," the Mother Church of Marsala is in Baroque and Norman style.
In 1600, the Ancient Market was the "Piazza d'Armi" of the Spanish Quarter (the current Town Hall) with horse stables inside.
After the fall of the Spanish domination, the site took on a commercial aspect, transforming itself mainly into a fish, fruit, and vegetable market.
"Porta Garibaldi" is one of the gates into the city of Marsala. Originally, it was called the "sea gate" because as the name suggests, it overlooked the sea. It was built in 1685 at the request of the King of Spain in defense of the city. It replaced the previous one that is now in ruins.
