Archaeological Museum houses one of the most richest collections ( famous for the finds brought here from Selinunte - among them the sculptures from Selinunte^s temples : stone carvings, or metopes, dating from the 5th6th c. bc -), Cathedral built in the 12th c. but with many changes trhough the centuriesa; it is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, Church of the Gesω built in 1564 by the Jesuits Duomo founded in 1174 by William II, but enhanced through the centuries Museo Archeologico Nazionale Salinas houses one of the most important Italian archaeological collections (objects recovered in Selinunte, mosaics and Roman frescoes) Museum of Marionettes stores more than 2,000 exhibits from all over the world including marionettes, puppets, shadow theatre, scenic equipment, and Sicilian puppet-theatre puppets Palazzo dei Normanni built by the Arabs in the 9th c.; in the 16th c., became the Spanish residence. Parco della Favorita this public garden is an oasis of green which extends across 4,000, includes in it many sports facilities Teatro Massimo fine example of art nouveau building, famous for its acoustic * |