natural wonder
Scala dei Turchi
A striking white marlstone cliff formation on Sicily's southern coast shaped like a giant natural staircase descending to the sea.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Sicily, Italy · Europe
Palazzo Adriano sits on the route: 10 minutes from Prizzi, 44km from Scala dei Turchi.
Palazzo Adriano is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 2,098, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Palazzo Adriano sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Palazzo Adriano to your route.
Hippana or Hyppana (Ancient Greek: Ἵππανα), was an ancient town of Sicily. It sat astride the main road from Panormus (modern Palermo) to Agrigentum (modern Agrigento) upon Monte dei Cavalli, in the modern comune of Prizzi. It is an important archaeological site in situated in a central position between the TyrrhenianRead more
coast and the Mediterranean Sea, halfway between Palermo and Agrigentum.
It was mentioned by Polybius as being taken by assault by the Romans in the First Punic War, 260 BC. Diodorus, in relating the events of the same campaign, mentions the capture of a town called "Sittana", for which we should in all probability read "Hippana". The correctness of the name found in Polybius is confirmed by Stephanus of Byzantium (s. v.) who, however, writes it Ἵπανα but cites Polybius as his authority.
Some manuscripts of Pliny mention the name of Ipanenses in his list of Sicilian towns where the older editions have Ichanenses. If this reading be adopted, it in all probability refers to the same place as the Hippana of Polybius; but as the reading Ichanenses is also supported by the authority of Stephanus (who notices Ichana as a town of Sicily), the point must be considered doubtful.
Excavations in 2007 at Montagna dei Cavalli revealed a Greek theatre, one of the earliest known in Sicily and Magna Graecia. It dates to the second half of the 4th century BC and was destroyed in 258 BC, the year of the sacking of the city by the Romans in the first Punic war.
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Palazzo Adriano is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 37.6807 latitude, 13.3794 longitude.
Palazzo Adriano has a population of approximately 2,098 people, making it a town in Italy.
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Full driving guide for Italy7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A striking white marlstone cliff formation on Sicily's southern coast shaped like a giant natural staircase descending to the sea.
44 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
A Norman cathedral above Palermo blazing with golden Byzantine mosaics, among Europe's greatest.
45 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
The public mountain roads near Cerda in Sicily that hosted the world's oldest road race from 1906 to 1977; the old Floriopoli pits still stand and the 72 km Piccolo Circuito remains driveable today.
46 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
A magnificent complex of well-preserved ancient Greek temples in Agrigento, Sicily, dating to the 5th century BC.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
The oldest royal residence in Europe, housing Palermo's Palatine Chapel with its extraordinary gold-ground Byzantine mosaics.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
A stylistic kaleidoscope of Arab-Norman, Gothic and Baroque dominating Sicily's vibrant capital.
48 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Small museum in the Madonie hill town of Collesano honouring the Targa Florio, the world's oldest road race, run on these mountain roads from 1906. Photos, cars and memorabilia of racing legends.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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