Location: Porto Empedocle
Sicily, Italy
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Province: Agrigento (AG)
Government• Mayor: Calogero Firetto (UdC)
Area• Total: 24 km (9 sq mi)
Elevation: 2 m (7 ft)
Population (31 August 2010)• Total: 17,231
• Density: 720/km (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s): Empedoclini
Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST): CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code: 92014
Dialing code: 0922
Patron saint: Saint Gerland of Agrigento
Saint day: February 25
Website: Official website
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Top 8 Sights & Landmarks in Porto Empedocle, Sicily
October 4, 2021 Russell Mellin
Porto Empedocle (Sicilian: Marina) is a town and comune in Italy on the coast of the Strait of Sicily, administratively part of the province of Agrigento. It is the namesake of Empedocles (Greek: Ἐμπεδοκλῆς, c. 490 – 430 BC), a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of the city of Agrigentum (present-day Agrigento), in his day a Greek colony in Sicily. The primary industries of Porto Empedocle are agriculture, fishing, ironworking, pharmaceuticals and rock salt refining.
Restaurants in Porto Empedocle
1. Statua del Commissario Montalbano
2. Chiesa Madre Porto Empedocle
3. Monumento a Luigi Pirandello
4. The Tower of Charles V
5. Palazzo di Citta
Via Roma, Porto Empedocle, Sicily Italy http://www.comune.portoempedocle.ag.it/il-palazzo-di-citta.html
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3.5 based on 7 reviews
6. Centro Storico
7. Mini Zoo
Via dei Giardini Villaggio Bellavista, Porto Empedocle, Sicily Italy http://www.comune.portoempedocle.ag.it/cosa-vedere....html
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8. Il Giovane Pescatore
Piazza Italia, 92014 Porto Empedocle, Sicily Italy http://www.chieracostui.com/costui/docs/search/schedaoltre.asp?ID=7035
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Monumento a Luigi Pirandello
The Tower of Charles V
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Palazzo di Citta
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Centro Storico
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Il Giovane Pescatore
