Porta Garibaldi is the monumental archway that provides entry into the historic center of Marsala from the seaside, closely tied to the events of the Italian Risorgimento. Originally called Porta di Mare (“Sea Gate”), it was constructed in sixteen eighty-five at the behest of Charles the Second, king…

The Cathedral of Marsala, approximately eighty meters long and thirty-six meters wide, with its rich Baroque decorations, represents a captivating synthesis of the city’s architectural history, ranging from Norman medieval origins to its eighteenth-century renovation. The current cathedral was founded around eleven seventy-six during the Norman period, dedicated…