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
Top Things to do in Porto Empedocle
Top Restaurants in Porto Empedocle
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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3.0 based on 3 reviews
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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Statua del Commissario Montalbano
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Chiesa Madre Porto Empedocle
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Monumento a Luigi Pirandello
The Tower of Charles V
Government Buildings
Palazzo di Citta
Historic Walking Areas
Centro Storico
Parks
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Mini Zoo
Il Giovane Pescatore
