The ancient city of Solunto spreads across the southern eastern slopes of mount Catalfano, along the coastal area immediately West of Palermo in territory belonging to Santa Flavia. The site dates to the Hellenistic-Roman and replaced the first Phoenician settlement which dated to at least 7th century BCE.
Little remains of the Punic settlement: a necropolis with burial chambers, an industrial area with kilns, a tophet and an underground burial area with dromos (entry-way).
The ruins of the Greek city, however, can be clearly seen: a wide main road, paved, crosses the entire area running to the agora and the public area. A thermal bath complex with mosaic flooring is accessed from the agora as is the theatre which could seat approx. 1,200 spectators. Secondary streets run off from the main road with interesting examples of domestic architecture: the houses mostly have several stories and are characterised by rooms distributed around peristyles. The house of Leda can be found here, named for the painting of Leda and the swan on a wall of the triclinium.
Sicilia Film Commission
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