Archaeological site · Marsala
Lilibeo Archaeological Park & Punic Ship Museum
An 1880 Marsala wine factory turned museum housing a unique Punic ship, sunk in the First Punic War (241 BC) and raised in 1971.
What to do there
Places to see and wineries nearby
- Archaeological site Motya Island - Phoenician City Ruins & Whitaker Museum San Pantaleo Island off Marsala holds the world's best-preserved 8th-century BC Phoenician settlement, sacked 397 BC, now owned by Whitaker Foundation (Marsala wine dynasty) with museum displaying the iconic Motya Charioteer marble statue.
- Winery · Sicily Marsala & Western Sicily Wines Marsala's signature 15-20% fortified wines, made since 1773 using the solera method with Grillo, Inzolia and Catarratto grapes from western Sicily.
- Winery Marsala - Fortified Wine Capital Marsala, the fortified wine capital since 1773, blends three white grapes using the ancient solera system to create Sicily's most iconic export wine.