Archaeological site · Marsala

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.

What to do there

TourMotya Island - Phoenician City Ruins & Whitaker MuseumVisit the remarkably preserved Phoenician island city of Motya (Mozia), founded around 800 BC in the Stagnone Lagoon. The Whitaker Museum houses the famous "Boy of Motya" marble statue and extensive Phoenician artifacts. Explore the Tophet sanctuary, Kothon sacred pool, and submerged Phoenician road connecting the island to the mainland.

Places to see and wineries nearby

Archaeological site 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.
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.