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Polizzi Generosa, Sicily, Italy
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Polizzi Generosa is a small town in the Province of Palermo on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. The town sits in the hills at 917 in meters and enjoys a beautiful panoramic position, overlooking the southern and northern sides of the Imera valley.
The site of Polizzi has traces of human presence since the 6th century BC, archaeological findings including coins from Himera, Carthaginian remains and a Hellenistic necropolis. In the 4th century it was a Carthaginian fortress occupied by mercenaries from Campania. The main piazza is marked by ruins of the castle on its highest point.
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