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cathedral in Palermo, Sicily
Segesta, Sicily, Italy: Greek temple
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy: Temple of Hera
Cefalù, Sicily, Italy: cathedral mosaic
Mount Etna eruption
Modica: church of San Giorgio
Ionian Sea
Novara di Sicilia
Milazzo: Norman castle
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