Area archeologica di Capo Boeo
Archaeological area of 28 hectares on the Capo Boeo promontory in Marsala, the core of the Lilibeo Park with the ancient city of Lilybaeum.
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About the museum
The core of the Lilibeo Archaeological Park is the archaeological area of Capo Boeo, which covers 28 hectares and is bounded by the Lungomare Boeo along the coast and, on the inland side, by Viale Isonzo, Via Cesare Battisti and Via Isolato Egadi. It has remained almost entirely free of later overlying structures and intact from an archaeological point of view, because the medieval and then modern urban layout withdrew from the coastline onto a quadrilateral bounded by walls.
The area thus preserves much of the inhabited part of ancient Lilybaeum, which reached down to the sea, and it has been spared from building expansion since the late 19th century, when ruins began to emerge during various public works. The site also recalls the siege during the First Punic War.
Along the visit route one encounters, among other things, the fortifications, the public baths, the Plateia Aelia, the Byzantine-period road, the first and Roman-imperial phases of Insula I with the triclinium, the four-columned courtyard and the peristyle of the domus, the sacred area of Insula III, the Grotta della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl) and the church of San Giovanni Battista.
Highlights
- Insula I with triclinium, four-columned courtyard and peristyle
- Plateia Aelia, main street of the ancient city
- Fortifications and public baths
- Sacred area of Insula III
- Grotta della Sibilla and church of San Giovanni Battista
- Mosaics of the triclinium
- Founded
- -396
- Operated by
- Parco archeologico di Lilibeo – Marsala
- Visitors per year
- approx. 65,780
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2visitors aged 18 to 25 and FAI members |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission from 0 to 18 years |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and a companion |
| Combined ticket: Museum (Baglio Anselmi) + Capo Boeo archaeological area | €12Reduced €6 |
Free admission: First Sunday of every month
The site ticket also includes the mosaics of the Teatro Impero. Free admission, among others, for EU guides and interpreters, ICOM members, press representatives and student groups with teachers. On their birthday, free admission for EU citizens, and on 8 March for all women.
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