Cassibile, Sicily
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The seaside town and resort at Cassibile has now become a suburb of Syracuse, especially visited for the beach called Fontane Bianchi.
Less well known, Cassibile was also home to a very important settlement in prehistoric times. The extensive range of cave dwellings were built in a location that had a supply of water and was naturally protected from attack and formed an elaborate complex interlinked with tunnels, along with an associated burial area (necropolis) with numerous tombs carved into the walls. The site has been very productive for archaeologists who have found significant quantities of potter and burial urns.
The region was re-occupied in the Byzantine period, when the isolated postion helped protect against the first Arab invasions.
The region, known as Cava Grande del Cassibile, also attrcats visitors interested in nature, since it harbours a wide range of flora and fauna. The dense woodlands contain an exceptional variety of wild plants - the trees provide a canopy of shelter to the ferns, wild herbs and flowers such as orchids - and likewise to the animal life which includes small mammals (porcupines, martens etc), abundant water based life around the river with fish, crabs and toads, and a diverse range of birdlife from buzzards to kingfishers.
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