Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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PALERMO Grotestiiie monsters top lstli Century Villus in Itimherin, 1- miles from Palermo ALERMO, the capital and chief seaport of Sicily, is the largest city on the island. Situated beside the Gulf of Palermo on the northeastern coast of Sicily, the city has important fisheries. It is also noted for fruits, oils, and wine exports. Situ Giovanni ileuli I . r - 1 • ■ i ■ i in Palermo ll Scenes of Palermo famona catacomba. ■ ■ f or ib

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' -fw —S a ' IJ, i n TiiHifhJi ' s sandy bathing beach. M AIT A « $ r- » «K., £5a»os jfcj V •» ' idhL ' -♦v. I The isle of Malta, another British colony, readies far back into history due to its strategic position in the Mediterranean. It was first colonized by the Phoenicians many centuries before Christ. The Romans took over next, to be followed in 870 by the Arabs, Sicilians, French and in 181-1 the British. The island was heavily bombed in World War II by the Germans and Italians. The entire island is only 95 square miles in area; Valletta is its port city. Small i-nmH anchored in (.mmi iiurimr, Malta. St, Paul ' Baj from the WardUa mam-. Mnim L