Everything about The Dirillo totally explained
The
Dirillo, or
Acate, is a 54 km river in
Sicily which springs from the
Iblei mountains and flows through the areas of
Vizzini,
Licodia Eubea,
Mazzarrone,
Chiaramonte Gulfi,
Acate,
Vittoria,
Gela. It enters the
Strait of Sicily south-east of the town of
Gela. As the largest river in the area it's sometimes known as the
Fiume Grande.
The river was known in antiquity as the
Achates.
Theophrastus in his treatise
On Stones (ca. 315 B.C.) indicates that the name of the gemstone
achates (
agate) was based on the source of such stones from this river.
Pliny the Elder makes the same connection in his
Naturalis Historia
Agate and
chalcedony can still be found here.
In the 1950s the
Azienda Nazionale Idrogenazione Combustibili dammed the river near Licodia Eubea to create a reservoir for the
Polo petrolchimico di Gela petrochemical plants. With good fishing and camping facilities, as well its natural scenic beauty, this area has become a tourist attraction.
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