Tindari

Tindari
Lu Tìnnaru (Sicilian)
Tyndaris (Greek)
Ancient Propylaeum Gate and Arch
Tindari is located in Sicily
Tindari
Shown within Sicily
Alternative nameTyndaris
Tyndarion
LocationPatti, Italy
Coordinates38°08′44″N 15°02′23″E / 38.14556°N 15.03972°E / 38.14556; 15.03972
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsArchaic Greek to Byzantine period
CulturesAncient Greece

Tindari (Italian: [ˈtindari]; Sicilian: Lu Tìnnaru [lʊ ˈtinnaɾʊ]), ancient Tyndaris (Ancient Greek: Τυνδαρίς, Strab.) or Tyndarion (Τυνδάριον, Ptol.), is a small town, frazione (suburb or municipal component) in the comune of Patti and a Latin Catholic titular see.

The monumental ruins of ancient Tyndaris are a main attraction for visitors and excavations are continuing to reveal more parts of the city.

Tindari has a famous sanctuary and is also famous for the poem Vento a Tindari, written by Salvatore Quasimodo.