S.S.D. Marsala Calcio S.S.D. Marsala Calcio Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Marsala Calcio is an Italian association football club based in the city of Marsala, Sicily. Currently the club plays in Eccellenza Sicily. Marsala was founded in 1912: it is also referred to as "lilybetani", after Lilybaeum, the ancient name of Marsala during the Roman period. After the First World War it was entered into the Coppa Federale Siciliana which was competed amongst the top Sicilian sides Marsala, Palermo, Messinese and Catanese. Marsala lost in the semi-finals heavily against eventual winners Palermo. The first professional appearance for the club is dated 1942, when the team
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications a major role in the Battle of the Lines of Elvas in 1659. The fortifications were designed by Flemish Jesuit Padre João Piscásio Cosmander and represent the best surviving example of the Dutch school of fortifications anywhere. The site consists the following: Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications The Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications is a Unesco World Heritage Site, inscribed in the World Heritage list in 2012. Elvas is a Portuguese city in Alentejo, near the Portuguese-Spanish border. The site, extensively fortified from the 17th to 19th centuries, represents the largest bulwarked dry ditch