Cassibile (Siracusa Province) is 4 km south of Siracusa where on 3 September 1943 the armistice was signed between Italy and the Allies.
The river of the same name flows a little further south for a distance of about 30 km. The Greeks called it Kakyparis.
On its banks Demosthenes surrendered to the Siracusans in 413 BC.
Churches (Siracusa Diocese) include the following:
Links to other sites about Cassibile include:
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