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According to legend, the ancient town of Segesta-still largely unexcavated-was founded by Trojan followers of Aeneas. It presents one of the most spectacular sights on the island; a massive unfinished temple stranded on a remote hillside. Its construstion was strated between 426 and 416 BC, and it was left incomplete following the devastation of Selinunte by the Carthaginians in 409 BC. Archaeologists regard the temple as a good example of "work in progress". Nearby, close to the summit of Monte Barbaro, the ruins of an ancient theartre(3rd century BC) can be visited. Summer concerts are now held here.
