troops made a sea-born landing to the east and south of the city and then pushed inland, facing little resistance from the Italian coastal troops. Montgomery himself came ashore on 11 July, he was excited to hear about the success of the forces under his command, and upon arriving in the Pachino area was informed that not only had the port city of Syracuse been successfully captured by the British 13th corps, but also that its port had been seized "intact and undamaged". Monuments Landmarks Chiesa Madre SS. Crocifisso: built in 1790 by Marchese Vincenzo Starrabba for the Christian Community, it has a simple structure comprising a single aisle with a chapel on the right of the apse, there are the remains of Gaetano and Vincent Starrabba. Renovated in 2010. Torre Scibini: built in 1439 of Count Antonio de Xurtino to deal with the raids of Saracen pirates Tonnara di Marzamemi: dates from the time of the domination of the Arabs in Sicily in 1630, was sold by the owner to the Prince of Villadorata Palazzo e Chiesa della Tonnara: built in 1752 Palazzo Tasca: construction 19th century, which houses an impressive backyard paved with flagstones by limestone Archeological sites Grotta Corruggi (Paleolithic) Ditches to collect rainwater (Paleolithic) Cave Fico (Mesolithic) Grotta Calafarina (Neolithic) Necropolis (oven graves), and oven dolmens (Neolithic) Basements of huts (Neolithic) Greek Temple (the base for columns) (3rd century) Roman Village (3rd or 4th century) Culture Notable people Vitaliano Brancati (Pachino, 24 July 1907 - Torino, 25 September 1954), writer Margareth Madè (Paternò, 22 June 1982), actress and model, grew up in Pachino Cinema The town of Pachino and its surroundings have been repeatedly chosen as the location of movie sets, including: Kaos (1984) by the Taviani brothers South (1993) by Gabriele Salvatores The Star Maker (1995) by Giuseppe Tornatore Overseas (1999) Nello Correale Raging Heart (2003) Gianluca Sodaro The Iguana (2004) by Catherine McGilvray Salvatore - This Is Life (2006) by Gian Paolo Cugno Pachino was also set for some episodes of the drama Inspector Montalbano. Since 2000, the town hosts the Festival of Cinema of the Frontier, which takes place in the main square of Marzamemi, with screenings of films and short films from different parts of the world. Frazione Marzamemi is the fishing village of Pachino. Its name derives from the Arabic al-Marsa-hamem, which means "bay of turtledoves," last frontier of the island,