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Syracuse, (it: Siracusa) is the capital of the eponymous province, located on the Ionian Sea on the Italian Island Sicily.
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Syracuse is located on the southeastern coast of the island. It is the fourth largest city in Sicily in terms of population density, na Palermo, Catania and MessinaThe city is located at an altitude of 17 m above sea level, with an area of 204.08 km² and has 118,704 inhabitants. With all its riches in baroque and renaissance and in historical archaeological finds, it was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO together with the Necropoli di Filipporto, Pantalica.
Syracuse is the only city in Europe where papyrus still grows. Paper is made from this.
Frazioni: Arenella, Belvedere, Cassibile, Fontane Bianche, Penisola della Maddalena (Isola, Plemmirio, Terrauzza), Ognina, Santa Teresa Longarini Scalo, Targia
Some neighborhood municipalities are: Avola, Canecattini Bagni, Floridia, Melilli, noto, Palazzolo Acreide, Priolo Gargallo and solarino.
History
Syracuse is originally a Greek colony from 734 BC. and was from the 5th to the 3rd century BC. the main Greek port. According to the Roman consul Template:W it was even the most beautiful city in the world. The peninsula Ortigia is the self-contained center of the old town. Archradina, Tyche and Neapolis have been since the expansion in 480 BC. always been inhabited. Gelon, the tyrant of Gela, was responsible for a whole series of new temples, theaters and wharves. Until the city in 211 BC. fell into the hands of the Romans, it was an important power. During the battle in 212 BC. the mathematician Archimedes, its most famous resident, was killed.
Language
The Sicilian dialect is spoken in Syracuse. Italian however, there is the official language.
climate | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | jun | july | aug | sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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average maximum (°C) | 14,8 | 15,3 | 17,1 | 19,7 | 23,7 | 28,3 | 31,3 | 31,2 | 28,1 | 24,0 | 19,6 | 16,3 |
average minimum (°C) | 7,3 | 7,5 | 8,7 | 10,7 | 13,9 | 17,8 | 20,7 | 21,2 | 19,2 | 16,0 | 12,1 | 9,0 |
Arrive
By plane
Syracuse does not have its own airport, you are dependent on the nearest:
- Catania (Vincenzo Bellini Airport) (5.5 km Fontanarossa), ☎ 39 095 7239111, e-mail: [email protected]. (IATA : CTA, ICAO : LICC)From Catania Fontanarossa Airport to Syracuse Bus-Terminal, Corso Umberto you can use the bus company Interbus travel. Travel time: 1.15 hours, Price: € 6.20 one way, Return: € 9.60. You can also travel by train from Catania to Syracuse, first by city bus AMT Line 457 from Catania Airport to Catania Stazione Centrale, from there take the train to Syracuse. Travel time: approx. 1.20 hours, Price: € 6.35 one way, Intercity: Price: € 9.50 one way.
By train
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Milan has direct TGV connections to Paris that may be of interest to residents of the BeNeLux. A train journey via Milan and Rome nasty Naples takes 20 hours (and will of course take longer if you spend the night in a hotel along the way). Take train delays into account and plan an overnight stay in Rome or Naples. By Rome and or Naples you can resume your journey to Villa S. Giovanni and Reggio Calabria for the crossing to Messina. From Messina there are Intercity connections with Syracuse. From Milan to Reggio Calabria there is also a high speed train (Frecciarossa), which takes about 10 hours, changing in Naples or Rome. See the Dutch timetable of the Deutsche Bahn, also for the complete Italian timetable.Syracuse is located on the electrified railway line Messina—Catania—Syracuse of Trenitalia.
- Railway station (on the Piazzale della Stazione Centrale near the Via Francesco Crispi at about 10 minutes walking from the historic center). Please note: the train station is divided into 2 parts, viz.: the main part with platforms 1-5 and the Ovest (West) part of platforms 1-3.
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By car
From the North (Provinces Messina and Catania):
- highway NSA 339 Catania-Syracuse, follow the autostradale exit (RA 15) Ring of Catania, SS114 Orientale Sicula, continue towards Syracuse.
- highway A18/E45 Messina-Catania, follow the autostradale exit (RA 15) Ring of Catania this connects to the autostrada NSA 339 Catania-Syracuse and follow the SS114 Orientale Sicula, direction Syracuse.
From the south (Province Ragusa):
- highway A 18 Syracuse-Gela/Syracuse-Rosolini, it connects the Province and the municipalities of Avola, noto, Rosolini, Pachino and Portopalo with Capo Passero.
From the west:
- Autostrada A19 Palermo-Catania, motorway junction ring autostradale RA 15, Ring of Catania, and take the autostrada NSA 339 Catania-Syracuse marked “CT-SR”. Continue on the SS114, Orientale Sicula in the direction of Syracuse.
By bus
You can travel locally, regionally and nationally with the bus company AST, which has its seat in Syracuse.
- The main bus station (on Corso Umberto I near the train station).
- Secondary bus station (In Ortigia just over the bridge at the Riva della Posta). .
The bus company Interbus serves Syracuse if you depart from Palermo or Catania.
By boat
Syracuse has 2 ports, the Porto Piccolo, located in the north of the island of Ortigia, serves as fishing and pleasure boats and the Porto Grande, which is used for trade and recreational purposes, for ferry services you are dependent on Catania, Messina and Pachino.
Travel around
By bus
- Line 26 of the AST runs from the city center to the Neopolis excavations.
- Line 12 is a circular line Syracuse—Fontane Bianche
By bike
In Syracuse, a number of bicycle lanes have recently been built, electric bicycles and scooters can be rented at:
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- Nolo Point, Via dei Mille 16, 96100 Siracusa (Otigia), ☎ 39 348 9506338 (mobile), e-mail: [email protected].
- GoBike Stazione (Central Station).
on foot
In Syracuse, all sights are a bit further apart, it is advisable to take the bus. In Ortigia it is best to go on foot, as all sights are close by.
To look at
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Streets and Squares
- Via dei Sepolcri.
Bridges
Ortigia is connected to the mainland by two bridges.
- Ponte Santa Lucia.
- Ponte Umbertino.
Churches
- Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime, Viale Luigi Cadorna 139, 96100 Siracusa (Viale Teocrito). Day. 08:00-12:00 and 16:00-19:00. This pilgrimage church with a height of 90 m, was consecrated on November 6, 1994 by Pope John Paul II. Not to be overlooked is the architecturally contested, inside extremely sterile sanctuary of the Weeping Mother of God. The construction of this church became necessary when pilgrims from all over the world flocked to see a plaster statue of the Madonna that in August 1953 over the bed of a critically ill woman would have cried real tears for days. The roof, which resembles a half-folded umbrella, symbolizes Mary's protective cloak.
- Pantheon (S.Tommasso al Pantheon), Piazzetta Giuseppe Ferro. The Pantheon is a war memorial to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the First World War after 1919
- Basilica S.Lucia Sepolcro, Via L. Bignami 1, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 67946.
- Cattedral Metropolitana della Nativita di Maria Santissima (Duomo), Piazza Duomo, Ortigia. Daily 08:00-19:00, in winter until 18:00. For 2700 years this place has been the religious center of the city. In ancient times, this is where the Doric Athena Temple stood, the monument to the victory over the Carthaginians. On its roof was a larger-than-life statue of the Goddess. Her golden shield, reflecting in the sun, served as orientation for the sailors. Later the Romans worshiped the goddess Minerva here and in the early Christian period the temple was converted into a three-aisled basilica. The entrance was moved from the east to the west side, the open spaces between the columns were bricked up and the cella, where the statue of the goddess originally stood, was converted into a nave. During the reconstruction of the city after the earthquake of 1693, the cathedral got its current facade. Andrea Palma deliberately used the temple columns as the most important occasion element: if you look closely at the long side of the cathedral, you can still see the Doric columns and capitals of the temple protruding from the wall. An architrave from the temple gate now serves as an altar, from a Hellenistic crater (mixing vessel) a baptismal font supported by bronze lions was made. An inscription in the bright interior proudly refers to the early origins of the church: "Ecclesia sirucusana prima divi Petri filla et prima post Antiochenam Christo dicata" (The Syracusan Church, the first daughter of St. Peter and after the Church of Antioch the first dedicated to Christ). In the Capella di S.Lucia, the relics of the city patrons are kept in a silver shrine, who died on the feast day dedicated to her (December 13th) are carried in procession through the city.
- Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, Piazza San Giovanni alle Catacombe 1, 96100 Siracusa.
Palaces and Castles
- Palazzo Vermexio (Duomo).
- Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco (Duomo).
- Castello Maniace, Via Castello Maniace 51, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 4508211. Tues-Sun. 09:00-13:00, Monday closed. From the Aretusa well, the Lungomare Alfeo promenade with its many cafes leads to the mighty, very well-preserved Castello Maniace, built in 1038 after the expulsion of the Saracens from Syracuse by the Byzantine general Maniakes and later - between 1232 and 1240- was rebuilt by Frederick II to serve as a fortress and royal palace. The castle with its imposing corner towers rose on a quadrangular ground plan. The upper floors were demolished by the Spaniards to reduce the chance that the castle would be hit by cannonballs. Worth seeing are the Gothic portal from the Hohenstaufen period, which once housed two bronze rams made in the 3rd century (one of them is in the archaeological museum in Palermo) and the gigantic hall, the ceiling of which is supported by an enormous rib vault.
- Castello Eurialo (Viale Epipoli, SP 46 Syracuse-Belvedere-Syracuse Nord).
Castello Eurialo
Castello Eurialo
Castello Eurialo
Castello Eurialo
Fountains
- Fontana di Diana, Piazza Archimede (Ortigia).
Temples
- Tempio di Apollo, Piazza Pancali (Ortigia). A last witness from the early days of Syracuse are the remains of the Apollo Temple in Piazza Pancali, not far from the fish market. This oldest Doric temple on Sicily (early 6th century BC) later became a Byzantine church, then a mosque, then a Norman church and finally a barracks. The building still shows clumsy properties. The straight columns are close together, the cannalures (grooves) are relatively flat and the echinus (the rone 'cushion' at the top of the column) protrudes under the abacus (cover plate) like a kind of flan. But the architects were proud of it: Kleom(en)es, son of Knidiedas, built this temple for Apollo, Epicles made the columns, good work, can be read against the top step of the substructure on the east side of the temple.
Theatres
- Anfiteatro Romana, Viale Paolo Orsi. Before leaving the excavation site, a road on the right leads to the amphitheater that the Romans built here in the 1st century of our era. This gigantic elliptical structure is hardly inferior in size to the Colosseum or the Arena of Verona.
- Teatro Greco.
Via dei Sepolcri
Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime Basilica
Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime - Weeping Mother of God
Memorial dedication Pope John Paul II
Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime interior roof
The Pantheon
Church of S. Giovanni Evangelista
Fontana di Diana
National Archaeological Museum
Museum of the Papers
Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco
Alberi Marina di Ortigia
Museums
- Museo Archeologico Paolo Orsi, Viale Teocrito 66, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 489511, fax machine: 39 0931 489532, e-mail: [email protected]. Tues-Sat. 09:00-18:00, on Sunday mornings only. Built in 1967/86, the Museum displays those archaeological treasures of the Region of Syracuse in the following sections: a - Prehistory, Stone-Iron Age, B - the time of the Greek colonization, C - time of the sub-colonies of Syracuse, Gela, Agrigento, d - Syracuse in Hellenistic - Roman times; € 8.00/4.00.
- Museum of Papiro, Via Nizza 14, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 22100, fax machine: 39 0931 22100, e-mail: [email protected]. which was founded with the school of the Papyrus.
Parks
- Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II (Latomia dei Cappuccini).
- Alberi Marina di Ortigia, in Ortigia on the Foro Italico-Piazza Marina
- Parco delle Sculture, 96100 Syracuse (Viale Algeri, Siracusa Est), e-mail: [email protected].
Parco delle sculture
Other places of interest
- Ara di Ierone (Altar of Hieron II).
- Latomia dei Cappuccini.
- Latomia del Paradiso. Overgrown quarries where since the 6th century BC. the light-colored limestone for the monumental buildings in the city was carved. The working conditions in the quarries could hardly be called "Paradise": because the best stone was several meters underground, deep tunnels often had to be cut out. In the long run, this system of corridors became so dense that they only remained upright with the help of pillars. But over time, one corridor after another collapsed. Carthaginian and Attic prisoners of war were enslaved here. The Greek historian Thucydides describes how on a ration of a cup of water and two pieces of bread they had to work in the oppressive heat during the day and suffered from the damp cold at night. Now lemon and orange trees, oleanders and magnolias cast their shadows, more true to the name of the place.
- Orecchio di Dionisio. The Ear of Dionysios, that was the mysterious name that the painter Caravaggio gave to this 23 m high cave, like an ear-curled cave, carved into the limestone tuff. The suspicious tyrant Dionysios would have used this marvel of acoustics, where even the faintest whisper could be heard, to eavesdrop on prisoners.
- Grotta dei Cordari.
- Fountain Aretus, Largo Aretusa (Ortigia). It is only a few steps from the museum to the idyllic Aretusa spring. The Greek nymph Arethusa was so cornered by the impetuous river god Alpheus that she plunged into the sea and only reappeared at Ortigia. To protect her forever, the goddess Artemis turned her into a well, from which water still wells up. The spring nymph was so popular with the people of Syracuse that they struck her likeness on a coin. The geological explanation for the fact that a freshwater spring springs so close to the sea is somewhat more prosaic: the water has worked its way underground through the higher karst plains of the Monti Iblei to surface here in the form of an artesian spring. The attraction of the well surrounded by a wall are the papyrus plants, which are otherwise only in Egypt and Palestine prevent
Teatro Greco
Roman Amphitheater
Orecchio di Dionysios
Orecchio di Dionysios
Cave of Cordari
Altar of Hieron II
Latomia dei Cappuccini
Latomia del Paradiso
Temple of Apollo
Temple of Apollo
Temple of Apollo
Temple of Apollo
Fonte di Aretusa
Castello Maniace
Castello Maniace
Castello Eurialo
To do
Treno Baroque
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go with the Treno Baroque (Train of the Baroque), a tourist train of the Italian Railways (FFSS) on the route Syracuse — Note — Scicli — modica — Ragusa, which only runs during the summer season. The train consists of restored Centoporte type ("one hundred doors"); each compartment has its own door.
Cycle route
Pista ciclabile (cycle path) Rossana Maiorca, over a length of 6.56 km,
Start:
- Monumento ai Caduti d'Africa-Ortigia.
finish:
- Targia. With a height difference of 0.2%, sights along the way: I due frati, Stazione di Santa Panagia, Tonnara di Santa Panagia and Mura Dionigiane.
Monumento ai Caduti (Monument to the Fallen) Italiani d'Africa
The cycle path about halfway through the route
I due frati
Santa Panagia
Baia di Santa Panagia
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Harbor tour
- Compagnia del Selene (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 1791033, e-mail: [email protected]. duration approx. 45 min.. The Selene sails daily from March 1 to November 15, departure from the Riva Garibaldi at the Porta Marina, from 10 am on the hour with a minimum of 6 people (also at night). € 10.00 with lunch on board € 20.00 (minimum 20 pers.).
- L'Angelo del Papiro (Papyrus workshop), Via Giuseppe Agnello 11, 96100 Siracusa (Teatro Greco), ☎ 39 338 8737664 (mobile), e-mail: [email protected].
Boat trip on the Ciane . River
- Boat excursions on the Ciane. Jetty 3 km southeast of Syracuse (on the SS 115 direction Canicattini Bagni) at a bridge next to a butcher shop, bus n° 21, 22, 23 and 24 from Corso Gelone. Provider: Fratelli Vella, Tel.: 39 368 7296040 (mobile) or 39 368 1599635 (mobile) Duration: approx. 1 hour, Price: depends on the number of participants, adults. approx. €11.00, children approx. €5.00, max. 24 people.
Beaches
Close to
- Spiaggia Arenella (10 km south of Syracusea).
- Ognina (15 km south of Syracusea).
- Fontane Bianche (20 km south of Syracusea). Beautiful sandy beaches (in summer regular bus connections with Lines 21 and 22) partly accessible for a fee stability.
Arenella
Ognina
Fontane bianche
a little bit further
- Spiaggia di Calamosche (Avola, SP 19 Riserva Naturale Orientata Vendicari). about 25 km south of Syracuse Beautiful stretch of beach with many varieties of cliffs, stones and rocks, nominated in 2005 as the most beautiful beach of Italy
spiaggia di calamosche
To dive
- Diving Pianeta Blu, ☎ 39 327 5325790 (mobile).
- Ognina Diving Center, ☎ 39 347 3401740 (mobile).
- Capo Murro Diving Center, ☎ 39 333 1324030 (mobile).
- Thapsos (Area Archeologica di Thapsos) (Priolo Melilli).
To buy
- Papyrus (Paper)
- Flavia Massara (Galleria Bellomo), Via Capodieci 47, 96100 Siracusa (Fountain Aretus), ☎ 39 0931 61340.
Elegant shops flank the Corso Gelone in the newer part of Syracuse and the Corso Matteotti on Ortigia. Some workshops continue the tradition of making papyrus.
- Antico Mercato (Market), Via Trento (near Apollo Temple (Ortigia). Mon-Sat. morning. In this lively market, the merchants loudly promote their fish, shellfish, dried fruits and vegetables.
- Il Gusto dei sapori smarriti (The taste of lost flavors), Piazza Cesare Battisti 4, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 360069. only open during the market, Mon-Sat. 07:00-14:30 hrs. Typical Sicilian products, wine, cheese and vegetable preserves
Food
Frutti di pasta di Mandorle
Capanato Siracusa
Pasta alla Mandorla
- Ristorante Il Cucchiaio D'Argento (Di Schiavone Giovanna), Via Francesco Crispi 46, 96100 Siracusa (200 m from the station), ☎ 39 0931 62854.
- La Sfiziosa, Corso Gelone 110, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 333 4464973 (mobile). 07:00-14:30/17:00-20:00 hrs.
- La Finanziera, Via Epicarmo 41, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 0931 61888.
- Ristorante La Taverna Della Maga Circe, Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 0931 66047.
- Mela Lucia, Via Epicarmo 41, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 0931 463117.
- Trattoria Ierone, Via Re Ierone I, 32/36, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 340 2413994 (mobile). 09:00-23:30 hrs.
- Spatuzzi Massimo Pizzeria, Largo Empedocle 10, 96100 Syracuse, ☎ 39 0931 483046.
- Ristorante Pizzeria Lounge bar Tema, Corso Umberto I, 125, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 0931 68664.
- Gambero Rosso, Via Eritrea 2, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 68546. 12:30-14:30/19:30-23:00.
- La Pecora Nera Pizzeria, Via Malta 34, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 64926, e-mail: [email protected].
- Ristorante Pizzeria Porto Grande, Via dei Mille 41, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 483623, fax machine: 39 0931 483623, e-mail: [email protected]. 12:00-15:30/19:00-23:30 hrs.
- Ristorante Darsena (da Ianuzzo), Riva Giuseppe Garibaldi 6, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 61522, fax machine: 39 0931 66104, e-mail: [email protected].
- Ristorante Porta Marina, Via dei Candelai 35, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 22553, e-mail: [email protected].
- Osteria La gazza ladra, Via Cavour 8, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 340 0602428 (mobile), e-mail: [email protected]. Closed on Mondays
Going out
The meeting places of the predominantly studentless night owls can be found in Ortigia around the Piazza San Rocco and to the Lungomare Maniace. When it's the middle of summer, the nightlife moves to the Lido van Fontane Bianche.
- San Rocco (Bar), Piazzetta San Rocco (Ortigia). only in the evening. Aperitif bar for under 30s with many outdoor tables. cocktails €5.00.
- Il Sale, Via Amalfitania 56 (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 483666. wed-mo. 18:00-03:00. Popular jazz cafe with small terrace.
- Il Blu (Wine Bar), Via Nizza 50 (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 445052. Monday. Aperitif bar with outdoor terrace and sea view, also (sushi) restaurant.
- Emerald/K24 (Il sentiero degli amanti), Strada Carancino 76-78, 96010 Belvedere (SR) (Belvedere SS 114), ☎ 39 392 6663039 (mobile), e-mail: [email protected]. tues. wed. free and sat. 23.0-05.00.
puppet theatre
- Opera dei Pupic, Via della Giudecca 17 (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 465540. Almost all year round, the Maucari family puts on shows in the very best tradition with their homemade dolls. Duration: approx. 1 hour.
Classical Theater
- Teatro Greco (Parco Archeologico delle Neapoli), Via Cavour 48, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 487248. Mon-Sat 09:30-13:00. Performances of classical Greek tragedies (mid-May-June) and comedies. €26,00-€64,00.
Events
- Festival of Santa Lucia - takes place annually on December 13, the festival is performed at the Basilica del Sepolcro (Ortigia - Piazza Santa Lucia) where it stays for 8 days with a solid silver statue of the patron saint;
- Theatrical Season at the Greek Theater - from March to July, during these months there are drama performances by famous authors such as Aeschylus and Euripides.
stay overnight
Budget
- B&B Mare di S.Lucia, Vicolo Minosse, 96100 Syracuse (Corso Umberto), ☎ 39 324 784 5220 (mobile), e-mail: [email protected].
- LoL Hostel Siracusa, Via Francesco Crispi 92, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 0931 465088, fax machine: 39 0931 24765, e-mail: [email protected].
Average
- Hotel Archimedea, Via Francesco Crispi 67, 96100 Siracusa (200 m from the station), ☎ 39 0931 462040. 3-star hotel
- Hotel Central, Corso Umberto I, 141, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 0931 60528, fax machine: 39 0931.461046, e-mail: [email protected].
- Hotel Como, Piazzale della Stazione Centrale 12, 96100 Siracusa (Central Station), ☎ 39 0931 464055, fax machine: 39 0931 568009, e-mail: [email protected]. 3-star hotel
- Casa Tua Hotel, Foro Siracusano 40, 96100 Siracusa (Pantheon), ☎ 39 0931 468784.
- Piccolo Hotel Casa Mia, Corso Umberto I, 112, 96100 Siracusa (Pantheon), ☎ 39 0931 463349, e-mail: [email protected].
- Hotel Dei Coloniali, Via del Porto Grande, 96100 Syracuse (Porto Grande), ☎ 39 0931 464547, fax machine: 39 0931 464547, e-mail: [email protected].
- Hotel Mediterraneo, Via Tripoli 40, 96100 Siracusa (Porto Grande), ☎ 39 0931 445047, fax machine: 39 0931 1846492, e-mail: [email protected].
- La casa della nonna, Riviera Dionisio Il Grande 29, 96100 Siracusa (Porto Grande), ☎ 39 327 5480667 (mobile), e-mail: [email protected].
- Hotel Gargallo, Via Tommaso Gargallo 58, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 464938, fax machine: 39 0931 169987, e-mail: [email protected]. Restaurant
- Hotel Scala Greca, Via Avola 7, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 753922, fax machine: 39 0931 753778, e-mail: [email protected].
- UNA Hotel One, Via Diodoro Siculo 4, 96100 Siracusa (Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II), ☎ 39 0931 411355, e-mail: [email protected].
- Mercure Siracusa Prometeo, Viale Teracati 20, 96100 Siracusa (Neapolis), ☎ 39 0931 464646, fax machine: 39 0931 461616, e-mail: [email protected].
- Hotel del Santuario, Via del Santuario 1, 96100 Siracusa (Baselica Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime), ☎ 39 0931 465656, fax machine: 39 0931 465565.
Expensive
- Jolly Hotel Aretusa, Corso Gelone 45, 96100 Siracusa (Piazza della Republica), ☎ 39 0931 461111, fax machine: 39 0931 461126, e-mail: [email protected]. Restaurant
- Grand Hotel Villa Police, Via Maria Politi Laudien 2, 96100 Siracusa (Latomia dei Cappuccini), ☎ 39 0931 412121, fax machine: 39 0931 36061, e-mail: [email protected].
- Grand Hotel Ortigia, Viale Giuseppe Mazzini 12, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 464600, fax machine: 39 0931 464611, e-mail: [email protected].
- Hotel Livingston, Via Nizza 17, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 463460, fax machine: 39 0931 463640, e-mail: [email protected].
- Royal Maniace Hotel, Lungomare d'Ortigia 13, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 67437, fax machine: 39 0931 480489, e-mail: [email protected].
- Des Etrangers Hotel&Spa, Passeggio Adorno 10-12, 96100 Siracusa (Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 319100, fax machine: 39 0931 319000, e-mail: [email protected]. Wellness SPA
Safety
Health
- Ospedale Umberto I, Via Testaferrata, 96100 Siracusa, ☎ 39 0931 724111.
Contact
- Servizio Turistico Regional No. 19, Via Maestranza 33, 96100 Siracusa (Piazza Archimede, Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 464255, e-mail: [email protected]. Mon-Fri 08:30-14:00, Wed also 14:30-18:00. Tourist information for Syracuse and surroundings
- Servizio Turistico Regionale, Via Roma 31, 96100 Siracusa (Piazza Archimede, Ortigia), ☎ 39 0931 462946. daily, 09:00-18:00. Tourist Information for Syracuse and Province
tourist information about Syracuse - Eng.
all around
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Towns
- Ragusa - il barocco, Ragusa Ibla and the Duomo San Giorgio;
- Catania - Etna . Regional Park;
- Avolac - the "home port" of the Nero d'Avola;
- noto - after the earthquake of 1693 rebuilt in the late Sicilian Baroque style in the 16th century;
- Palazzolo Acreide - after the earthquake of 1693 rebuilt in the 16th century in the late Sicilian Baroque style and known for Akraic;
- Augusta
a little bit further
- Riserva Naturale Orientata Oasi faunistica di Vendicari (SS 115 Siracusa-Noto, SP 19 Noto-Pachino). The oasis is considered an ideal place for walking and swimming, nature lovers will get their money's worth here because the flora and fauna is of a high standard, such as flamengos, lapwings, waders, storks and herons. The month of December is the best time to view these birds.
- Riserva Naturale Orientata Saline di Priolo (SS 114 Siracusa-Priolo Gargallo).
- Riserva naturale orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile (A 18 Siracusa-Rosolini exit Cassibile).
- Area Archeologica di Megara Hyblaea (SS 114 Catania-Siracusa, exit Sortino).
Vendicari
Saline di Priolo
Cavagrande Cassibile
Megara Hyblaea
Ciane
- Riserva naturale Fiume Ciane e Saline di Siracusa (A 18 Siracusa-Rosolini, exit Canicattini Bagni).
Ciane Papiro
Necropoli di Filipporto - Pantalica
- Necropoli di Filipporto, Pantalica (SS 124 Syracuse-Palazzolo Acreide, SR 11 Strada Regional Ferla-Pantalica-Sortino). The rock necropolis of Pantalica on Sicily has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2005. The thousands of rock tombs at this location date from the 12th to the 8th century BC.
The rock tombs of Pantalica are spread over four necropolises, the oldest of which are located in the north and northwest of the valley of the river Anapo. The Anapo flows in eastern Sicily, from Palazzolo Acreide to Syracuse. Where the river forms a canyon (near the town of Sortino, and where the stretch of the former railway line between Syracuse and Ragusa are the most accessible rock tombs. The rock tombs and the pottery found there suggest that Italian tribes such as the Siculi lived here, who in turn were influenced by the Mycenaean culture of Greece. However, the residence of the Siculi of Pantalica has not yet been found, despite many investigations by, among others, the well-known archaeologist Paolo Orsi.
Akraic
- Parco Archeologico di Akraic, Colle dell'Acromonte, Palazzolo Acreide (SS 124 Strada Sircusana Palazzolo Acreide), ☎ 39 0931 876602. 09:00-17:00. The main attraction of Palazzolo Acreide are the remains of the city of Akrai southwest of the place. Supposedly, the city was founded by Syracuse as a military outpost after the capture of Pantalica in 664 BC. From the road that encircles Akrai, the strategic significance of this daughter colony is clearly recognizable: the wide river valleys of the Anapo and Tellaro were best controlled from here. Akrai had his heyday under Hieron II. During this period, the small theater was built, which could seat 600 spectators. In summer it is now used again as an open-air stage for classical Greek comedies and ballet performances. Immediately next to it is the square somewhat like a theater Bouleuterion, the council building where the people's representatives met. After the Roman invasion, Akrai was one of the last Siracusan settlements to hold its own. Later it grew into an important early Christian center. The quarries were turned into dwellings and catacombs. The walls of the Latomia Intagliatella are still decorated with reliefs with sacrificial and banquet scenes from Roman times. € 4.00/2.00.
Santoni
- Santoni, Via Santoni (just under 2 km outside Akrai). viewing only after pre-registration (Tel: 39 093 1876602) accompanied by a guide. The twelve impressive, but heavily weathered rock sculptures from the 3rd century BC. were dedicated to the mother goddess Cybele. They show both the cruel and good-natured traits of this goddess from Asia Minor.
Santoni
Latomie di Akraic
Akraic
Bouleuterion
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