"Ruins of a building, with steps and underground galleries, called the Agatocle House of sixty beds" - Thus described in 1883 by Cavallari the discoveries catalogued in the site that…
Not too far from the Neapolis Archaeological Park, in the rocky area to the north of the park, there is a large Greek-Roman cemetery area called "Grotticelle Necropolis".
The Grotticelle Necropolis…
The "Vigna Cassia" catacombs located next to thel Parco Archeologico Neapolis, owe their name to the family that owned the vineyard (at the time of discovery), which was located above…
Walking through piazza Carmelo Ganci (the vast road junction that connects Viale Tica, Via Reimann, Via von Platen and Via Politi Laudien) only a few stop to observe the Monumento…
Walls of Dionysus and Euryalus Castle
The walls of Dionysius were built by the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse between 402 BC and 397 BC.
After having transformed Ortigia in a fortress,…
Paolo Orsi Regional Archaeological Museum
The Paolo Orsi Regional Archaeological Museum, first opened in 1988, is one of the most important archaeological museums in Europe. It is located inside the Park…
During the sixties, while excavations were underway for the construction of the Santuario della Madonna delle lacrime, archaeological remains were found dating back to a period that goes from the…
The Temple of Jupiter, or "Olimpeion", was built in the first half of the sixth century BC and is considered the oldest temple of the entire Greek civilization in Italy.
It…
The monumental complex located in Piazza Santa Lucia, a borough district founded at the end of the 19th century, includes the Basilica of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro and the annexed…
Basilica, Catacombs of San Giovanni and Crypt of San Marciano
The Basilica of St. John the Evangelist was built in the 6th century by the Byzantines on a crypt dating from…