The Priolo Saltpans Nature Reserve and the pink flamingos migration.
The saltpans lie within the territory of the municipality of Priolo Gargallo and protect an area of about 55 hectares,…
The area of Syracuse is rich in nature reserves.
Cavagrande is one of the most beautiful and characteristic of the Syracuse area. The extensive karst planks of the Iblei Mountains…
Syracuse is a city with millenary origins, unique in its kind, for location, history, places of beauty and natural, historical, architectural and artistic interest.
Founded by the Corinthians in the 8th…
"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…