All the Sicily is rich of landmarks and monuments. Its hosts seven World Heritage UNESCO cultural sites:
1) Archaeological Area of Agrigento
2) Villa Romana del Casale
3) Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
4) Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily): Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli)
5) Mount Etna
6) Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
and
7) Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Syracuse is a historic city, located on the east coast of Sicily and was originally a Greek colony founded by Corinth in 733 - 734 BCE. This year shall run 2750 years from its foundation. The city is notable for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture, mythology and as the birthplace of the preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes.
Some heritage sites in Syracuse:
1) Archaeological Area of Agrigento
2) Villa Romana del Casale
3) Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
4) Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily): Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli)
5) Mount Etna
6) Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
and
7) Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Syracuse is a historic city, located on the east coast of Sicily and was originally a Greek colony founded by Corinth in 733 - 734 BCE. This year shall run 2750 years from its foundation. The city is notable for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture, mythology and as the birthplace of the preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes.
Some heritage sites in Syracuse:
- Cathedral (Temple of Minerva)
- Greek Theatre
- Ginnasio Romano
- Neapolis Archaeological Park
- Orecchio di Dionisio
- Anfiteatro Romano
- Tempio di Apollo
- San Giovanni Catacombs
- Porta Marina
- Castello Maniace
- Chiesa di San Giovannello
- Regional Archaeological Museum "Paolo Orsi", the first museum of Sicily and one of the most important of Mediterranean
