Italy – Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica

Syracuse is a place related to both art and torture. Once you get to the archaeological place, you will have to visit Ortygia (Ortigia), that is 10 minutes from the site.

Ortygia is the actual old city of Syracuse and one of the most beautiful and traditional looking cities in Sicily, Italy. It is a 10 minutes drive from the archaeological site.

What to see in Syracuse Sicily

Allocate time to just walk in and around the city of Ortygia and visit the ancient quarry, the ancient Greek theater and the Roman amphitheater. The ancient locations are in the same area all together.

Ancient Quarry of Syracuse, a place of torture

This is the location were war prisoners were sent. Now covered with green, looks like a pretty nice spot but it was not like that. Just get to the bottom of it and explore the caves and you will understand why. It was called the Latomie De Paradiso…

Among the caves exists one that was called “The Ear of Dionysius”. Dionysius was the tyrant of that era.

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