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Syracuse / Ortigia
A Greek city of temples and a limestone island old town — once the greatest power of the ancient Mediterranean.
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- COUNTRY
- Italy
- REGION
- Sicily
- DURATION
- 1 day
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Syracuse is a city on the southeast coast of Sicily, founded by Corinthian Greeks in 734 BC and for centuries the greatest power of the ancient Mediterranean. Its UNESCO-listed core spans the Neapolis archaeological park with its Greek theatre and Roman amphitheatre, and the island of Ortigia, a tangle of temples, Baroque façades and the freshwater spring of Arethusa.
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