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- DESCRIPTION
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- Syracuse, in the southeastern corner of Sicily, is located
between the Great Port and the Iblei mountains. Its oldest
portion is actually an island called Ortegia, which harbors the
famous Spring of Arethusa of Greek mythology, as well as the
Temple of Apollo. "Syracuse" comes from the word Sirako, which
in Greek means "swamp".
Syracuse hosts some of the most important archeological
sites in the world and one of the most important
archeological museum in Europe. Every two years the Greek
theatre of Syracuse welcomes the representations of classic
plays and
still offers the visitor particularly fascinating tourist
routes because of its urban landscape’s exclusivity, the
variety of its cultural heritage, witness of its many rulers
(Greek-Hellenistic, early-Christian, Byzantine, Arabic,
Svevian, Hispanic-Catalan, Baroque) all flourished within a
unique Mediterranean environment.
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