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Inspiring landscapes in Siracusa area

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Inspiring landscapes in Siracusa area

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Ancient Noto

Noto One of the masterpieces of Sicilian naturalistic-archeology where both countryside and the works of man triumph. Ancient Noto is referred to thusly to distinguish it from the newer town of...
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Capo Passero of Portopalo island

To the extreme south of Sicily we find this island, some 1300 meters long, 500 meters wide and about 37 acres in all. On its western part, the one closet to the coast, the combined action of the tides...
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Ciane river

  We are in Syracuse, the town of Archimedes! This is a natural reserve with not only great historical importance (having been the navigable river in the time of the Greeks) but that has...
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Ddieri of Baulì

Ddieri, from the Arab Al diar (house) are dwellings carved in rock, often in inaccessible places. They are characteristic of this Hyblean area and they are found in the walls of the canyon, to say...
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Lauro mountain

It is the highest peak of the Iblean mountains, reaching to 986 meters above sea level. The name is derived from the Latin, Laurus ‘laurel’, because in the the past there were many of this tree...
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Monello cave

 37° 1'4.83"N  15° 9'54.36"E (Perciata contrada)   The Monello Cave, of Karstic origin, set on the lime kilns of Mount Climiti, has a developed complex of...
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Palombara cave

37° 6'25.55"N   15°11'29.82"E  (Via Mario Francese, 29 - 96100 Siracusa)   The Palombara Cave, visited by man for thousands of years and animals before...
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Pantalica

Pantalica       One of the masterpieces of Sicily. A Unesco world heritage site, Pantalica is an archeo-naturalistic pearl on the island, where man has fused with nature...
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Pantalica and Anapo valley (Natural reserve)

A Unesco World Heritage site, Pantalica is a marvel of Sicily, an archeological and naturalistic masterpiece. It is a vast, vast canyon (“cava” in Sicilian) of nearly 4,000 hectares and unique...
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Priolo's saline works (Natural Reserve)

Wonderful naturalistic place alongside the archeological peninsula of Thapsos. The main point of natural interest in this reserve is related to its role as a rest area, nesting and wintering...
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Spinagallo cave

   GPS: 37° 0'3.15"N  15°10'55.30"E         Just in front  the hippodrome of Syracuse (closer to the town of Cassibile) there...
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Vendicari

This natural reserve is an enchanting paradise, among the most important in Europe for the many species of migratory birds that choose this humid area near the sea as a stopover on their long,...
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Villasmundo Sant’Alfio (Natural Reserve)

The territory is made up of two small, deep river valleys, separated by a small plateau. There is a system of caves that extends about 2.5 kilometers. The Villasmundo Cave is the most developed,...