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  2. Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi - Wikipedia

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    In 1780 the Bishop Alagona inaugurated the Museo del Seminario which became the Museo Civico near the archbishop's house in 1808. Subsequently, a royal decree of 17 June 1878 sanctioned the creation of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Siracusa, which was only inaugurated in 1886, in its historic location on the cathedral square.

  3. Two Brothers Rocks - Wikipedia

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    The tour, lasting about half an hour, begins from the island of Ortigia, then passes from the coast of sea grottoes of Syracuse, and finally arrives at the "Two Brothers", where it stops for a few minutes to give tourists the possibility to swim. Afterward, they repeated the same round, bringing the tourists to Ortigia.

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  5. Ortygia - Wikipedia

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    Ortygia (/ ɔːr ˈ t ɪ dʒ i ə / or-TIJ-ee-ə; Italian: Ortigia [orˈtiːdʒa]; Ancient Greek: Ὀρτυγία, romanized: Ortygía) is a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily. The island, also known as the Città Vecchia (Old City), contains many historical landmarks.

  6. Fountain of Arethusa - Wikipedia

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    The Fountain of Arethusa (Italian: Fonte Aretusa, Ancient Greek: Ἀρέθουσα [1]) is a natural spring on the island of Ortygia in the historical centre of the city of Syracuse in Sicily. According to Greek mythology , this freshwater fountain is the place where the nymph Arethusa , the patron figure of ancient Syracuse, returned to Earth ...

  7. Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore (Syracuse) - Wikipedia

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    The cult of Demeter was benefited by Gelon, tyrant of Syracuse, as a way to unite the Greek population during his expansionism on Sicily. Gelon was the hereditary chief priest of Demeter's cult in Gela , a cult that was popular also in Syracuse and Camarina , and he used the Demeter cult as well as the fight against Carthage to unite Syracuse ...

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