🏛️ Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Ancient Greek and pre-Greek cultures in southeastern Sicily
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2005
- Pantalica contains over 5,000 rock-cut tombs dating from the 13th to 7th centuries BC
- Syracuse founded in 8th century BC by Corinthian Greeks; home to Archimedes
- Site spans two areas: ancient Syracuse on the coast and Pantalica necropolis 40 km northwest in the Anapo River valley
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica in southeastern Sicily form a UNESCO World Heritage Site that documents ...