Location: Syracuse in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Catania Fontanarossa at 45
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Nearest Ferry:
Siracusa at 13
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Nearest Train:
Siracusa at 12
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Nearest Motorway:
Cassibile at 35
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 350
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Car: recommended
Siracusa offers many areas of considerable archaeological, environmental and naturalistic interest. Not far from the Bed and Breakfast Asparano it is possible to visit many archaeological sites. First of all, the archaeological park of Siracusa, where you can admire the Greek Theatre, the Orecchio di Dionisio, the Ara of Ierone, while in the ancient city centre, the isle of Ortigia, it is possible to appreciate the Apollo and Atena Temples remains (on which the Duomo was built). The province of Siracusa is also rich of naturalistic interest: the Vendicari oasis, a protected nature reserve that plays a main role in the reception of birds migration; Cava Grande in Cassibile, a canyon 985 feet deep dug, where it is possible to observe simultaneously an almost uncontaminated nature and human signs, since the Neolithic; Pantalica, an interesting site for naturalistic and archaeological reasons. The Capo Passero islet, a little more than a calcareous rock, similar to the back of upset