Visiting the necropolis of Pantalica, located in the north east of Palazzolo Acreide (ancient Akrai) is not only a trip in an archaeological site, because its characteristics are really unique. It is a place where history is as nature, in which archeology is done for listening and silently observing the presence of ancient people. It does not matter if the news about the Sicilians, who lived in Sicily since prehistoric times, are not sufficient for getting a clear view of the city existed between the thirteenth and eighth century B.C., and indeed, the absence of reliable data and increases the number of curiosities, assumptions, questions, desire and pleasure to investigate, even with his eyes, the whys and hows of those repeated and evocative buildings: the necropolis . Long before the Greeks first settled on the island to consecrate the history, the commercial and cultural development, it was inhabited by peoples inside to shores lapped by the sea preferred, or were “induced” to choose from, the inner regions. Between the beginning of the story and the unification under the rule of Rome many people were, next to the Etruscans, the Phoenicians and Greeks, Italic civilizations. It is so that we can acknowledge the existence of people whose knowledge is still under construction because only recently has the attention of the studies. Certainly, in view of these cultures in the making Italic, where the Sicilians should be placed, the cultural and artistic events more frequent and obvious are those funeral related mostly to the tombs and funerary objects. The visit of Pantalica can have as a starting point the town of Ferla, which unfolds before a journey traveled by car through a gradual ascent curves pan, then walked to a rest at the entrance to the ancient city (saddle Filiporto). From here you glimpsed traces of the fort and takes the path that leads to the ruins of the Byzantine era and the valley floor.
VISIT AND BOX OFFICE TIME:
Everyday from 7.00 a.m to 07.00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday only under reservation, with tour guide.
NOTE: In case of rain or bad weather, the whole area will remain closed for the three days after.
I testi di questa scheda sono stati validati dalla Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali di Siracusa
Indirizzo: Pantalica 96010 Sortino SR
Coordinate: N 37.125257 – E 15.016598
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