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About Pantalica
TheNecropolis of Pantalicais a large necropolis with over 3,000 tombs dating from the 13th to the 7th centuries BCE. Pantalica is situated in the valley of the rivers Anapo and Calcinara in south-eastern Sicily. Together with the city ofSyracuse, Pantalica is listed asSyracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalicaon the list ofUNESCO World Heritage Sites Around 1300 BCE, the Sicans tribe left their coastal settlements and settled down in the valley between the rivers Fiume Anapo in the south and Fiume Calcinara in the north. As dwellings, they used natural limestone caves in existing slopes as well as carving artificial caves in the mountain. Probably around 1100 BC theAnaktoron(palace) was built. From the original settlement, over 5000 artfully constructed cave tombs remain. In 665 BCE
Where to Stay in Pantalica
- 🏨Campanio Villaggio Agrituristico
- 🏨Porta Pantalica
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