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Information about opening times and admission fee, updated: April 2025
The archaeological park of Syracuse, Eloro, Akrai and Villa del Tellaro includes the major archaeological areas of Syracuse, from the Neapolis park to the Eurialus castle, as well as several museums and archaeological sites located both in the main town and in the province, including the archaeological areas located in the Pantalica reserve and the Anapo Valley. Currently, part of the sites belonging to the park are open and accessible. Below are the latest information provided by the park management.
We specify that the publication on this blog is purely informative and does not official. Changes are possible without notice, and for any updated information, it is necessary to refer directly to the archaeological park official contacts.
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Pantalica, located in the province of Syracuse, is one of the most fascinating places to visit in eastern Sicily. It is a large area with still uncontaminated nature, where the suggestion of breathtaking panoramas blends with the charm of ancient archaeological remains.
It is necessary to clarify a bit, as the area is large and often those who want to visit it do not have clear ideas about what to see and how to reach it.
The Valle dell'Anapo Nature Reserve includes some suggestive canyons carved by the Anapo river and its tributaries. Established in 1997, this important natural area extends between the towns of Sortino and Ferla, in the province of Syracuse. The plateau formed and delimited by the Anapo river and its tributary, the Calcinara stream, is called Pantalica. In the summit part of the plateau, during the late Bronze Age, an important indigenous settlement was established, which built its necropolises along the sheer walls of Pantalica. The archaeological area of Pantalica consists mainly of necropolises composed of several thousand tombs, called "a grotticella artificiale", artificial grotto, carved into the rock between the 13th and 8th centuries BC.
