Ortygia
Ortygia is a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily. The island, also known as the Città Vecchia, contains many historical landmarks. The name originates from the Ancient Greek órtyx, which means "quail".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Syracuse, Italy
- Also known as: “Ortigia” and “Ortygía”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fountain of Diana and City gate.
City gate
Archaeological site
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A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. It is a type of fortified gateway.
Cathedral of Syracuse
Church
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The Cathedral of Syracuse, formally the Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, is an ancient Catholic church in Syracuse, Sicily, the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Panagia and Belvedere.
Santa Panagia
Neighborhood
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Santa Panagia is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Ortygia.
Belvedere
Village
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Belvedere is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Ortygia.
Ortygia
- Categories: old town, neighborhood, and landform
- Location: Syracuse, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Uzbek—“Ortygia” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Όρτυγία”
- Basque: “Ortigia”
- Breton: “Ortigia”
- Catalan: “Ortígia”
- Cebuano: “Isola Ortigia”
- Chinese: “俄耳堤癸亚岛”
- Chinese: “奥尔蒂贾岛”
- Chinese: “奧爾蒂賈島”
- Dutch: “Ortigia”
- Dutch: “Ortygia”
- Finnish: “Ortigia”
- French: “Île d’Ortigia”
- French: “île d’Ortygie”
- French: “Île d’Ortygie”
- Galician: “Ortigia”
- German: “Ortigia”
- German: “Ortygia”
- German: “Syrakus/Ortygia”
- Greek: “Ορτυγία”
- Hebrew: “אורטיגיה”
- Ido: “Insulo Ortigia”
- Italian: “centro storico di Siracusa”
- Italian: “isola di Ortigia”
- Italian: “Isola di Ortigia”
- Italian: “isola di Siracusa”
- Italian: “Ortigia”
- Japanese: “オルティジア島”
- Japanese: “オルティジャ”
- Japanese: “オルテュギアー島”
- Japanese: “オルテュギア島”
- Latin: “Ortygia”
- Latvian: “Ortigija (Sirakūzas)”
- Latvian: “Ortigija”
- Polish: “Ortygia”
- Portuguese: “Ortígia”
- Russian: “Ортигия”
- Russian: “Ортиджа”
- Russian: “Ортиджия”
- Sicilian: “Ortiggia”
- Sicilian: “Ortìggia”
- Sicilian: “Ortigia”
- Sicilian: “Ottiggia”
- Slovenian: “isola di Ortigia”
- Slovenian: “Ortigia”
- Slovenian: “otok Ortigia”
- Spanish: “Isla de Ortigia”
- Spanish: “Ortigia”
- Swedish: “Ortygia”
- Turkish: “isola di Ortigia”
- Turkish: “Ortigia Adası”
- Ukrainian: “Ортігія”
- Ukrainian: “Ортіджія”
- Uzbek: “Ortygia”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Archimede and Fontana di Artemide.
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