Megara Hyblaea
Megara Hyblaea is a museum in Augusta, Syracuse, Sicily. Megara Hyblaea is situated nearby to the railway station Marcellino railway halt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Megara Hyblaea and Marcellino railway halt.
Megara Hyblaea
Archaeological site
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Megara Hyblaea – perhaps identical with Hybla Major – is an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated near Augusta on the east coast, 20 kilometres north-northwest of Syracuse, Italy, on the deep bay formed by the Xiphonian promontory. Megara Hyblaea is situated 160 metres southwest of Megara Hyblaea.
Marcellino railway halt
Railway station
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Marcellino railway halt is a railway station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Megara Hyblaea.
Catacombe del Mulinello
Archaeological site
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Catacombe del Mulinello is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Megara Hyblaea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brucoli and Marina di Melilli.
Brucoli
Village
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Brucoli is a southern Italian hamlet of Augusta, a municipality part of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. Brucoli is located by the Ionian Sea coast of the island of Sicily and is 6.25 kilometres from Augusta. Brucoli is situated 9 km north of Megara Hyblaea.
Marina di Melilli
Locality
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Marina di Melilli is a locality, which is situated 9 km south of Megara Hyblaea.
Villasmundo
Village
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Villasmundo is a southern Italian hamlet of Melilli, a municipality part of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. Mellili is located and is 8.61 kilometres from Melilli, to which it belongs. It has a population of 3,008. Villasmundo is situated 10 km northwest of Megara Hyblaea.
Megara Hyblaea
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Augusta, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.20506° or 37° 12′ 18″ northLongitude
15.1835° or 15° 11′ 1″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8F9Q654M+2CGeoNames ID
10282044
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