Ear of Dionysius

The Ear of Dionysius is a limestone cave carved out of the Temenites hill in the city of Syracuse, on the island of in . Its name, given by the painter Michelangelo da Caravaggio, comes from its similarity in shape to the human ear; it has also…
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  • Cave
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Description: limestone cave and former quarry in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greek Theatre of Syracuse and Neapolis.
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The lies on the south slopes…
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is an archaeological site.
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is a cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Panagia and Ortygia.
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is a neighborhood.
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is a small which is the historical centre of the city of , .
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is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Ear of Dionysius.

Ear of Dionysius

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Latitude
37.07634° or 37° 4′ 35″ north
Longitude
15.27552° or 15° 16′ 32″ east
Open location code
8F9Q37GG+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 603885274
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10282067
Wiki­data ID
Q282839

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Ear of Dionysius” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dionisioren Belarria”
  • Catalan: “Orella de Dionis”
  • Chinese: “狄奥尼修斯之耳”
  • Chinese: “狄奥尼修斯的耳朵”
  • Czech: “Dionýsovo ucho”
  • Dutch: “Oor van Dionysius”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اذن ديونيسيوس”
  • French: “Oreille de Denys”
  • German: “Ohr des Dionysios”
  • Greek: “Αυτί του Διονύσου”
  • Hungarian: “Dionüsziosz füle”
  • Italian: “Orecchio di Dionisio”
  • Italian: “Orecchio di Dioniso”
  • Japanese: “オレッキオ・ディ・ディオニジオ”
  • Japanese: “ディオニュシオスの耳”
  • Malayalam: “ഇയർ ഓഫ് ഡയോനിഷ്യസ്”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ear of Dionysius”
  • Norwegian: “Ear of Dionysius”
  • Persian: “گوش دیونیسوس”
  • Polish: “Ucho Dionizjusza”
  • Russian: “Ухо дионисия”
  • Slovenian: “Dionizijevo uho”
  • Spanish: “Oreja de Dionisio”
  • Ukrainian: “Вухо Діонісія”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Neapolis and Santa Lucia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grotta del Ninfeo and Latomia del Paradiso.

Syracuse: Highlights

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