Helorus
Helorus, Heloros, Helorum, or Elorus, was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated near the east coast, about 40 km south of Syracuse and on the banks of the river of the same name.Photo: Gmelfi, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonna Pizzuta and Villa Romana del Tellaro.
Colonna Pizzuta
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonna Pizzuta is situated 800 metres northwest of Helorus.
Villa Romana del Tellaro
Archaeological site
The Villa Romana del Tellaro is a large, elaborate Roman villa dating from the late Roman Empire. It is also known as the villa of Caddeddi, the name of the locality. It is located south of Noto in the province of Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy. Villa Romana del Tellaro is situated 2½ km west of Helorus.
Calamosche beach
Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Calamosche beach is situated 2 km south of Helorus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lido di Noto and Calabernardo.
Calabernardo
Village
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calabernardo is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Helorus.
Helorus
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: an ancient city in Sicily with occupation from the Archaic period to Late Antiquity
- Categories: Ancient Greek archaeological site, polis, museum, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.8423° or 36° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
15.10702° or 15° 6′ 25″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8F8QR4R4+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 66420957OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10402655Wikidata ID
Q1333237
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Helorus” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Heloro”
- Bavarian: “Eloro”
- Catalan: “Elorus”
- Catalan: “Heloros”
- Catalan: “Helorus”
- Chinese: “艾爾羅”
- Dutch: “Helorus”
- Esperanto: “Heloro”
- French: “Heloros”
- German: “Eloro”
- Greek: “Έλωρο”
- Greek: “Έλωρον”
- Greek: “Έλωρος”
- Italian: “Eloro”
- Italian: “Elorus”
- Italian: “Helorus”
- Latin: “Helorus”
- Latvian: “Helora”
- Russian: “Гелор”
- Sicilian: “Eloro”
- Sicilian: “Eloru”
- Spanish: “Elorus”
- Spanish: “Heloro”
- Ukrainian: “Елорус”
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