Italy
Sicily
Syracuse

Euryalus fortress

The Euryalus Fortress located in the frazione of Belvedere, was the key point in the fortifications of the ancient Greek city of Syracuse, Magna Graecia. It is located on the highest point of the hill of Epipolae, around 7 km northwest of Syracuse.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Syracuse, Italy
  • Also known as: “Castello Eurialo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria della Consolazione and Stentinello.

Church
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Euryalus fortress.

Archaeological site
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northeast of Euryalus fortress.

Railway station
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km northeast of Euryalus fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belvedere and Città Giardino.

Village
Photo: Codas2, CC BY 2.5 it.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Locality
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality, which is situated 4 km north of Euryalus fortress.

Euryalus fortress

Latitude
37.09212° or 37° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
15.22379° or 15° 13′ 26″ east
Elevation
140 metres (459 feet)
Open location code
8F9Q36RF+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 281728577
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11951976
Wiki­data ID
Q538394
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Euryalus fortress” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Eurialo”
  • Catalan: “Euríel”
  • Dutch: “kasteel Eurialo”
  • Finnish: “Euryalos”
  • French: “château d’Euryale”
  • French: “Château d’Euryale”
  • German: “Castello Eurialo”
  • Italian: “area archeologica di Castello Eurialo”
  • Italian: “castello Eurialo”
  • Italian: “Castello Eurialo”
  • Slovenian: “Evrialova utrdba”
  • Slovenian: “grad Eurialo”
  • Spanish: “Eurialo”
  • Spanish: “Euríalo”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Euryalus fortress”. Photo: Salvo Cannizzaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.