Contrada Piombo

Contrada Piombo is a locality in Ragusa, Ragusa, Sicily. Contrada Piombo is situated nearby to the locality Contrada Buffa, as well as near Passo Marinaro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kamarina and Kamarina Regional Archaeological Museum.

Kamarina

Photo: AntonioMancaniello, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kamarina is an ancient archaeological site on the southern coast of Sicily, near modern-day Scoglitti. Once a powerful Greek colony, it was founded by Syracuse in 599 BC and played a key role in the island's turbulent classical history.

Kamarina Regional Archaeological Museum

Museum

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The regional archaeological museum of Kamarina is in the vicinity of Scoglitti in the Libero consorzio comunale di Ragusa and consists of three pavilions and seven rooms exhibition. Kamarina Regional Archaeological Museum is situated 3 km west of Contrada Piombo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scoglitti and Punta Braccetto.

Scoglitti

Village

Photo: GiuseppeFranchina, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scoglitti is a fishing village and hamlet of Vittoria, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. In 2011 it had a population of 4,175. Scoglitti is situated 5 km northwest of Contrada Piombo.

Punta Braccetto

Hamlet

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Punta Braccetto is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Contrada Piombo.

Kaukana

Hamlet

Kaukana, also spelled Caucana, is a hamlet of Santa Croce Camerina, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. It is located a few hundred metres from Punta Secca and a few km from Marina di Ragusa. Kaukana is situated 9 km south of Contrada Piombo.

Contrada Piombo

Type: Locality
Location: Ragusa, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

36.87113° or 36° 52′ 16″ north

Longitude

14.48252° or 14° 28′ 57″ east

Open location code

8F8PVFCM+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3865597597

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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