Akrai: Archeologic park
Akrai was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Greek colony founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC
- Also known as: “Acrae”, “Acre”, “Akrai”, “Akraj”, “Area archeologica di Akrai”, and “Mint of Acrae”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greek theatre of Akrai and Grotta di Senabardo.
Greek theatre of Akrai
Ruins
Grotta di Senabardo
Archaeological site
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotta di Senabardo is an archaeological site, which is situated 350 metres southwest of Akrai: Archeologic park.
Santoni
Photo: MarinaPNN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Santoni are a collection of statues carved into a rock face near Palazzolo Acreide, the ancient Akrai, in Sicily. The statues are the remains of a sanctuary for one of the most mysterious cults of antiquity, the cult of Magna Mater. Santoni is situated 750 metres southeast of Akrai: Archeologic park.
Akrai: Archeologic park
- Categories: Greek colony, polis, archaeological park, museum of a public entity, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Palazzolo, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.05774° or 37° 3′ 28″ northLongitude
14.89229° or 14° 53′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8F9P3V5R+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 45980081OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3607385
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Akrai: Archeologic park” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Akrai”
- Catalan: “Acres”
- Chinese: “阿克莱”
- Chinese: “阿克萊”
- Chinese: “阿克里”
- Dutch: “Akrai”
- Finnish: “Akrai”
- French: “Akrai”
- French: “Akraj”
- German: “Akrai”
- Greek: “Άκραι”
- Irish: “Akrai”
- Italian: “Acre”
- Italian: “Akrai”
- Italian: “area archeologica di Akrai”
- Latin: “Ἄκραι”
- Latvian: “Akraja”
- Polish: “Akraj”
- Russian: “Акры”
- Sicilian: “Akrai (Palazzolu Acrèidi)”
- Sicilian: “Akrai”
- Spanish: “Acras”
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