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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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: Park
- Description: an ancient city in Sicily with occupation from the Archaic period to Late Antiquity
- Categories: Ancient Greek archaeological site, polis, museum, tourism, recreation area, tourist attraction, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
36.8423° or 36° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
15.10702° or 15° 6′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8F8QR4R4+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 66420957OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata 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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Città di Eloro and Agorà.
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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 “Helorus”. Photo: Gmelfi, Public domain.