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Buccheri

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Buccheri

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Buccheri is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2 thous.Area: 22.33 mi²Coordinates: 37°7'42"N, 14°51'3"E

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Buccheri – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Akrai, Santoni, Hyblaean Mountains, Casmenae.

5.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Akrai, Palazzolo
138 min walk • Akrai was a Greek colony founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
5.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Santoni, Palazzolo
147 min walk • 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.
1.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hyblaean Mountains
48 min walk • The Hyblaean Mountains is a mountain range in south-eastern Sicily, Italy. It straddles the provinces of Ragusa, Syracuse and Catania. The highest peak of the range is Monte Lauro, at 986 m.
3.7 miS
Archaeological site
Casmenae
94 min walk • Casmenae or Kasmenai was an ancient Greek colony located on the Hyblaean Mountains, founded in 644 BC by the Syracusans at a strategic position for the control of central Sicily.
1.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Monte Lauro
48 min walk • Mount Lauro is a mountain reaching 986 metres located in south-eastern Sicily belonging to the chain of Hyblaean Mountains, stretching between the three provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Siracusa.
5.5 miSE
37°3'41"N • 14°54'15"E
San Sebastiano, Palazzolo
140 min walk • Church
2.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Monte Casale
70 min walk • Monte Casale is a mountainous elevation on Sicily in Italy, reaching 910m above sea level, which formed part of the oldest volcanic formation of the Hyblaean Mountains.
5.4 miSE
Ruins
The Greek Theater, Palazzolo
139 min walk • The Theater of Akrai is a Sicilian Greek theater, located in the province of Syracuse in the municipality of Palazzolo Acreide.