Monte Lauro

#1117 among destinations in Italy

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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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. Monte Lauro is part of a complex of extinct volcanoes having formed under the sea during the Miocene epoch. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3235 ftCoordinates: 37°7'0"N, 14°49'13"E

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Monte Lauro – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

5.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Akrai, Palazzolo
147 min walk • Akrai was a Greek colony founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
6.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Santoni, Palazzolo
157 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.
~170 ftSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hyblaean Mountains
1 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.
2.8 miS
Archaeological site
Casmenae
72 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.
5.2 miNW
Town
Vizzini
133 min walk • Vizzini is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It is located 60 kilometres from Catania in the Hyblaean Mountains, on the most northwesterly slopes of Monte Lauro.
6 miSE
37°3'41"N • 14°54'15"E
San Sebastiano, Palazzolo
154 min walk • Church
1.4 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Monte Casale
35 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.
5.8 miSE
Ruins
The Greek Theater, Palazzolo
148 min walk • The Theater of Akrai is a Sicilian Greek theater, located in the province of Syracuse in the municipality of Palazzolo Acreide.
1.9 miNE
Town
Buccheri
48 min walk • Buccheri is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily.