Fountain of Arethusa, Syracuse

Name: Fountain of Arethusa
Address: Largo Aretusa, Syracuse, 96100, Italy

#6 among attractions in Syracuse

Historical place, Fountain, View point

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The Fountain of Arethusa is a natural fountain on the island of Ortygia in the historical centre of the city of Syracuse in Sicily. According to Greek mythology, the fresh water fountain is the place where the nymph Arethusa, the patron figure of ancient Syracuse, returned to earth's surface after escaping from her undersea home in Arcadia. ()

Local name: Fonte Aretusa Coordinates: 37°3'27"N, 15°17'34"E

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Largo AretusaSyracuse 96100 Italy

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Fountain of Arethusa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tempio di Apollo, Roman amphitheater, Castello Maniace, Cathedral of Syracuse.

0.4 miN
Ancient Greek architecture, Ruins, Historical place
Tempio di Apollo, Syracuse
12 min walk • The Temple of Apollo is one of the most important ancient Greek monuments on Ortygia, in front of the Piazza Pancali in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
1.4 miNW
Amphitheatre, Ruins, Historical place
Roman amphitheater, Syracuse
36 min walk • The Roman amphitheatre of Syracuse is one of the best preserved structures in the city of Syracuse, Sicily, from the early Imperial period.
~1640 ftSE
Museum, Historical place, Forts and castles
Castello Maniace, Syracuse
8 min walk • The Castello Maniace is a citadel and castle in Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated at the far point of the Ortygia island promontory, where it was constructed between 1232 and 1240 by the Emperor Frederick II.
~850 ftN
, Ancient Greek architecture, Church
Cathedral of Syracuse, Syracuse
5 min walk • The Cathedral of Syracuse, formally the Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, is an ancient Catholic church in Syracuse, Sicily, the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa.
~510 ftE
Museum, History museum, Gothic architecture
Bellomo Palace Regional Gallery, Syracuse
3 min walk • Bellomo Palace Regional Gallery is an art museum in Syracuse, Sicily.
~950 ftN
Architecture, Baroque architecture, Palace
Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco, Syracuse
5 min walk • The Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco is a large urban palace, located on piazza Duomo, across from the present city hall and diagonal to the Cathedral of Syracuse, in the island of Ortigia in the city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy.
~840 ftN
Ancient Greek architecture, Temple
Temple of Athena, Syracuse
5 min walk • The Temple of Athena is a hexastyle peripteral Doric temple built in Syracuse in the 5th century BC by the tyrant Gelo after his victory over the Carthaginians at the Battle of Himera.
1.4 miSE
37°2'23"N • 15°18'23"E
Spiaggia della Pillirina, Syracuse
37 min walk • Beach
~1600 ftN
Palace, Gothic architecture, Vernacular architecture
Palazzo Montalto, Syracuse
8 min walk • Palazzo Montalto, also known as Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto, is a late 14th-century palace on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.
1.1 miN
Church
Chiesa di Santa Lucia al Sepolcro, Syracuse
28 min walk • The shrine of Saint Lucy at the tomb is a shrine erected on the site where the Syracusan saint was martyred in 304 during the great persecution ordered by Emperor Diocletian.
1.5 miNW
Ruins, Monuments and statues
Altar of Hieron, Syracuse
38 min walk • The Altar of Hieron or the Great Altar of Syracuse is a monumental grand altar in the ancient quarter of Neapolis in Syracuse, Sicily. It was built in the Hellenistic period by King Hiero II and is the largest altar known from antiquity.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fountain of Arethusa?

Nearby attractions include Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia, Syracuse (3 min walk), Bellomo Palace Regional Gallery, Syracuse (3 min walk), San Martino Vescovo, Syracuse (3 min walk), Vicolo Plemmirio, Syracuse (4 min walk).

How to get to Fountain of Arethusa by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fountain of Arethusa:

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Umberto 2 • Lines: 11, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 (16 min walk)
Margherita est • Lines: 26 (19 min walk)