<< Our Photo Pages >> Akrai - Ancient Village or Settlement in Italy in Sicily (Sicilia)
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Multi-periodSite Name: Akrai Alternative Name: AkraiCountry: Italy Region: Sicily (Sicilia) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Syracuse Nearest Village: Palazzolo Acreide
Latitude: 37.057776N Longitude: 14.894594E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Settlement in Sicily (Sicilia)
Remains of ancient Greek town founded in 664 BCE. The theatre is still partially visible while traces of an ancient Doric temple to Aphrodite have also been found.
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