Ear of Dionysius (Orecchio di Dionisio) Syracuse

Parco Archeologico della Neapolis, Syracuse , Sicily, Italy
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    43 reviews 3 travel blogs 4 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Cavern/cave

Related BlogsEar of Dionysius (Orecchio di Dionisio) Syracuse

  • 1

    Siracusa - Another beautiful Sicilian town

    28 photos

    ... bus to Teatro Greco (Greek Theatre), Roman Amphitheatre at the Parco Archelogico della Neapolis.  Also saw Orecchio di Dionisio (Ear of Dionysius), Ara di Ierone II (Alter of Hieron II).  We walked to the Museo Archeologico Paolo Orsi which had ...

  • 2

    Awesome Archeological Museum

    7 photos

    ... . Once these quarries had catacombs and held 7,000 prisoners who were left to die. We also visit the Orecchiodi Dionigi (Ear of Dionysius). This is a big cave with a wonderful acoustics. I hum an Italian opera tune which I remember from the Three Tenors ...

  • 3

    Siracusa - The battle of the theaters!

    ... or with the underground passages!  We then walked through the gardens and found the most amazing cave, known as the 'ear of Dionysius' the entrance into it is shaped rather like an ear!  The boys had great fun shouting and making echos!  ...