B&B La Panoramica
The town lies at the heart of south-eastern Sicily, in the province of
Syracuse, on the Iblein mountains [hills] at the foot of the
ancient
Akrai, founded by the
Greeks around 664/663 B.C.
In the ancient Greek city Akrai, you can admire the urban
settlement
dating back to the city founding, the Greek theater and the
Bouleterion, the
quarries known as Intagliata and
Intagliatella, in whose
walls are carved hundreds of early Christian tombs, on the Acropolis the remains
of the temple of Aphrodite, and nearby, the "Santoni", rock sculptures on
limestone, depicting the Goddess Cybele and
gods of the Greek Pantheon. Modern Acreide Palazzolo, born from the ashes of the
Greek polis, overlooks
the Anapo Valley, where one can find the Sicilian necropolis of
Pantalica, the largest
in the Mediterranean. In the historic center of Palazzolo one can admire the
narrow streets, called rhonchi, palaces and Baroque churches, within which one
can admire masterpieces such as
Our Lady of Lovran
in white marble (1474). The main town attraction is
the Casa Museo di Antonino Uccello, housed in
a eighteenth-century palace. The museum recreates the
typical household and work environments of the Sicilian people. Many cultural
and religious events are held in Palazzolo every year.
