The Province of Syracuse (Italian: Provincia di Siracusa; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Sarausa) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Syracuse, a town which was established by Greek colonists arriving from Corinth in the eighth century B.C. It has an area of 2,109 square kilometres (814 sq mi) and a total population of 403,985 (2016). Syracuse has 8% of the Sicilian population and 8.2% of Sicily's area.
Discover the best top things to do in Val di Noto, Italy including Giardini Iblei, Orto Botanico dell'Universita di Catania, Giardino Bellini, Giardino Pubblico della Villa Comunale, Giardino Pacini.
Discover the best top things to do in Province of Catania, Italy including Orto Botanico dell'Universita di Catania, Giardino di Villa Trinita, Giardino Bellini, Parco Comunale, Giardino Pubblico della Villa Comunale, Villa Comunale o Giardino della Vittoria, Museo Parco delle Kentie, Viagrande Villa Comunale, Giardino Botanico Nuova Gussonea, Giardini Martoglio.
Catania has been a prize of many empires over the centuries, from Greeks to Romans to Arabs to Normans to Spaniards (to name a few). But its citizens have a more dangerous enemy right in their backyard—Mount Etna, Europe's largest and most active volcano, which destroyed the city with earthquakes and lava flows in 1693. Look closely at the baroque buildings dating from after the eruption—you'll notice a creative use of lava.
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