| One morning we took the city bus to the Archaeological Park of Neapolis. Contained within this park was the 5th century BC Greek Theater, almost completely carved out of the rock, overlooking Siracusa Bay. It was considered one of the largest Greek theaters outside Greece, able to seat 16,000 people. A Greek Classical Drama Festival was presently taking place during the evenings. Next to the Greek Theater were the ancient limestone quarries. The �Ear of Dionysius� was a deep grotto carved out of the limestone, about 200 feet deep and 75 feet high, where it was said that Dionysius the Elder kept his prisoners. Afterwards we visited the Paolo Orsi Archeological Museum which contained one of the most extensive archaeological collections in Sicily. |
