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Altar of Hiero II

Tourist attraction Monument

👍👍 I wish this altar had been better preserved . It would really look so majestic. This huge altar dedicated by the Greek Tyrrant Hiero to Zeus , once hosted a sacrifice of 400 bulls.


Address

96100 Syracuse, Free municipal consortium of Syracuse, Italy

Contact

+39 0931 66206

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (117 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 8:30 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 8:30 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), 8:30 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 8:30 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
  • Monday: 8:30 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 8:30 am to 5 pm

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  • 5/5 Spiros T. 6 years ago on Google
    I wish this altar had been better preserved . It would really look so majestic. This huge altar dedicated by the Greek Tyrrant Hiero to Zeus , once hosted a sacrifice of 400 bulls.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Richard R. 4 years ago on Google
    Didn’t get to see the park as we were harassed by some guy pretending to be a parking attendant and demanding money. When I asked for ID he refused and pointed to his t-shirt. When I tried looking up this name he became aggressive and came into my personal space. He walked away and I took a picture of him. He came back demanding I delete the photo and tried to take my phone off me. He then became more aggressive and threatening. As soon as I started saying let’s call the police he said free parking and walked away. Needless to say this wasn’t a pleasant experience and put us off going to the park incase our car was damaged on our return. The city should do something about these scams as it doesn’t give a good lasting impression of Siracusa.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Radu N. 2 years ago on Google
    Impressive remains of the past, well prezerved today, even it is not much. You can visit it by paying 16,5 euro, but you will find no historical refferences about it inside the Park. Wich means you do your homework before, reading about it, or pay extra to hire a audioguide or a local guide. There are no curators in this superb site, you will not receive even a cheap map for your money.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Phillip S. 5 years ago on Google
    An impressive monument, the largest altar of it's time. Although it is not in so good a state now one can still get a good impression of what it must have been like in ancient times.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nastja P. 1 year ago on Google
    The time of working hours is not correct on internet as it is on the spot. The most important thing to understand is that if you want to visit Naeapolis, The Ear, Roman and Greec theatre, you have to pay the entrance for the whole archaeological Park. So this is not a free exhibit. For people to 25 yo tickets are 8€ and above are 15€. Believe me this place is worth this money. Do you have different types of walking tours but I would advise you to go on your own. There are some reconstructive works being done because of the stones that are falling down but to be honest if you want to see everything and enjoy everything you need to spend at least three hours here. Of course there is enough parking space and after the first entrance don’t throw a ticket away, because you will need it for two more entrance inside of the same park.

  • 5/5 Elwin L. 5 years ago on Google
    Nothing much here, but the remains of what's once there is a pretty nice sight. Too bad you couldn't go down there. Not sure if it's normally open to visitors. I was there in February and the gate was closed, but you can still see it from afar.

  • 5/5 Jan H. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place, stunning view and monuments.

  • 2/5 Robert S. 2 years ago on Google
    No information availble in the park itself, a lot of Signs talking about plants. I think the focus should be the ruins. Without background information these are just rocks.

  • 3/5 Urban T. 7 years ago on Google
    You walk on by when you go to the Greek theater

  • 4/5 Erick Michael G. 1 year ago on Google
    An impressive structure in its day.

  • 5/5 Joshua E. 6 months ago on Google
    Amazingly big, eclipsing the large altar in the Valley of the Temples outside Agrigento.


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