Paolo Orsi Archaeological Museum
Guide
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≈ A$18MuseumAllow 1.25–2 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
One of Europe's great archaeology museums, with finds from prehistoric Sicily to Greek Syracuse, including a famous headless Venus.
A brief history
Named after the archaeologist who dug much of eastern Sicily around 1900.
Tips
- Best time
- Hot afternoon
- Cost
- About €10 (check)
- Allow
- 1.25–2 h
- Free days
- Often free on the first Sunday of the month (check)
- Hours
- Usually Tuesday–Sunday (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Neapolis: The archaeological park with the Greek theatre and the quarries, and the museum.
- Access
- Step-free
- Free entry
- Usually free on the first Sunday of the month, with long queues (check)
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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