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Syracuse between history and myth |
Collection title
Magic Italy - Tourism and TouristsID
RAI00425Source
RAI (IT)First broadcast date
03/21/2010Production year
2010Abstract
Federico Quaranta and Nicola Prudente take us to the discovery of the Sicilian city of Syracuse. Panoramic views of the city of Syracuse and its monuments: the cathedral, the Maniace castle, built by the Emperor Frederick II in the 1230s, the Greek theater where Aeschylus took place and where Plato would have delivered a speech. The dramatic tradition of Syracuse has revived since 1914, after a sleep of more than 2000 years. Sequences of playsr in Syracuse. Discovery of the historical center of the town, on the peninsula of Ortigia: houses, the coastal road, buildings, squares and monuments. Visit of the Palace Beneventano (late eighteenth century, the Sicilian Baroque's style ). Interviews on the history and heritage of the city.Type
videoProduction companies
- RAI - Own production
Broadcaster
RAI - RAI UnoAudiovisual form
DocumentaryPrimary theme
Tourist sitesSecondary themes
- Society and way of life / Festivals and traditions
Credits / Cast
- Quaranta Federico - Speaker
- Prudente Nicola - Speaker
Period of events
- From -500 to 0
Map locations
- Italy - Islands - Sicily
Original language
ItalianMedia running time
11m2Additional information
Pictures from archives of plays in the theatre of Syracuse
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