Le cave d’Ispica combine great landscape, history and archaeology. Located along a superb 13km long canyon carved out of the Hyblean plateau on the southern tip of Sicily,  the cave were home to Sicily’s most ancient populations. They also bear testimony to a more recent history. In effect, after the Sicels, archaeological evidence points to the successive presence of Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans.

Cave dwellings and tombs that can be traced back to prehistoric times, along with early Christian churches and necropolises, are nested into the sides of the gorge. Among the wonders of the cave, are one of Sicily’s most extensive Christian catacombs called Larderia (4^th century C.E.), a Greek gymnasium, and the medieval rock-cut churches of Santa Maria and San Nicola that still show traces of Byzantine frescoes. Also, the so-called Sicano castle, akin to a fortress carved into a limestone cliff, is of great interest. Your licensed guide and archaeologist will shed some much needed light on this fascinating albeit difficult site to read.

Tour duration: 3h

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