Villa dei Papiri is part of the Ciane-Saline Nature Reserve which contains Eygptian papyrus plants, unique in Europe, a citrus plantation, as well as palm and olive trees. The area, exalted in Ovid’s poem “Metamorposis”, is mentioned in Syracuse mythology. Villa dei Papiri is a splendidly renovated, elegant Sicilian farm house built in the 19th Century on 13 hectares of land: • 8 Suites ranging in size from 45 sq.m. to 65 sq.m. • Common Living Room measuring 400 sq m • Garden, Solarium and Barbeque • Bar Each suite is self-contained and has many facilities including air conditioning, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower Papyrus high 4 mt, age-old olive trees, cytrus grove, cypress, palms and other mediterranean trees. There are many kind of Papyrus in the world, the variety that live in the Ciane's river, near Syracuse is named Cyperus Papyrus Linneo and is taller than 4 meters. Same students say that the plant was imported in the 250 B.C. and someone else suppose that the Arab people introduced the plant in Sicily. From the plant, people extract the natural fibre to made the Papyrus-Paper. Many artists use the papyrus-paper for painting. Villa dei Papiri is located 3Km far from Siracusa and is near the most famous beaches in the Siracusa area, like Fontane Bianche, Arenella, Gelsomineto, Eloro e Vindicari. Sport and fitness lovers can enjoy the nearby Golf Club, tennis courts, swimming pool, gym, canoe and horse riding.

Villa dei Papiri and the Natural Reserve. Villa dei Papiri, a delightful villa/hotel offering self-catering suites, is 6 Km from Siracusa, in the Ciane and Saline Nature Reserve, a few meters from the source of the Ciane River, famous for the myth of Proserpina (Metamorphosis of Ovid), surrounded by wonderful Egyptian Papyrus. When you think of a protected area, you immediately imagine you will be far away from the city center; you picture mountains, forests and swamps created by the slow rhythms of nature, more than by man. Instead, at the doors of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy), a nature reserve guards a site, which intimately interlaces the passing of the centuries with the history of a city resplendent in ancient legend and cultural tradition. It was only during the middle of the 18th Century, in a description of the Ciane River, that the first mention of the presence of a fascinating plant, the papyrus, was made, the very same papyrus used since ancient times to make the parchment rolls on which a large part of the history of man has been preserved. Villa dei Papiri, the Villa of the Papyrus. is in this vast natural reserve. Surrounded by greenery, equipped with every comfort, it offers its visitors the possibility of relaxing in tranquility and savouring the beauty of the setting, as well as enjoying the delights of the sea or a variety of activities such as horseback-riding, mountain cycling, excursions etc. A visit here is an excellent way of acquiring a wonderful new sense of well being inspired by the many sensations and experiences on offer. SOURCE OF THE CIANE RIVER: THE MYTH The small river Ciane flows close to the old town of Syracuse, emptying its waters into the Anapo. The ancient Greek poets wrote about the love between the nymph, Ciane, and the god, Anapo, and the confluence of their waters was always poetically interpreted as proof of their everlasting love. Egyptian papyrus has always grown in this delightful setting. The source of the Ciane remains as it was when the miracle of the myth was to said to have occurred. The precious liquid gushes out from the earth in the gardens and citrus fields like a clear sylvan divinity; it crosses pastures and fields, it hides itself among the dense bushes of the bending filaments of papyrus. Amongst floating water lilies and the cries of grouses the soft blue waters of the Ciane serenely go forth to loose themselves in the sea of the harbour of Syracuse. The bright sky, alternating between light and shadowy moments, reflects the rays of the sunset in the mirror of the stagnant water, while in the subdued light of the shore, the dark greens of the bushes are thickened and the leaves of the papyrus dissolve. Because of its proximity to the source of the Ciane, it remains one of the focal points in the complex religious framework of Sicily and of Syracuse in particular. Its connection with the myth of Demetrius is also of primary importance from a sacred point of view. Antique terracotta pieces found at the site, including a figurine of a goddess, attest to the former existence of a sanctuary devoted to Demetra on the spot. Villa Holidays Villa dei Papiri Contrada Cozzo Pantano - Fonte Ciane 96100 Siracusa Sicily Italy Mail : info@villadeipapiri.it Web Site : www.villadeipapiri.it Tel/Fax +39 0931 721321 Mobile +39 335 6064735 Partita IVA n. 01505640894

Der Agritourismus Villa dei Papiri befindet sich ca. 6 km von Syrakus entfernt im Naturpark Ciane und Saline, wenige Meter von der Quelle des Flusses Ciane entfernt, jenen mythischen Quellen der Proserpina (aus den Metamorphosen von Ovid), umgeben vom wunderbaren Papyrus aus Agypten. Wer an ein Naturschutzgebiet denkt, denkt fast automatisch an Landschaften, die weit entfernt sind von den bewohnten, gar dicht besiedelten Gebieten, an Gebirge, Walder, Sumpfe, entstanden durch und gestaltet von den gemachlichen Rhythmen der Natur, mehr als durch die Ereignisse der Geschichte des Menschen. Und dennoch gibt es direkt vor den Toren von Syrakus auf Sizilien ein Naturschutzgebiet, dessen Entwicklung im Laufe der Jahrhunderte aufs Innigste verflochten ist mit der Geschichte einer Stadt, seinen alten Legenden und kulturellen Traditionen. Erst seit der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts wird in einer Beschreibung des Flusses eine merkwurdige Pflanze erwahnt: der Papyrus, genau jener Papyrus, der seit unvordenklichen Zeiten fur die Herstellung jener Papierrollen benutzt wird, auf denen ein grosser Teil der menschlichen Geschichte einst uberliefert worden ist. Und genau in dieser ausgedehnten Naturschutzzone befindet sich die Villa dei Papiri. Mitten im Grunen, ausgestattet mit jeglichem Komfort, bietet sie ihren Besuchern die Moglichkeit, sich zu entspannen und in Ruhe die Schonheiten des Ortes zu geniessen, ob die nun mit dem Meer zu tun haben oder mit Freizeitaktivitaten wie Reiten, Mountainbike-Fahren, Ausfluge, etc. Aber man muss diese Orte schon selber besuchen, um alle die zahlreichen Gelegenheiten zum Es-sich-wohl-sein-lassen auch fur sich zu entdecken. DIE CIANE-QUELLE : DIE QUELLE AUS DEM MYTHOS In der Nahe der uralten Stadt Syrakus fliesst ein kleiner Fluss, der Ciane, der in den Anapo mundet. Die antiken Dichter zu Zeiten der Griechen erzahlen uns von der Liebe zwischen der Quellnymphe Ciane und dem Gott Anapo und die Vereinigung der Wasser beider Flusse wurde poetisch gedeutet als Beweis ewiger Liebe. Und es ist diese fabelhafte Umgebung, in der immer schon die originalen agyptischen Papyrus-Pflanzen wachsen. Die kleine Quelle des Ciane hat das Wunder des Mythos uber die Zeiten hinweg bewahrt. Die flussige Kostbarkeit stromt, an Weiden und Feldern vorbei, uber das ebene Land der Garten und Zitrushaine wie eine helle Waldgottheit. Der Fluss scheint sich manchmal schlangelnd hinter den dichten Papyrusstrauchern zu verstecken. Zwischen schwimmenden Seerosen und Zedernbaumen fliessen die blauen, sanften Wasser des Ciane heiter dahin um sich dann im Meer, im grossen Hafen von Syrakus zu verlieren. Zwischen hellen und schattigen Bereichen spiegelt sich der helle Himmel im Wasser, das den Widerschein des Sonnenuntergangs bewahrt, wahrend sich im Gegenlicht die grunen Spitzen der Busche verdichten und die Mahne des Papyrus sich lost. (F. Grasso) Der Ort war wegen seiner Nahe zu den Quellen des Ciane einer der Hauptstatten der alten Religion auf Sizilien und vor allem in Syrakus. Besonders in Hinsicht auf den Mythos von Demeter gibt es einen zweifellosen Zusammenhang mit alten Kulten, wie man aus den Funden von zahllosen archaischen Terrakotta-Figuren schliessen kann, unter denen eine kleine Statue der Gottin mit Polos Beachtung verdient. Das ist ein sehr stichhaltiger Hinweis darauf, dass hier ein der Gottin Demeter gewidmetes Heiligtum bestanden hat. (aus dem Dekret Nr. 6643 vom 21.8.93 des Referenten fur die BB.CC., Ambientali e P.I. der Region Sizilien). THE PROSERPINA'S MYTH. Proserpina is an ancient goddess whose story is the basis of a myth of Springtime. She is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Persephone. Proserpina was subsumed by the cult of Libera, an ancient fertility goddess, wife of Liber. Her name comes from proserpere meaning to emerge. She is a life–death–rebirth deity. She was the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter, and was described as a very enchanting young girl. Proserpina was in Sicily, at the fountain of Arethusa near Enna, where she was playing with some nymphs and collecting flowers, when Pluto came out from the volcano Etna with four black horses. He abducted her in order to marry her and live with her in Hades, the Greco-Roman Underworld, of which he was the ruler. Notably, Pluto was also her uncle, being Jupiter's (and Ceres's) brother. She is therefore Queen of the Underworld. Her mother Ceres, the goddess of cereals or of the Earth, vainly went looking for her in any corner of the Earth, but wasn't able to find anything but a small belt that was floating upon a little lake (made with the tears of the nymphs). In her desperation Ceres angrily stopped the growth of fruits and vegetables, bestowing a malediction on Sicily. Ceres refused to go back to Mount Olympus and started walking on the Earth, making a desert at every step. Agritourismus Villa dei Papiri Contrada Cozzo Pantano - Fonte Ciane 96100 Siracusa Mail : info@villadeipapiri.it Web Site : www.villadeipapiri.it Tel/Fax +39 0931 721321 Handy +39 335 6064735 Partita IVA n. 01505640894 traduzione di Wolfram Heinrich

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