Mazzarona

Machine-translated from the Italian article

La Mazzarona (Mazzarruna in Syracusan dialect) is a neighbourhood located in the north-east outskirts of Syracuse. "A scorching heat enveloped Mazzarona, a district of the Syracuse province marked by urban decay and abandonment, but nestled on one of the most beautiful and characteristic coasts of Sicily." –Salvatore Savasta According to the research and surveys of the archaeologist and philologist Hans-Peter Drögemüller, the historic third Syracusan port Trogilus was located in this area, contradicting the dominant version that places it in the roadstead of Santa Panagia, so much so that the coast between Grottasanta and Mazzarrona was defined by the Greeks as "Cape Trogilus". The modern neighbourhood arose during the building boom (both public housing and private) that began in the 1960s and ended in the 1980s, and is an area of two faces: on one hand it is a striking example of a dormitory suburb characterised, like other peripheral neighbourhoods of Syracuse and beyond, by strong decay and an equally strong sense of abandonment; on the other it lies close to one of the most beautiful areas of the city, as it features the sea, cliffs and other natural beauties forming part of the long coastal strip that runs from the south (from the small harbour and the Santa Lucia landing place) to the north of the city (between Scala Greca and Targia).