Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Neapolis and fire. The Altar of Hieron and the sacrificial fire

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Ortygia and the air element. The Gods of Olympus and the Temple of Apollo.

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Ortygia and the earth element. Piazza del Duomo: discovering the origins.

The Senatorial Palace

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Neapolis and the earth element. Places of performance: the Greek theatre and the Roman amphitheatre

Giudecca and water. The ritual baths: the Casa Bianca mikveh

King Hyblon’s kingdom: Pantalica, between history and legend

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Culture of Pantalica

Neapolis from past to present

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Venationes

Nature in Neapolis

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Byzantine Pantalica

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Pantalica and the earth element

Pantalica and fire. The Metal Age: objects from the culture of Pantalica

Castello Maniace

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Roman Amphitheatre

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Jews, a wandering people

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Giudecca

Roman Syracuse, a military power thanks to the genius of Archimedes

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

A journey to Pantalica

Criteria for including Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica in the WHL

The cultural significance of tragedy

Ortygia and fire. Archimedes and the invention of the burning mirrors

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Pantalica and air. The skies of Pantalica: from hawks to bats

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The Euryalus Fortress

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Temple of Apollo

Crypt of San Marciano

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Neapolis

The architecture of the Piazza

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Ortygia

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The Spanish fortification

The Gladiator performances

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse