Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Neapolis from past to present

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Senatorial Palace

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

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

Pantalica and the earth element

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Where seas and civilisations meet

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

A journey to Pantalica

The Euryalus Fortress

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

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The Roman Amphitheatre

Giudecca

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The functions of Castello Maniace

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

The Culture of Pantalica

Ortygia

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Spanish fortification

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

Crypt of San Marciano

The Neapolis

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The Gladiator performances

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Castello Maniace

Byzantine Pantalica

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

Temple of Apollo

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The architecture of the Piazza

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

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

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

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Venationes

The Jews, a wandering people

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

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

Nature in Neapolis

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

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

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The cultural significance of tragedy

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum