Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Spanish fortification

Where seas and civilisations meet

Crypt of San Marciano

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The Gladiator performances

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The architecture of the Piazza

Byzantine Pantalica

Ortygia

Nature in Neapolis

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

Pantalica and the earth element

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

A journey to Pantalica

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The cultural significance of tragedy

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Venationes

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Temple of Apollo

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Jews, a wandering people

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

Castello Maniace

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

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

The functions of Castello Maniace

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Giudecca

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

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

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

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Neapolis

The Euryalus Fortress

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

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

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Culture of Pantalica

The Senatorial Palace

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Neapolis from past to present