Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Euryalus Fortress

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

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

Crypt of San Marciano

Neapolis from past to present

Giudecca

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

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

Temple of Apollo

Pantalica and the earth element

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Castello Maniace

The architecture of the Piazza

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

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

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The Spanish fortification

A journey to Pantalica

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The functions of Castello Maniace

The cultural significance of tragedy

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

Where seas and civilisations meet

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Ortygia

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

Nature in Neapolis

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

The Senatorial Palace

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The Jews, a wandering people

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The Venationes

The Neapolis

The Culture of Pantalica

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

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

Byzantine Pantalica

The Gladiator performances

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

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

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks