Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Roman Amphitheatre

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

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

Pantalica and the earth element

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Euryalus Fortress

Ortygia

The Venationes

The cultural significance of tragedy

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

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

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

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Temple of Apollo

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Neapolis from past to present

The Culture of Pantalica

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

Byzantine Pantalica

A journey to Pantalica

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The Spanish fortification

Crypt of San Marciano

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

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

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Castello Maniace

The Gladiator performances

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

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

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Neapolis

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

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

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

Giudecca

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Jews, a wandering people

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

The architecture of the Piazza

Nature in Neapolis

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The functions of Castello Maniace

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

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

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Senatorial Palace