Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Gladiator performances

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

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

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Neapolis

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Ortygia

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Euryalus Fortress

A journey to Pantalica

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Culture of Pantalica

The Senatorial Palace

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

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

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

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

Where seas and civilisations meet

Crypt of San Marciano

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Nature in Neapolis

Pantalica and the earth element

The functions of Castello Maniace

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Jews, a wandering people

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

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Castello Maniace

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The architecture of the Piazza

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

Neapolis from past to present

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

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

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

The cultural significance of tragedy

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Temple of Apollo

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The Cathedral of Syracuse

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

Giudecca

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

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

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

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Byzantine Pantalica

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Spanish fortification

The Venationes