Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Crypt of San Marciano

The Senatorial Palace

The architecture of the Piazza

Ortygia

Temple of Apollo

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

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

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

The cultural significance of tragedy

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Spanish fortification

The Cathedral of Syracuse

A journey to Pantalica

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

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

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

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Gladiator performances

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

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

The Jews, a wandering people

Neapolis from past to present

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

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The Culture of Pantalica

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Venationes

Castello Maniace

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Euryalus Fortress

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

The catacombs of San Giovanni

Giudecca

The Roman Amphitheatre

Byzantine Pantalica

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Nature in Neapolis

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

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Pantalica and the earth element

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The Neapolis

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

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

The functions of Castello Maniace

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

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