Riserva Naturale Pantàlica Pantàlica is a nature reserve set 450 m above sea level between two deep canyons carved by the rivers Calcinara and Anapo in the south-east of Sicily. This UNESCO World Heritage Site boasts around 5
Ipogeo - Hypogeum Just some steps south from the Cathedral an unimpressive entrance next to the Bishop's Palace leads to a very impressive underworld. Partly the tunnels were already beaten from the rocks in ancient ti
Archeo Tour Siracusa 3D reborn It is a real historical event that will be projected in 3D in a cinema theatre in Piazza Duomo of Syracuse .Many people know it as the former Salamander cinema, but now it tells of Ancient Greece, Arc
Casa Museo Antonino Uccello Antonino Uccello, creator of the 'Casa museo', was a poet and anthropologist. He was born in Canicattini Bagni (Siracusa) in 1922. Uccello focused his attention on setting up environmentally-co
La Bottega dei Sogni - The Dream Parlor Massimo di Tommaso was born in Syracuse in 1968. He approached art in early childhood, in fact his favorite game was to take paper and pencil to draw with accuracy and simplicity, those who were his m
Arkimedeion Archimedes was really a genius, one of the greatest scientists of classical antiquity, so his hometown dedicated this museum to him. The various scientific topics addressed by Archimedes, and even in
Museo Archeologico Paolo Orsi The archaeological museum of Syracsue is named after the archaeologist Paolo Orsi. The building consists of a basement and two floors, for a total of 12000 square meters. The two upper levels are
Azienda Agricola Pupillo The Pupillo Agricultural Company, founded in 1908 in Syracuse, occupies a good part of the ancient fief of Targia, famous not only for the castle of Frederick II, but also for the fertile soils that m
SIRMUMA - Museo del Mare Located in the heart of the picturesque island of Ortigia, the historical centre if Syracuse, the SIRMUMA - Museo del Mare holds a vast repertoire of equipment, models and documents that reconstruct t
Museo del Papiro The Papyrus Museum is not just a museum exhibition, but engaged in teaching and research, ranging from the origin to the preservation of papyrus scrolls of the River Cyane and the Arethusa Fountain (S
Galleria Regionale Palazzo Bellomo - Art Museum The gallery illustrates the development of figurative Syracuse and more generally in the south-eastern Sicily, with particular regard to paintings and decorative arts The collections of medie
Parco Archeologico Neapolis The archaeological park Parco Archeologico Neapolis is a wonderful area where visitors can admire the Roman amphitheatre, the Altar of Hieron II, the quarries, the Ear of Dionysios and the i
Arenella Rarely ever crowded, Arenella Beach is quaint and quiet yet impeccable. The sand white, golden and soft and the water of the sea is quite clean and warm. The beach is actually located in the heart of
Santuario di Apollo Temenite - Temple of Apollo Ortigia, the historic centre of Syracuse, is home to the remains of the second oldest temple in the whole of the ancient Greek World. The Tempio di Apollo was noticed only in 1860, and freed of all a
Duomo di Siracusa The cathedral is somehow an archive of island history. It was built on the site of the Temple of Athena, whichs mighty columns where integrated in the church - they are embedded in one exterior wall a
Orecchio di Dionisio The legendary Orecchio di Dionisio - Dionysius Ear can be found only 5 min walk from the masterpiece of Syracuse, the Greek Theatre, which is located in the Archaeological Park Neapolis.The natu
Tecnoparco Archimede Near the Archaeological Park , about 200 meters from the greek theater , you will be in a green and relaxing space, where the passion for the sciences and for Archimedes, to the country's history and
Castello Maniace (Castello Svevo) At the end of the island of Ortigia stands the Castle Maniace, built by the Swabians, and commonly called Maniace in honor of the Byzantine commander Giorgos Maniakis who liberated the town of the Ara
Fonte Aretusa - Arethusa Fountain The Fonte Aretusa is one of the highlights in Ortigia, the historical centre of Syracuse, a freshwater spring that's studded with wild papyrus. According to legend the Arcadian nymph Arethusa, a handm
Megara Hyblaea Thucydides tells us that Megara Hyblaea was founded by the oecist Lamis from Megara Nisea who died in the nearby Thapsos. According to tradition, the founder obtained the land on which to establ
Riserva Naturale Saline di Priolo The wetland of the Nature Reserve Saline di Priolo is vital for thousands of migratory birds that annually migrate along the coasts of eastern Sicily. It is a staging area, nesting and wintering groun
Museo Archeologico Regionale di Lentini The arrangement of the finds follows chronological and topographical criteria. From the oldest evidences of human presence in the territory of Lentini in prehistory, you go to the colonization and the
Castello Eurialo Castello Eurialo in Syracuse is considered to be one of the greatest defensive works in the whole of Europe, erected by the tyrant Dionysius the Elder in 402 BC. You won't be very impressed when ente
Greek Theatre Siracusa The Teatro Greco of Siracusa was built in the fifth century and later the stage arena was enlarged to accommodate more spectators. The old Greek plays and tragedies, written by Aeschylus, Sophocles a
Necropolis of Pantàlica Pantàlica is a nature reserve in the south-east of Sicily, set 450 m above sea level between two deep canyons carved by two rivers. It is declared (along with Syracuse) UNESCO World Heritage Site&nbs
Museo del Cinema - Cinema Museum It was a dream that lasted almost fifty years, and that became reality in 1995. In the eighteenth century Palazzo Corpaci, former the Confraternity of the Holy Spirit, which is in via Alagona 41-45,
Opra dei Pupi Fratelli Mauceri The Giudecca, the ancient Jewish quarter of Ortigia, a short walk from Piazza del Duomo, is home to the Opra dei Pupi Fratelli Maugeri. The theatre is a nice and comfortable place which welcomes its
San Nicolò dei Cordari The Basilica di San Nicolò dei Cordari greets you at the entrance to the Archaeological Park in Syracuse. The church was built in the 11th century above a Roman cistern. In 1093 in this lovely church
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