Photo gallery

Photo gallery

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

Crypt of San Marciano

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Temple of Apollo

The cultural significance of tragedy

The Cathedral of Syracuse

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

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Euryalus Fortress

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Venationes

Castello Maniace

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Gladiator performances

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Culture of Pantalica

The Spanish fortification

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Ortygia

Byzantine Pantalica

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Jews, a wandering people

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

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

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

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

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The Senatorial Palace

Pantalica and the earth element

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

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Nature in Neapolis

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

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

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

A journey to Pantalica

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The Neapolis

The catacombs of San Giovanni

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

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

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

Giudecca

Neapolis from past to present

The architecture of the Piazza

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

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede