Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The Neapolis

The architecture of the Piazza

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

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Gladiator performances

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

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Pantalica and the earth element

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

Temple of Apollo

Castello Maniace

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

A journey to Pantalica

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Giudecca

Where seas and civilisations meet

The cultural significance of tragedy

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

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

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The functions of Castello Maniace

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Venationes

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Ortygia

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

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

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The Senatorial Palace

The Culture of Pantalica

Crypt of San Marciano

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Byzantine Pantalica

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

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Euryalus Fortress

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Jews, a wandering people

The Spanish fortification

Nature in Neapolis

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

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

Neapolis from past to present

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

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello