Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Ortygia

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

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

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

The Jews, a wandering people

The Spanish fortification

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The Roman Amphitheatre

The catacombs of San Giovanni

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

Temple of Apollo

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Neapolis

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

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

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

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

Crypt of San Marciano

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

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

A journey to Pantalica

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

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

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

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The architecture of the Piazza

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Senatorial Palace

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Culture of Pantalica

Neapolis from past to present

Byzantine Pantalica

The Venationes

Castello Maniace

Nature in Neapolis

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Euryalus Fortress

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The cultural significance of tragedy

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Gladiator performances

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

Pantalica and the earth element

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

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

Giudecca