Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Roman Amphitheatre

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

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

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Euryalus Fortress

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

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Pantalica and the earth element

A journey to Pantalica

Where seas and civilisations meet

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

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

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

Nature in Neapolis

Ortygia

The Venationes

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Culture of Pantalica

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

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

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Castello Maniace

The functions of Castello Maniace

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

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

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Neapolis from past to present

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The architecture of the Piazza

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Temple of Apollo

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

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Byzantine Pantalica

Giudecca

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Jews, a wandering people

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Gladiator performances

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

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

The cultural significance of tragedy

Crypt of San Marciano

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Neapolis

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The Spanish fortification

The Senatorial Palace