Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Castello Maniace

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

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

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

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

Crypt of San Marciano

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

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

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

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

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Where seas and civilisations meet

Neapolis from past to present

The Gladiator performances

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

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

The Euryalus Fortress

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The Jews, a wandering people

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

The Culture of Pantalica

The Neapolis

Byzantine Pantalica

The architecture of the Piazza

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

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

The Venationes

Nature in Neapolis

The functions of Castello Maniace

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Spanish fortification

The catacombs of San Giovanni

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

A journey to Pantalica

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

The cultural significance of tragedy

Pantalica and the earth element

The Senatorial Palace

Giudecca

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Temple of Apollo

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

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

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Ortygia