Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Neapolis from past to present

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Jews, a wandering people

Giudecca

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The cultural significance of tragedy

The Venationes

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Castello Maniace

Byzantine Pantalica

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Pantalica and the earth element

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

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The catacombs of San Giovanni

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

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

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The Culture of Pantalica

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

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

The Senatorial Palace

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Neapolis

Nature in Neapolis

Ortygia

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

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

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

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The Spanish fortification

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The architecture of the Piazza

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

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

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Euryalus Fortress

A journey to Pantalica

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Temple of Apollo

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Crypt of San Marciano

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

The functions of Castello Maniace

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

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

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

The Gladiator performances