Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Ortygia

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

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

Pantalica and the earth element

The architecture of the Piazza

The Euryalus Fortress

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

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

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Temple of Apollo

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

The Gladiator performances

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Byzantine Pantalica

Nature in Neapolis

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Senatorial Palace

Giudecca

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

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Spanish fortification

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

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

A journey to Pantalica

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

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

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Neapolis from past to present

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

Crypt of San Marciano

The Culture of Pantalica

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

The Neapolis

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Venationes

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The cultural significance of tragedy

Castello Maniace

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

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

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

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

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Jews, a wandering people

The Roman Amphitheatre