The Church of Santa Lucia alla Badia was originally a monastery. The building was entirely destroyed by the earthquake of 1693 and later rebuilt at the behest of the Mother Abbess of the Cistercian order (A monastic order following the Rule of St. Benedict). The Church and the Cistercian convent d...

The Cathedral, in the heart of Ortygia, is emblematic of the city. It was built in the Byzantine era using the solid structure of the Greek temple of Athena. As you can already guess from its unusual origin, the Cathedral is an architectural complex where each stone describes a different historical...

The Senatorial Palace, also known as the Palazzo del Vermexio, named after the Spanish architect who built it, is currently the seat of the Town Hall. Its construction dates back to 1622. In fact, in those years, the Senate of Syracuse decided to build a new palace next to the ecclesiastical buildi...

The history of its ancient greatness has made Syracuse a mythical place, a city where every corner slips into the past and transmits memory through the indelible testimony of ancient civilisations. Thanks to a memorable exploration in archaeological history conducted by [approfondimenti id="23820" t...