Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Pantalica and the earth element

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

The Senatorial Palace

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

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

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Spanish fortification

The catacombs of San Giovanni

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

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

Temple of Apollo

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Neapolis

The Jews, a wandering people

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

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

Giudecca

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

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

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Venationes

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The architecture of the Piazza

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Gladiator performances

A journey to Pantalica

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Euryalus Fortress

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Nature in Neapolis

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The cultural significance of tragedy

Castello Maniace

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The Culture of Pantalica

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

Crypt of San Marciano

Neapolis from past to present

The Cathedral of Syracuse

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

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

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Ortygia

Byzantine Pantalica

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse