Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Jews, a wandering people

Ortygia

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

Byzantine Pantalica

Temple of Apollo

The Culture of Pantalica

The Venationes

The architecture of the Piazza

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The Spanish fortification

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

A journey to Pantalica

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Neapolis

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The Cathedral of Syracuse

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

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

Where seas and civilisations meet

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Giudecca

Nature in Neapolis

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

Castello Maniace

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Gladiator performances

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

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

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

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

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

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

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

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

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

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

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

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Crypt of San Marciano

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The cultural significance of tragedy

Neapolis from past to present

The Euryalus Fortress

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The Senatorial Palace

Pantalica and the earth element