Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

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

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The architecture of the Piazza

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

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Venationes

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Spanish fortification

Byzantine Pantalica

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

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The Senatorial Palace

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Nature in Neapolis

The Euryalus Fortress

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

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

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Gladiator performances

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The Jews, a wandering people

The Culture of Pantalica

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Neapolis

Giudecca

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Crypt of San Marciano

Pantalica and the earth element

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The cultural significance of tragedy

Temple of Apollo

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Castello Maniace

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

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

A journey to Pantalica

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

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Neapolis from past to present

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Where seas and civilisations meet

Ortygia

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

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

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse