Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Neapolis from past to present

The Spanish fortification

Temple of Apollo

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

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

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

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

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

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Giudecca

The Culture of Pantalica

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

A journey to Pantalica

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

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

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Castello Maniace

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

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Ortygia

Crypt of San Marciano

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Venationes

Nature in Neapolis

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Gladiator performances

Byzantine Pantalica

The Jews, a wandering people

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The cultural significance of tragedy

The Cathedral of Syracuse

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

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

The Euryalus Fortress

Pantalica and the earth element

The Senatorial Palace

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

The functions of Castello Maniace

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

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

The architecture of the Piazza

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Where seas and civilisations meet

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Neapolis

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