Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Nature in Neapolis

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The architecture of the Piazza

The functions of Castello Maniace

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

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Euryalus Fortress

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

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

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

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

Where seas and civilisations meet

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

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

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

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Neapolis from past to present

Pantalica and the earth element

Temple of Apollo

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

Castello Maniace

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

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

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Roman Amphitheatre

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

The Neapolis

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

Giudecca

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Venationes

The Senatorial Palace

The Gladiator performances

A journey to Pantalica

The Spanish fortification

The Jews, a wandering people

Ortygia

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

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

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The Culture of Pantalica

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The cultural significance of tragedy

Byzantine Pantalica

Crypt of San Marciano

The Cathedral of Syracuse