Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

Neapolis from past to present

The Culture of Pantalica

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Ortygia

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

Castello Maniace

The Jews, a wandering people

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Euryalus Fortress

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

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

Giudecca

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

Crypt of San Marciano

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Venationes

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

The Gladiator performances

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The functions of Castello Maniace

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

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

Byzantine Pantalica

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The cultural significance of tragedy

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

The architecture of the Piazza

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Pantalica and the earth element

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Spanish fortification

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

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Senatorial Palace

A journey to Pantalica

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

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

Temple of Apollo

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

The Neapolis

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Nature in Neapolis