Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

Nature in Neapolis

A journey to Pantalica

Ortygia

Neapolis from past to present

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

The architecture of the Piazza

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

Byzantine Pantalica

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

The cultural significance of tragedy

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

The Euryalus Fortress

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The Neapolis

Giudecca

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

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

The Spanish fortification

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

Castello Maniace

The Venationes

Temple of Apollo

Where seas and civilisations meet

The Culture of Pantalica

Crypt of San Marciano

Pantalica and the earth element

The Jews, a wandering people

The Gladiator performances

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Roman Amphitheatre

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

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

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

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

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

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

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

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

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

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

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

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Senatorial Palace

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering