Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Neapolis from past to present

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

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

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

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Jews, a wandering people

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

A journey to Pantalica

The Culture of Pantalica

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

Nature in Neapolis

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Senatorial Palace

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

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

Ortygia

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

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

The catacombs of San Giovanni

Pantalica and the earth element

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

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

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

The Venationes

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

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Where seas and civilisations meet

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

Byzantine Pantalica

Castello Maniace

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Giudecca

The Neapolis

The Euryalus Fortress

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Crypt of San Marciano

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The architecture of the Piazza

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

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

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

The Roman Amphitheatre

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

The cultural significance of tragedy

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Temple of Apollo

The Gladiator performances

The Spanish fortification