Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Spanish fortification

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

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

A journey to Pantalica

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

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

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Neapolis from past to present

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

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

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

The Jews, a wandering people

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

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

Where seas and civilisations meet

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

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Venationes

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

Giudecca

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

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

The Cathedral of Syracuse

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Gladiator performances

Pantalica and the earth element

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

Crypt of San Marciano

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Culture of Pantalica

The cultural significance of tragedy

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

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

The Euryalus Fortress

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

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

The Roman Amphitheatre

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

The Neapolis

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

Ortygia

Nature in Neapolis

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Castello Maniace

The architecture of the Piazza

Byzantine Pantalica

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

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The functions of Castello Maniace

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Senatorial Palace

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Temple of Apollo

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey