Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Euryalus Fortress

The Neapolis

Neapolis and the water element. The Nymphaeum

Nature in Neapolis

The Gladiator performances

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

The Altar of Hieron II: Blood and fire place

Pantalica and water: the Myth of the Anapo River

Neapolis and the air element. The Ear of Dionysius

The Venationes

Giudecca and fire. Cooking and the Jewish religion

Pantalica and the earth element

Syracuse during the tyranny of Dionysius

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

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

Piazza del Duomo, a sacred place of the ancient Greeks

Traces of Christianity in Syracuse

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

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

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The Athenaion of the tyrant Gelon

The catacombs of San Giovanni

The Culture of Pantalica

The naumachiae: naval battles at the theatre

Neapolis from past to present

Ortygia

The Senatorial Palace

Ortygia and water. The Fountain of Arethusa

The Church of San Giovanni alle Catacombe

The cultural significance of tragedy

The interior of the Cathedral of Syracuse

Giudecca, the hidden Jewish heart of Syracuse

Giudecca and air. The Basilica of San Giovannello

The Dionysian Walls: a masterpiece of Greek engineering

The architecture of the Piazza

Temple of Apollo

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

Crypt of San Marciano

Where seas and civilisations meet

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

A journey to Pantalica

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

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

The Ear of Dionysius and the Grotta dei Cordari

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

The Museion and the Grotta del Ninfeo

Pantalica: where nature and history merge

Giudecca and the earth element. Between gardens and artisan workshops

Inside the Cathedral of Ortygia

Castello Maniace

The Church of St. Lucia to the Abbey

The Jews, a wandering people

The Cathedral of Syracuse

The functions of Castello Maniace

The fountain of Diana in Piazza Archimede

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

The Spanish fortification

Byzantine Pantalica

Giudecca

Legends and magic echoes in the Latomie of Syracuse

Ortygia. Venus rising from the waters of the port

The Greek Theatre of Syracuse

The Roman Amphitheatre