smell
In the Antiquarium located in the archaeological area of the Euryalus Fortress, there are some artefacts found during archaeological excavations in the area.
These objects tell the story of everyday life inside the immense fortress, giving voice to even the quietest spaces such as the underground kitchens, where remains of pottery used by soldiers to eat were found.
As we think about the past, we can imagine that the kitchens were abound with the scent of the dishes served at mealtimes.
touch
Visitors to the remains of ancient Greek Syracuse will be impressed by the enormous amount of stone used to build the city.
Syracuse, like most of south-eastern Sicily, is rich in large strata of white limestone.
This material was widely used for civic, religious and military constructions. For defensive constructions, such as the Dionysian Walls, square, often “megalithic” or large blocks were used.
The Greek architects did not use mortar as a binding agent, so the walls were held together by pure gravity and exact processes were important to ensure proper results.
Of these walls, today it is only possible to touch the foundation bed that still runs silently around the city.
hearing
Far from noise, in the silence of these walls you can feel the profound sensation of an emotion that overcomes us and tells us of distant times.
In these places full of memory you can only hear the breeze that rises from the sea and makes the gentle stalks of the dry herbs sway.
Along the dark corridors and tunnels it is easy to imagine the shouting and voices that inevitably accompanied enemy attacks.
Forced into some unexpected blind spot, enemies were intent on occupying a fortress that always concealed surprises, since it could hold more than three thousand soldiers and six hundred knights.
