Syracuse & Ortigia

View of The old town of Ortigia in Syracuse
View of The old town of Ortigia in Syracuse

Sicily Tours

Syracuse is the fourth Sicilian city by number of inhabitants and was founded in the eighth century BC. by Greek colonists from Corinth. The Archaeological Park of Neapolis is the most representative area of ​​the ancient Greek city, with large green spaces from where, on foot, you can reach many of the archaeological monuments through an ancient Roman road. We will visit most of the classical monuments of the city such as the famous Greek Theater, the Roman Amphitheater, the Latomie del Paradiso and the Ear of Dionysus. Afterwards, we will reach the small island of Ortigia, a jewel of the city center of Syracuse. Among Greek temples, Christian churches, Arab streets and important ancient buildings, you will visit the suggestive Piazza del Duomo, the splendid Fonte Aretusa, a meeting place between reality and legend and one of the most beautiful monuments of the city, the Temple of Apollo and the Maniace Castle , one of the most important monuments of the Swabian period in Syracuse

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