Athenaion - The Cathedral of Syracuse The Cathedral Siracusa is an authentic exhibition of art history; it offers the viewer a richness of styles ranging from the Greek temple to the Byzantine…

Maniace Castle After a thorough structural study by Frederick II, between 1232 and 1240 an imposing construction system was created on the site of previous fortification structures called "Castello Maniace", which…

Church of the Immaculate or of Saint Francis to the Immaculate The Church of the Immaculate also known by the name of St. Francis to the Immaculate, because it was previously…

Church of the Holy Spirit Among Ortigia's architectural artifacts, one of the most unusual is the Church of the Holy Spirit located along the east coast, one of the banks of…

Former Borbonic prison of Ortigia The former Borbonic Prison is located in Ortigia, in the old town centre of  Siracusa, in the area of the present Via Vittorio Veneto, at the…

The Fountain of Diana, was commissioned by the Town Council of Piazza Archimede following the creation of Piazza Archimede in 1878. Located in the center of the square, the fountain was built…

The Neighborhoods of Ortigia The old town of Syracuse is represented by the island of Ortigia, whose architectural appearance is predominantly from the eighteenth century due to the  earthquake of 1693 that…

The hypogeum of Piazza Duomo and the most important hypogeum of Ortigia, which is accessed by a small opening along the wall of the garden of the Archbishop's Palace. The route…

The Arethuse Spring and its legend "In the vaporous sea Ortigia lies / Above Trinacria where the mouth / Spreads from the Alfeo, which unites the waters / To the spring…

Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco In front of the Vermexio Palace stands the Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco, one of the most outstanding examples of Syracuse Baroque. Originally belonging to the Arezzo family,…