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Ortigia
The island where Siracusa was founded, with narrow streets, Baroque palaces, the Temple of Apollo, the street market, the seafront and the Castello Maniace at the tip.
Sicília · Italy
Siracusa
In the destination Sicília.
In the photo: Duomo di Siracusa, Ortigia
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The city
What to expect from Siracusa.
Siracusa, in southeast Sicily, was founded by Greek settlers from Corinth in the 8th century BC and came to rival Athens. It is the city of Archimedes. The old town is on the island of Ortigia, with the Duomo built over a Greek temple, the Fonte Aretusa and the Temple of Apollo. On the mainland, the Parco Archeologico della Neapolis has the Teatro Greco and the Orecchio di Dionisio, and the Museo Paolo Orsi houses the island's archaeology. Noto, the Baroque town, is nearby.
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What to see in Siracusa
Cathedral
Duomo di Siracusa
The cathedral of Siracusa, on the Piazza Duomo in Ortigia, built over the Temple of Athena from the 5th century BC. The Greek Doric columns remain standing within the walls.
Monument
Fonte Aretusa
A freshwater spring by the sea in Ortigia, with papyrus plants and ducks, linked to the myth of the nymph Aretusa. It lies on the seafront, beside the Foro Italico promenade.
Archaeological site
Parco Archeologico della Neapolis
The large archaeological park of Siracusa, with the Teatro Greco cut into the rock, the Latomia del Paradiso with the Orecchio di Dionisio, the Ara di Ierone and the Roman amphitheatre.
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Museum
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi
One of the largest archaeological museums in Europe, with pieces from prehistory to the Greek and Roman periods of eastern Sicily, including the Vênus Landolina.
Historic city
Noto
Baroque town about 35 km from Siracusa, rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake in golden limestone. It has the Cattedrale di San Nicolò and the Corso Vittorio Emanuele.