Siracusa Walking Tour: Local Digital Guide for Self-Paced Exploration

Highlights

• Multilingual Digital Guide
• Explore at Your Own Pace
• Local Food & Drink Tips

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Mercato di Ortigia

   20min

   Since Greek and Roman times, the island of Ortigia has been an important commercial and cultural center. The market, with its strategic position near the port, was a meeting point for merchants from different parts of the Mediterranean. Here, not only foodstuffs such as fish, fruit, vegetables and spices were exchanged, but also different ideas and cultures.

2. 2

   Temple of Apollo (Tempio di Apollo)

   Pass by

   The Temple of Apollo was built at the beginning of the 6th century BC and is the oldest example of a Doric temple in Sicily.

3. 3

   Fontana di Diana

   10min

   In the heart of Ortigia, in the center of Piazza Archimede, is the majestic Fountain of Diana, created between 1906 and 1907 by the famous Palermo sculptor Giulio Moschetti.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   25min

   The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also commonly known as the Cathedral of Syracuse, stands on the foundations of an ancient Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, built by the Greek-Siceliots in the 5th century BC.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   10min

   This fresh water spring, located a short distance from the sea, has inspired poets and writers since ancient times. Also known as “a funtana re papiri” or “the fountain of papyrus”, the Fonte Aretusa is certainly one of the most interesting places in Ortigia.

6. 6

   Parco Archeologico della Neapolis

   1h 30min

   The Archaeological Park of Neapolis, located in the north-western part of Syracuse, covers an area of approximately 240,000 square meters and is one of the largest archaeological areas in the Mediterranean.

7. 7

   Teatro Greco

   Pass by

   The Greek Theatre of Syracuse, one of the most important in the world, is remembered for its grandeur since ancient times, in fact together with the theatre of Athens it was the largest theatre of ancient Greece.

8. 8

   Ear of Dionysius

   Pass by

   The Ear of Dionysius is the most famous of the caves of the Latomia del Paradiso, dug by stone quarrymen following the limestone veins.

Before you go

Location