No visit to the eastern coast of Sicily is complete without a proper call on Siracusa. This 2,700-year-old city was once one of the greatest cities in the Greek world, and stood amongst the most powerful and prosperous cities of Europe.
In the dependable company of your private guide, you’ll walk to the Paolo Orsi Archaeological Museum, have a stroll through the archaeological park of Neapolis, admiring one of the largest of all surviving Greek theatres, appreciate a Roman amphitheatre, built to allow for gladiators ‘sporting’ activities, and experiment the Ear of Dionysius, a huge cavern shaped in a way that gives it surprising acoustic properties.
Then, to Ortygia, the most ancient part of town. Stops are foreseen at many important sites such as the ruins of the Apollo temple, the famed Arethusa fountain and the Piazza del Duomo, certainly one of the most suggestive Italian Baroque piazzas. The cathedral structure rests on the fluted columns that date back to a 5th century B.C.E Greek temple. Along the quiet streets of Ortygia, you will revel in front of splendid architectural edifices of Roman, Byzantine, Gothic-Catalan, Norman and Renaissance origins.
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