Places of interest

A visit to Syracuse would certainly be incomplete without spending at least a couple of hours in the Neapolis Archaeological Park.

According to the myth, Apollo prophesied to the Greek colonists where the city was to be founded: in Ortigia, the island which even today is the true heart of Syracuse.

The catacombs of Syracuse are a truly gigantic underground city to the point that only the city of Rome can boast a more extensive network.

Uncovered on the Acropolis of Pantalica, this megalithic building prompted the hypothesis that the area was part of the mythical kingdom of Hyblon.

This is the largest and densest of the necropolis in the Pantalica archaeological area. With more than 1,500 tombs, it dates back to the 12th-11th century BC.

Syracuse would not be what it is without a large-scale archaeological museum: the most important ancient works of art for the history of the city and eastern Sicily are preserved here.

The Latomia of the Cappuccini, a place full of charm born as a prison in Syracuse and transformed into a lush garden by the Capuchin friars.

This spectacular fortification, which dominates the Epipoli plateau at the point where the walls of Syracuse meet, is another symbol of the greatness of the ancient city.

Part of the Pantalica Necropolis, this area consists of around a thousand tombs dating back to the final phase of settlement (9th-8th century BC). Here, we find the last traces of habitation at the site during the Byzantine period, with at least three groups of rock-cut villages. The largest of these features about 150 dwellings surrounding the rock-cut church of San Micidiario.

Surrounded by nature, this trail in the Anapo Valley is located on a disused railway and can be traveled on foot or by mountain bike (with prior authorization).