The island heart of Syracuse, a dense knot of Baroque lanes ringed by the sea.
Go in April to June and September to October.
- Province
- Siracusa
- People
- 4,000
Its cathedral was built around the columns of a Greek temple of Athena, and the freshwater spring of Arethusa still rises beside the harbour with its papyrus reeds.
At the table in Sicily
Fried eggplant, celery and olives meet ripe tomatoes, pine nuts and a bright sweet-and-sour dressing.
Where to stay in Ortigia
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What to see first
Syracuse Cathedral
The cathedral built inside a Greek temple of Athena, its Doric columns still holding up the walls.
Read the guideWhere next
Syracuse
About 5 km as the crow flies. Greek theatre, Ortigia island, Archimedes.
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