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Things to see in Syracuse

Every monument worth your time in Syracuse, photographed, described, and matched to its tours.

Photograph · Roger Lipera / Unsplash · Siracusa

The monuments

All the monuments in Syracuse

The landmarks and masterpieces worth planning a day around.

The ear-shaped mouth of the Orecchio di Dionisio quarry cave, SyracuseOrecchio di DionisioEar of DionysiusS-curved limestone cavern, uncanny acoustics, Caravaggio's name, tyrant's listening legendCaravaggio named this ear-shaped quarry cave after the tyrant said to have eavesdropped on prisoners through its echo. A whisper at the back really does return amplified from twenty-three meters of curved limestone.Plan the visit
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Tours worth booking in Syracuse

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  1. Viator

    Siracusa Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local

    • 5h
    • 4.6★ · 89 reviews
    from €7Book this tour

  2. Viator

    Ortigia & Greek Theatre Private tour from Syracuse cruise port

    • 4h
    from €317Book this tour

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Monuments a day trip away, elsewhere in Sicily.

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  2. Stromboli's smoking cone rising sheer from the TyrrhenianStromboliUNESCOStromboliLighthouse of the Mediterranean, constant eruptions, Sciara del Fuoco, night boat watching
  3. Modica's Baroque houses stacked up its gorge at golden hourModicaModicaTwo-level Baroque town, San Giorgio's staircase, Aztec-method chocolate, gorge-side stacking
  4. Erice's stone lanes and rooftops 750 meters above the Sicilian coastEriceEriceMountaintop medieval triangle, Venus Castle, cloud-wrapped lanes, Genovese pastries
  5. Lipari's coast with the Aeolian sisters on the horizonLipariLipariAeolian main island, citadel acropolis, obsidian and pumice coasts, archaeological museum
  6. The bikini athletes mosaic at Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza ArmerinaPiazza ArmerinaUNESCOVilla Romana del Casale3500 square meters of Roman mosaic, bikini girls, Great Hunt corridor, mudslide preservation
  7. Temple E of Selinunte against the African light of southern SicilyCastelvetranoSelinunteVast Greek temple ruins, Temple E by the sea, acropolis over the dunes, one of Europe's largest archaeological parks
  8. The Temple of Concordia on Agrigento's sacred ridge at golden hourAgrigentoValley of the TemplesTemple of Concordia, ridge of Doric temples, almond blossom season, Greek Akragas
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