CHIESA DI SANTA LUCIA

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Tel 0931464420 Piazza San Giuseppe, 33 96100, Siracusa The tradition of the Opera dei Pupi, that began in the nineteenth century, is still maintained in Syracuse thanks to the families Vaccaro-Mauceri, who run the small lovely theatre and the nearby museum and laboratory, where fully hand made puppets are designed, built and richly decorated. In the […]

The tradition of the Opera dei Pupi, that began in the nineteenth century, is still maintained in Syracuse thanks to the families Vaccaro-Mauceri, who run the small lovely theatre and the nearby museum and laboratory, where fully hand made puppets are designed, built and richly decorated. In the puppet theatre, in Sicilian language “Opra dei […]

The Doric Temple of Apollo in Syracuse is the oldest Greek temple in Sicily, the second oldest Greek temple in the world. It was built by Greek colonists in VII-VI century. B.C. and included six and seventeen columns on both sides, of which only two are still upright, as well as a part of the […]

Piazza Archimede in Syracuse is a charming square lined by buildings which represent all the sicilian history, from Middle Age to the Baroque period. In the center is located the beautiful fountain of Diana Arthemis, made by the sculptor Giulio Moschetti in 1906 which represent the legend of Arethusa escaping from Alpheus while he tries […]

The Jewish community of Syracuse was one of the most populous in Sicily after that of Palermo. The Jewish Quarter of La Giudecca, in Syracusa sland called “A Iureca”, is one of the oldest of the historical center of Ortigia. Until the year of their expulsion by the Spanish monarchs in 1492, Jews were a […]

A miqvah, or miqveh, is a Jewish ritual bath, used for purification. In 1492 the Jews were expelled from all territories of the kings of Spain and Aragon (which also Syracuse, with the whole Southern Italy, belonged to), the Jewish community of Syracuse, hoping to return home one day in the future, hid the access […]

Piazza Duomo in Syracuse is strongly suggestive, and is considered among the most beautiful squares in Italy. It has a semi-elliptical shape and is dominated by the imposing facades of beautiful palaces, of the Baroque Cathedral (Duomo) and of the Church of Saint Lucia alla Badia. The magnificient cathedral, recently restored, is integrated into the […]

The main streets of Ortygia are lined with charming palaces. On Corso Matteotti, whose buildings are built in fascist style, lies the medieval Greek Palace (now the INDA Palace, National Institute of Ancient Drama) which, although remodeled, retains fourteenth century structures, visible in the mullioned window with two lights, in the lodge and in the […]

The palace is a magnificent Swabian building and located in the center of Ortigia, close to the Font of Arethusa. It has maintained the original appearance even after several work carried out over the last seven centuries. Purchased in 1365 by the Family Bellomo, then it came to the Court of Frederick II of Aragon, […]

The Font of Arethusa, sung by many poets, including Virgil, Pindar, Ovid, Milton, André Gide, D’Annunzio, is a source of fresh water flowing from a cave a few meters from the sea, symbol of Syracuse since ancient times. The myth of Arethusa, nymph of Syracuse, reveals the deep connection between the Greek colonies and the […]

The name of the castle comes from Giorgio Maniace, a Byzantine general who reconquered the city in 1038 AD for a short period defeating the Arabs and who brought as a gift two Hellenistic bronze rams, which were then placed at the entrance of the fort he had built. It is a Swabian castle which […]

The Shrine of the Holy Mother of Tears is an extraordinarily vast and impressive building in its massive concrete structure. It was designed by two French architects, Andrault and Parat, in 1957. The total area is about 4.700 square meters with a capacity of about 11,000 people. The outer diameter of the circular building (which […]

BASILICA DI SANTA LUCIA

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