May 2015
Reserve of Cavagrande Cassibile
Natural Reserve of Cavagrande Cassibile (surroundings) The extensive karst plateaus of the Iblei Mountains dominate the landscape the southeast end of Sicily, between the provinces of Ragusa and Siracusa. E 'especially in the latter that [...]
The Cathedral of Syracuse
"Take a greek temple, incorporate it in full in a Christian building, to which you add later a Norman façade that is struck by the great earthquake of 1693. Without discouraging you, and put [...]
The island of Ortygia
The island of Ortygia Ortygia has a link, due to its name, with the Greek island in the Aegean Sea, Delos (Delo in Italian). The Greek island is part of Unesco's World Heritage List, [...]
The fountain of Diana
The fountain of Diana The fountain, built in 1906 by the sculptor Giulio Piceno Muskets, tells the story of the nymph Arethusa, who escapes from Alfeo, protected by the goddess Diana. The [...]
The church of Saint Lucia
The church of Saint Lucia The Church and the Cistercian convent dedicated to St. Lucia had a prominent place in worship citizen, because of its location in the heart of Ortigia and especially for the [...]
April 2015
Ear of Dionysius
Ear of Dionysius The Ear of Dionysius is the most popular of the caves that open on the northern front of Latomia of Paradise, made of stone from the quarry workers that followed the lines [...]
The temple of Apollo
(APOLLONION) is one of the most important monuments of Ortigia, in front of the square Pancali in Syracuse, it is dated in early sixth century BC and is therefore the oldest Doric temple in [...]