Siracusa

Siracusa is located to the southeast coast of Sicily. It is one of the most beautiful cities of the island. There are numerous archaeological sites and an impressing historical town centre. The city lies directly at the coast and in the numerous restaurants you can have a delicious meal, while enjoying a fantastic view over the sea. After sunset the city center is bathed into the golden light of the street lanterns and the roads are filled with the voices of the people, sitting in restaurants and bars, discussing and drinking red wine.

Location and general information

Surprisingly there is no motorway from Catania to Siracusa and from Catania you have to take the coastal road S114 to get there. From Agrigento the 115 leads to Siracusa. The city has a station and ferry connections go to Catania and Reggio di Calabria. Siracusa has 117,000 inhabitants.

Sights

Especially the Parco Archeologico is worth seeing, its a large archaeological area with loads of antique buildings from the time of the Greeks. Here you can see a Greek theatre, in which they show classical plays in summer ( for more information see below ), the altar of Hieron and the Latomia are only some of the highlights. The most famous sight is the “Latomia del Paradiso” with the "ear of Dionysios", a cave with a special acoustic.

In Siracusa there are also well preserved catacombs and the archaeological museum.