Top Things to do in Syracuse
What to do and see in Syracuse, Sicily: The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups
Once one of ancient Greece’s most important cities, today Syracuse (Siracusa in Italian) is a lively town of about 125,000 on Sicily’s southeast coast. The city overflows with amazing remnants from its long history. Romans, Vandals and Normans are but a few of those who ruled here after the Greeks. In Syracuse’s harbor, Ortygia Island (also called Città Vecchia or Old City) is the site of many of the main attractions, including the seventh-century cathedral and the Fountain of Arethusa.
Restaurants in Syracuse
1. Siracusa Tour Bike
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5.0 based on 206 reviews
Rental of electric bicycles such as city bikes, and regular bicycles such as city bikes and mountain bikes, Tandem, Trekking. By reservation you can make cultural tours of the city by bicycle with tourist guide in Italian, English, German, French.
2. Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo
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5.0 based on 246 reviews
Reviewed By mendip_7 - Axbridge, United Kingdom
We walked past this church one day and spotted a notice (in Italian) saying they do guided tours of the underground levels. went along the next day, and were really impressed. It's free (just leave a donation) and you see 3 levels including a Jewish Mikvah at the bottom. Fascinating if you like subterranean sights (Or sites..).
3. Azienda Agricola Pupillo
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5.0 based on 133 reviews
Important: visits and tastings are only by booking in advance. The Pupillo Farm, founded in 1908, occupies a large part of the land which once constituted the fief of Targia, famous not only for the medieval Solacium castle but also for the fertile soils which give a unique taste and scent to a variety of products: wines, olive oil, fruits and vegetables. The courtyard in front of the castle, the cozy and elegant interior court, the old millstone and the historic garden can be visited in conjunction with a wine tasting.
Reviewed By 369salisbury
We really enjoyed our visit here. Sebastiano was friendly and very informative. He gave us a very interesting talk about the history of the castle and gardens, before the tasting of 3 wines with pairings of food for each one. We arranged the visit ourselves and had taxi there and back from Siracusa for 50 euros . All in all good value and enjoyable tour.
4. Siracusa Mare
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5.0 based on 173 reviews
Sono un solare siciliano che ama profondamente la sua terra. Sarà un piacere portarvi a visitare le bellissime spiagge e le calette di Siracusa sud. Con me avrete la possibilità di vivere il mare a 360 gradi. In questo gommone avrete tutti i comfort: Doccia, tendalino per zone d’ombra e un comodo prendisole per il vostro relax. Gli itinerari possibili sono vari. È possibile pescare o fare snorkeling, dal momento che dispongo di tutta l’attrezzatura necessaria oppure semplicemente rilassarsi in ambienti esclusivi nelle aree marine protette del Plemmirio e Vendicari.
5. La Piazza Duomo
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5.0 based on 985 reviews
Reviewed By O9598WGtonyl
This is a spectacular wide open piazza with lots happening, we were lucky it was Epiphany and they had drummers and flag twirlers in the square, The surrounding buildings especially the Duomo are breathtaking. Sometimes quiet often busy you can sit and drink a coffee and watch the world go by.
6. Chiesa di San Giovanni Alle Catacombe
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4.5 based on 790 reviews
Descend into this maze of eerie tunnels niched with early Christian tombs hidden beneath the roofless, flower-filled ruins of a Norman church.
Reviewed By sad_its_over - Croydon, United Kingdom
You have to go on a tour but the tour was really good. The catacombes go on for a long way and it is interesting to hear their history.
7. Ortigia
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4.5 based on 15,488 reviews
This offshore island was occupied by the Greek colonists who fortified it and constructed the earliest structures, including the temples of Athena and Apollo, whose remains can still be seen today.
Reviewed By pedrol366 - Madrid, Spain
This is a really beautiful island next to Siracusa (you can access it by car) with really beautiful streets, a magnificent Piazza del Duomo with beautiful buildings and where you can enjoy Sicilian gastronomy. Its streets are full of wonderful corners, shops and restaurantes... it is worth a visit if you are in the eastern part of Sicily
8. Ear of Dionysius (Orecchio di Dionisio)
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4.5 based on 3,107 reviews
Reviewed By venedom - Hallandale Beach, United States
Visit the amphitheater which is unbelievable and step into Dionysius Ear, a natural cave with a natural echo. If one of the guides sing is beatiful
9. L'Angolo del Papiro
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4.5 based on 152 reviews
10. Puppet Theatre - Siracusa
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4.5 based on 391 reviews
Reviewed By veronica59
If you're on holiday in Sicily, especially the Syracuse area, the "Opera dei Pupi" of Ortigia is not to be missed. For over a hundred years the same puppeteer family have been making their beautiful puppets (over 2 feet high), producing fascinating marionette plays which adapt medieval legends from Charlemagne to Crusaders, enacting battles between Saracens and Christians, giants and dragons, fair maidens and chivalrous knights. The magical charm of these plays is mesmerising. Though in Italian with some Sicilian dialect, the plays can be understood clearly by the action and are suitable for any age, including young children who will be swept into the fantastical kingdoms of long ago. (Each play is less than an hour long.) The adjoining puppet museum is also well worth visiting, a treasure-trove of beautiful workmanship and historical tradition.
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