Take a stroll through the many narrow and quiet alleys. There is no risk of getting lost, Ortigia Island is very small and no matter which way you go, you will always find the seaside.

A piece of advice: in most cases, it’s better to sleep on Ortigia Island rather than in Syracuse itself, the prices are not necessarily higher and the environment is much more pleasant. And the same goes for getting used to the Sicilian driving style. It’s part of the local folklore 😆 According to the Regional Agency for Waste and Water, on 10 August 1999, the weather station of Catenanuova (EN) recorded an unofficial maximum temperature of 48.5°C (119°F). [13] On 11 August 2021, a new highest temperature record for Europe with a reading of 48.8°C (119.8°F) was set near the city of Syracuse. [14] Total precipitation is highly variable, generally increasing with elevation. In general, the southern and southeast coast receives the least rainfall (less than 50cm (20in)), and the northern and northeastern highlands the most (over 100cm (39in)).

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Wandering in the small streets of Syracuse old town is a great way to discover the charms of Italian lifestyle. In 3 days in Syracuse, we have discovered new alleys in Ortigia every day! Ortigia – Syracuse old town Ortigia alley – Syracuse 9. Piste cyclable de Syracuse

Savoury dishes include arancini, a popular street food — bite-sized breaded balls of deep-fried rice mixed with ragu, peas and mozzarella. In Palermo, pasta con le sarde features on every menu — spaghetti with sardines, fennel, pine nuts and sultanas — whereas in Catania it’s pasta alla norma, named after Bellini’s opera, cooked with aubergine, tomatoes and salty ricotta. Every Sicilian nonna has a recipe for caponata, a rich aubergine ragout. Made of calcium walls that glisten in the Sicilian sun, the Stair of the Turks are a spectacular sight. They look like a giant white staircase that leads to the sea. The stairs are so beautiful that they remind me of Pamukkale travertines in Turkey and the White Cliffs of Dover in England (only a short getaway from London). Syracuse Petrochemical District with chemical industries, oil refineries and important power stations (as the innovative Archimede combined cycle power plant); [120] If you have only 1 day in Syracuse, the best is to focus on Ortigia island, by far the most beautiful part of the city. The visit is entirely on foot. Here is a suggested itinerary, so you will not miss any points of interest. An icon of Sicilianness, arancin* has a name that divides people but its taste brings everyone together: it is a rice-based wonder, an essential fried delicacy and the pinnacle of Sicilian street food .

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Various groups used the island as a power base at different times: slave insurgents occupied it during the First (135−132 BC) and Second (104−100 BC) Servile Wars. Sextus Pompey had his headquarters there during the Sicilian revolt of 44 to 36 BC. Christianity first appeared in Sicily during the years following AD 200; between this time and AD 313, when Emperor Constantine the Great lifted the prohibition on Christianity, a significant number of Sicilians had become martyrs, including Agatha, Christina, Lucy, and Euplius. [42] Christianity grew rapidly in Sicily over the next two centuries. [ citation needed] Sicily remained a Roman province for around 700 years. [42] Germanic rule (469–535) [ edit ] ou can find detailed information about Catania in my article: The 14 best things to do in Catania The cattedrale di Sant’ Agata – Catania 17. Taormina In 3 days in Syracuse, you will have time to do a day trip outside the city. You have several options: Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. To stroll through a piazza with open-air bars and get lost in a maze of narrow streets, with your nose in the air, wandering between flowery windowsills and bell towers, noble palaces and rounded balconies, peering into courtyards?

The Neapolis Archaeological Park is located on the northern side of Syracuse modern city, on the Viale Paradiso. You can discover the rare botanical wonders hidden around the island together with your family. You can visit corners of paradise such as the Bioparco di Sicilia. Or you can test your courage in the Adventure Parks, suspended in the air amidst the greenery. Sicily is an often-quoted example of man-made deforestation, which has occurred since Roman times when the island was turned into an agricultural region. [10] This gradually dried the climate, leading to a decline in rainfall and the drying of rivers. The central and southwest provinces are practically devoid of forest. [15] In Northern Sicily, there are three important forests; near Mount Etna, in the Nebrodi Mountains and in the Bosco della Ficuzza Natural Reserve near Palermo. The Nebrodi Mountains Regional Park, established on 4 August 1993 covers 86,000 hectares (210,000 acres), is the largest protected natural area of Sicily; and contains the largest forest in Sicily, the Caronia. The Hundred Horse Chestnut ( Castagno dei Cento Cavalli), in Sant'Alfio, on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world at 2,000 – 4,000 years old. [16] The must-see attraction of Via Corciferi is certainly the former Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena, which now houses a part of the university. It’s the 2 nd largest in Europe, and you can visit it freely or with a guide.Get ready to discover how Sicily can amaze you. Sicily will surprise you when you least expect it. As you stroll along the streets, you will come across the works of contemporary street art: it is intense, immediate and universal. Looking out, over the infinity of the Sicilian hinterland, from the Andromeda Theatre, you will see a mystical and ancestral place. You will feel like floating in sidereal space. You have the chance to visit artisan’s workshops, guardians of traditions handed down from father to son. Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina is home to some of the world’s finest Roman mosaics. Buried for centuries under a layer of mud, they stand out for their scale, use of color, and scenes of mythological monsters and bikini-clad women working out with weights. Don’t miss the chariot race which is right out of Ben Hur. Save room for Sicilian desserts The flavours, shapes, scents and colours of Sicilian food have become symbols of overwhelming pleasure all over the world.