A few loaves and many fishes Sicily’s horn ... Piazza del Duomo stands the cathedral (admission 2 euros), whose architecture and design elements form a survey of Syracuse’s history, from ...

We arrived in Sicily expecting we would encounter fresh ... On our last day in Syracuse, we toured the Duomo di Siracusa (the Cathedral of Syracuse), constructed in the 7th century atop Greek ...

In Sicily, Palermo, Syracuse and Catania ... The historic centre, dominated by the Palazzo dei Normanni and Palermo Cathedral, exemplifies this richness with a bold blend of Gothic, Baroque ...

The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.

Propelled by HBO’s “The White Lotus,” Sicily has become an increasingly ... with direct connections to cities like Noto and Syracuse. But traveling by car will allow you more freedom to ...

Catania boasts the Cathedral of Saint Agatha, the Palazzo Senatorio and the Monastero dei Benedettini – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Catania Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is the one of Sicily's ...

Historical sites of note in Sicily include the Valley of the Temples: seven ancient monuments that are in impressively good repair. In Syracuse, the peninsula of Ortigia has a fortress at its tip.

Another interesting feature of the celebration was the introduction of a goodwill ambassador from Syracuse's namesake. Bruno Salafia, of Syracusa, Sicily, was an 11-year old World War II orphan.

The Greeks were in Syracuse, the Romans too. The Byzantines, Aghlabids and Normans all had their time in this southeast corner of Sicily — and each left behind architectural treasures around ...