Secrets of Syracuse Ortigia Self Guided Walking Tour
Description
Syracuse keeps losing its greatest treasures. The largest ship of the ancient world, given away. Its patron saint, carried off to Venice. Temple doors of ivory and gold, bronze rams, magnificent statues, all gone. The one thing no one could steal was the stories, and this self-guided audio tour hands them to you, one stop at a time. Walk Ortigia, the island where the city began, from a harbour that swallowed an Athenian fleet to a cathedral built inside a Greek temple older than the Parthenon. Meet Archimedes, a killer painter named Caravaggio, a Jewish community who sealed their ritual bath in the rock, hoping to return one day, and a saint whose eyes made her the patron of light. The app guides you on this self-guided walking tour of Syracuse, so there is no fixed start time and no group to follow. Pause whenever you like, resume when you are ready. Over 25,000 travelers have used our tours, backed by a full refund guarantee.
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Stand above the bay that swallowed the largest fleet Athens ever sent to war.
Meet the man who sank Roman warships with nothing but his mind.
Trace a market ritual that has sounded the same since the first Greek ships tied up here.
Peer beneath a plain Baroque church whose floor hides quarries, catacombs, and a wartime shelter.
Search for what a vanished Jewish community sealed in the rock, hoping someone would return.
Hunt for the tiny lizard an architect carved into the town hall to answer an insult.
Look up at Doric columns older than the Parthenon, hidden inside the cathedral walls like fossils.
Follow a tunnel where families hid from bombs, guarding the silver saint the city kept losing.
See the altarpiece a fugitive painter made while wanted for murder, its darkness swallowing the canvas
Find the freshwater spring where a hunted nymph surfaced, still growing Europe's rare wild papyrus.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please carry a charged smartphone and headphones with you for the best experience
- This tour does not follow the wheelchair accessible route to all points and hence we are not recommending it for those travelers who require wheelchair access.
Reviews(3)
I did this tour with my 12 year old. We finished it in about an hour which left lots of time to explore further. Very informative and covered some of the key areas of Pompeii. The map and images are really helpful so you know where you should be at each step.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a detailed review! We really appreciate it and we are glad that you enjoyed the tour and this format of sightseeing. We hope to guide you again in a different city in the future. Best regards, The Tourific team
Definitely worth seeing. We started the tour from the end but the app is so flexible that it was no problem. Unfortunately, my phone was empty before the end of the tour. So always fully charge or take power bank with you. The guide is not fully translated for this. That was a bit irritating but no problem if you can speak English.
Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, uns Ihr Feedback zu geben. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Ihnen die Tour gefallen hat und dass die Flexibilität der App es Ihnen ermöglicht hat, auch vom Ende her zu starten. Wir entschuldigen uns aufrichtig für die Probleme, auf die Sie gestoßen sind, einschließlich der unvollständigen Übersetzungen und des Batterieverbrauchs während Ihrer Tour. Wir nehmen Ihr Feedback ernst und werden die Übersetzungsprobleme umgehend beheben. Außerdem werden wir mögliche Optimierungen prüfen, um den Batterieverbrauch zu reduzieren, damit Ihre Erfahrung in Zukunft reibungsloser verläuft. Wir danken Ihnen für Ihr Verständnis und sind bestrebt, unsere App weiter zu verbessern, um allen Nutzern ein nahtloses Erlebnis zu bieten. Vielen Dank, dass Sie uns auf diese Punkte aufmerksam gemacht haben!
I recently booked an audio guide for our trip to Pompeii, and it was absolutely fantastic! It was super helpful, incredibly informative, and the narrative style brought the ancient ruins to life. It made our historical journey through Pompeii so much more engaging and memorable. Highly recommend it!
