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Overview

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.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for “Tourific” in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.

Language Offered

German-AUDIO

Russian-AUDIO

Portuguese-AUDIO

English-AUDIO

Italian-AUDIO

Polish-AUDIO

French-AUDIO

Dutch-AUDIO

Spanish-AUDIO

Itinerary

1. Porto Grande Siracusa

Stand above the bay that swallowed the largest fleet Athens ever sent to war.

Duration: 12 mins

2. Statue of Archimedes

Meet the man who sank Roman warships with nothing but his mind.

Duration: 12 mins

3. Ortigia Street Market

Trace a market ritual that has sounded the same since the first Greek ships tied up here.

Duration: 10 mins

4. Peer beneath a plain Baroque church whose floor hides quarries, catacombs, and a wartime shelter.

Duration: 8 mins

5. Alla Giudecca

Search for what a vanished Jewish community sealed in the rock, hoping someone would return.

6. Palazzo Vermexio

Hunt for the tiny lizard an architect carved into the town hall to answer an insult.

7. Syracuse Cathedral

Look up at Doric columns older than the Parthenon, hidden inside the cathedral walls like fossils.

8. Follow a tunnel where families hid from bombs, guarding the silver saint the city kept losing.

9. Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia

See the altarpiece a fugitive painter made while wanted for murder, its darkness swallowing the canvas

Duration: 10 mins

10. Fonte Aretusa

Find the freshwater spring where a hunted nymph surfaced, still growing Europe's rare wild papyrus.

Duration: 8 mins

Inclusion

100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.

Audio and written guide included

Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded

Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like

Check or search your inbox for an email from “Tourific” with tour access instructions.

Exclusion

Any physical devices or headphones

Human tour guide at location

Cancellation Policy

Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

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.

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