Secrets of Syracuse Ortigia Self Guided Walking Tour

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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.
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What's Included

  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location
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Meeting Location

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96100 Syracuse
Free municipal consortium of Syracuse, Italy

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End point

Largo Aretusa
96100 Siracusa SR, Italy

What To Expect

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Porto Grande Siracusa

Stand above the bay that swallowed the largest fleet Athens ever sent to war.
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12 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Statue of Archimedes

Meet the man who sank Roman warships with nothing but his mind.
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12 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ortigia Street Market,

Trace a market ritual that has sounded the same since the first Greek ships tied up here.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo

Peer beneath a plain Baroque church whose floor hides quarries, catacombs, and a wartime shelter.
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8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Alla Giudecca (pass by)

Search for what a vanished Jewish community sealed in the rock, hoping someone would return.
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Palazzo Vermexio (pass by)

Hunt for the tiny lizard an architect carved into the town hall to answer an insult.
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Syracuse Cathedral (pass by)

Look up at Doric columns older than the Parthenon, hidden inside the cathedral walls like fossils.
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Ipogeo di Piazza Duomo, Siracusa (pass by)

Follow a tunnel where families hid from bombs, guarding the silver saint the city kept losing.
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Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia

See the altarpiece a fugitive painter made while wanted for murder, its darkness swallowing the canvas
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fonte Aretusa

Find the freshwater spring where a hunted nymph surfaced, still growing Europe's rare wild papyrus.
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8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • 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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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Secrets of Syracuse Ortigia Self Guided Walking Tour?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund.

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What's Included

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  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • 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.
  • Audio and written guide included
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location

Additional Info

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • 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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