This private cultural tour will start from the Archaeological Park of Cava Ispica, where you will have the chance to admire the Catacombs of Larderia, rocky complexes that were inhabited from the Middle Ages to the last century, an...
Our guided cultural tour of Ispica will start from the spur of Forza which, situated at the end of Cava Ispica, represents an ancient Fortalitium. This natural fortress of Parco Forza, where prehistoric, Greek and Roman remains merge with the ruins of the medie...
Each year, schools of red tuna go back to the open sea after having spent the spawning period in the warmer waters of the south-eastern coasts of Sicily.
The Greeks fully understood the dynamics of this eternal rite of nature, and inaugurat...
Marzamemi and Portopalo are both etymologically linked to a harbor. The former from Arab Marsâ ‘al Hamâm ‘Harbour of the Dove’ and the latter from Latin Portus Palorum ‘Harbour of the Poles’. These two small coast...
Guiding you through myth and history, Roman antiquities and industrial archaeology, seaside and architecture, our day private tour will finally lead you to discover the archaeological and architectural tr...
The Vendicari Nature Reserve is mainly renowned because of the unique characteristics of its flora and fauna and its extraordinarily beautiful beaches. However the area also discloses a rich archaeological heritage. As a matter of fact, the fertility of its lands, together w...
This private day tour will guide you through the main archaeological sites of Noto by following the valley of the River Tellaro. Like an itinerary through time, you will discover the treasures of the city starting from Prehistory to the Middle Ages...
A devastating earthquake struck the “ingenious city” of Noto on 11th January 1693. It killed hundreds of people and destroyed many civil and religious buildings. As a consequence, the Netini (people from Noto) abandoned the ancient site of...
Guiding you through myth and history, Roman antiquities and industrial archaeology, seaside and architecture, our private cultural tour will finally lead you to discover the archaeological and architectural treasures of t...
…and then passed by the good, rich soil of marshy Helorus.
Virgil, Aeneid, III, 698
The fertile land along the southern coast was highly inhabited during the Roman and Greek eras. At the end of the 8th century BC, Syracusans occupi...
The prehistoric settlement of Castelluccio, one of the most striking places around Noto, is 20 km far from the town. This place, overlooking the middle valley of the River Tellaro, gave its name to the most famous cultural facies of t...
Netum Ingeniosa Urbs Numquam vi Capta ‘Noto, an ingenious town that has never been conquered violently’
These words were inscribed upon a slab of marble that was placed at the main entrance to the old town. The inscription attests that Noto, birthplace of man...
After the earthquake that devastated south-eastern Sicily in 1693, the population of Noto moved from the impervious top of Mount Alveria to the more beautiful slope near the coast. As a result, a maniple comprisi...
On this private guided tour of Syracuse, we will recall the complete building process of the major Greek monuments in this city by making a day tour that starts from quarries and arrives to temples. T...
Our private day tour will provide you with an exhaustive view of the Syracusan archaeology starting from the Neapolis Park, where we will visit the Greek theater, ...
The construction of Eurialo Castle was ordered by Dionysius the Elder (402-397 BC). It was built on the most vulnerable part of the Epipole area and it represented the most important fortification of Syracuse until t...
2750 years of history, held in a unique city like few others, told through our itinerary. Starting from the Archaeological Park of Syracuse, the old district of Neapolis, we will uncover the stunning Greek and Roman monuments of the cit...
On this private walking tour we will discover the Jewish Syracuse by exploring its borders, meeting places, and rituals. The Giudecca neighborhood, which is enclosed by streets of Greek origins, reveals the long history of the...
Along the coastline of the peninsula of Plemmirio, Syracusans quarried huge blocks of calcarenite stone, which were used for raising their oldest temples. In this way, they changed the coastal landscape of the area forever. Th...
An unexpected walking tour of Syracuse among the archaeological and architectural treasures of the Santa Lucia district will show you the greatest and most striking Syracusan latomies (ancient quarries) which, e...