Οι καλύτερες διαδρομές τρεξίματος στις Συρακούσες

όμορφα εδώ, πολύ όμορφα

Με την ευκαιρία της εδώ ευρισκόμενης πανηγύρεως – ο οίκος του Θεού είναι αφιερωμένος στη „Γέννηση της Θεοτόκου“ – θα ήθελα να προσφέρω στον διαμένοντα μια σύντομη πνευματική σκέψη από τον Άγιο Ιωάννη τον Δαμασκηνό (γεννηθείς 675/676, αποθανών πριν το 754): „Η ημέρα της Γεννήσεως της Θεοτόκου είναι ημέρα καθολικής χαράς, διότι μέσω της Θεοτόκου ανανεώθηκε ολόκληρο το ανθρώπινο γένος και ο πόνος της πρώτης μητέρας, της Εύας, μετατράπηκε σε χαρά.“

Unfortunately, not much remains of the temple. If you're already there, you can take a look. But it's not worth making a special trip just for it.

A very nice market in Syracuse. Worth seeing if you're in the city.

I actually expected more ancient sites in Syracuse, so I'm particularly pleased about these artifacts, as most of the sights date from much later eras.

Hiking in the footsteps of Archimedes, who worked here.

Frederick II of Hohenstaufen built it in 1240 to provide the best possible protection for the entrance to the harbor of Syracuse. The Castello Maniace was both a fortress and a royal palace. After an explosion in 1704, the interior of the castle was largely destroyed. The exterior was initially preserved, but the upper floors were later demolished.

The ruins of the Temple of Apollo are one of the first sights encountered upon entering Ortigia, the oldest part of the city of Syracuse. It is of great importance as it marks the transition from wooden to stone construction of temples in Sicily.