Corte dei Medici - Palace, Catania
Breakfast at base, load cars. ~55 min on the A18/E45 south to Siracusa.
→ Neapolis Archaeological Park (Greek Theatre
driving · 56 min · 67.1 km
Neapolis Archaeological Park (Greek Theatre, Ear of Dionysius)
Do it before the midday heat — minimal shade. The Greek Theatre (still hosting plays), the Ear of Dionysius echo cave (t
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driving · 10 min · 2.8 km
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Drive to Ortigia (~10 min), park Talete garage at the island's edge, lunch in the old town.
→ Ortigia island old town
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Ortigia island old town
Get lost on purpose: Temple of Apollo ruins at the gate, the market street (Via De Benedictis — morning market will be c
→ Piazza Duomo
walking · 9 min · 0.6 km
Piazza Duomo, Ortigia
One of Italy's finest squares — the Cathedral literally wraps the Doric columns of the Temple of Athena (see them inside
→ Fountain of Arethusa
walking · 5 min · 0.4 km
Fountain of Arethusa
Freshwater spring by the sea, wild papyrus growing in it — the Greek myth of the nymph Arethusa. Then the Lungomare seaf
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walking · 6 min · 0.4 km
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The 18:00–19:00 gap = aperitivo / seafront passeggiata. Dinner in Ortigia, 9 covers — book ahead. ~1h drive home after (