There was one more city in Sicily to visit! Given its rich history, this city really should not be missing from any traveler’s itinerary for (eastern) Sicily: Syracuse.
Already the Roman statesman Cicero praised this city. In fact, the quote used as a title of this blog entry is from him. Even if the city now may have fewer (!) inhabitants than it did in antiquity, it still has its charm.
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.
![Statue of Archimedes (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_090837-150x150.jpg)
![Temple of Apollo (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_092805-150x150.jpg)
![Syracuse Cathedral [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_094231-150x150.jpg)
![Syracuse Cathedral [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_100007-150x150.jpg)
![Piazza Duomo Siracusa [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_101936-150x150.jpg)
![Castello Maniace (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_115939-150x150.jpg)
![Castello Maniace (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_112845-150x150.jpg)
![Castello Maniace (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_111204-150x150.jpg)
![Street in Ortygia (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_122035-150x150.jpg)
![Ortygia (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_120318-150x150.jpg)
![Ortygia (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261023_173727-150x150.jpg)
![Fountain of Diana (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_082702-150x150.jpg)
![Tunnel system beneath Ortygia (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_151354-150x150.jpg)
![Mikveh (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_152425-150x150.jpg)
![Chiesa di San Tommaso Apostolo al Pantheon (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_085613-150x150.jpg)
![Basilica Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_145554-150x150.jpg)
![Rock-cut tombs (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_124108-150x150.jpg)
![Greek Theatre of Syracuse [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_141350-150x150.jpg)
![Greek Theatre of Syracuse [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_132215-150x150.jpg)
![Latomie del Paradiso (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_131504-150x150.jpg)
![Ear of Dionysius (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_134147-150x150.jpg)
![Inside the Ear of Dionysius (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_133737-150x150.jpg)
![Ropemakers' Cave (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_134827-150x150.jpg)
![Roman amphitheater (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261025_142414-150x150.jpg)
![Syracuse Cathedral [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_193513-150x150.jpg)
![Fountain of Diana (Syracuse) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261024_195925-150x150.jpg)