City by the sea among the most beautiful in the Mediterranean Area, rich in history and monuments, Syracuse expresses the diversity and cultural complexity of Sicily from prehistory to the present day.

The history of Syracuse and Sicily begins in the eighth century BC with the Greek colonization. More than a hundred colonies were founded by the Greeks and many of this equality in power and civilization in the same homeland.

The name derives from the Sicilian Syracuse Syraka (plenty of water) for the presence of many rivers and a wetland. Both in greek that in latin is the plural Syracusae because the city founded by Archie, a noble of Corinth in 734 BC, became in a few years Pentapolis as the original core, consisting of Ortigia island were added as other four groups: Acradina, Tyche, Neapolis and Epipoli.

In a charmed position (a large terrace overlooking the underlying limestone coastline) and has a magnificent natural harbor, the city today is divided between an Old Town, Ortigia, and a new part of recent expansion.

The cultural life is known for her two-year cycle of classic shows that have their place in the Greek Theatre stage.

Ancient place of worship different, Syracuse maintains an intense religious devotion to Our Lady (which was recently dedicated a great sanctuary) and Saint Lucia, the Patron Saint.