One day in Siracusa, Italy
A day through Siracusa’s best-known sights that lie close together: Castello Maniace, source of Arethusa, Cathedral of Syracuse, Syracuse, Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi and Greek Theatre of Syracuse. 6 stops, about 3.7 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Castello ManiaceMuseum · On the map

- source of ArethusaMonument · 0.5 km on from Castello Maniace · On the map

- Cathedral of SyracuseCathedral · 0.3 km on from source of Arethusa · On the map

- SyracuseArchaeological site · 1.2 km on from Cathedral of Syracuse · On the map

- Museo archeologico regionale Paolo OrsiMuseum · 0.8 km on from Syracuse · On the map

- Greek Theatre of SyracuseTheatre or opera house · 1 km on from Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi · On the map
6 stops, 4.4 km on foot along the streets: about 58 min of walking.
More for Siracusa
- Things to do in Siracusa, Italy · 40 places to see, led by Syracuse and necropolis of Pantalica
Day trips from Siracusa
- Messina127 km awayMessina6 stops in a day, starting at Chiesa del Carmine
- San Pawl il-Baħar147 km awayĠgantija5 stops in a day, starting at Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, Xagħra
- Żabbar149 km awayHypogeum of Ħal Saflieni6 stops in a day, starting at Our Lady of Victories Parish Church
- Valletta148 km awaySt. John's Co-Cathedral6 stops in a day, starting at Fort Saint Elmo
Photo credits
- Castello Maniace: User: Stevage, CC BY 2.5
- source of Arethusa: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cathedral of Syracuse: pjt56, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Syracuse: Agostino Artnoir Sella, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi: AbelDionis, CC0
- Greek Theatre of Syracuse: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
Other places nearby
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- Messina127 km away · Right now, Things to do, Plans, Flights, Weather, Port and ships, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Earthquakes and Hiking routes
- Sliema147 km away · Things to do, Plans and Cameras
- San Pawl il-Baħar147 km away · Things to do, Plans and Cameras
- Valletta148 km away · Things to do, Plans and Cameras
- Żabbar149 km away · Things to do, Plans and Cameras
- Birkirkara150 km away · Things to do, Plans and Cameras