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    Secrets of Syracuse Ortigia Self Guided Walking Tour

    4.7(3 reviews)
    By TourificProduct code 472599P18
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    Duration

    2 hours to 3 hours

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    En, Audio, De, Service Audio, Ru, Pt, It, Pl, Fr, Nl, Es

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Pickup

    Pickup details available

    Meeting point

    Meeting point provided

    Time zone

    Europe/Rome

    Why Travelers Love This

    4.7 rating from 3 reviewsMobile ticketsPickup details available

    Overview

    Syracuse keeps losing its greatest treasures. The largest ship of the ancient world, given away. Its patron saint, carried off to Venice. Temple doors of ivory and gold, bronze rams, magnificent statues, all gone. The one thing no one could steal was the stories, and this self-guided audio tour hands them to you, one stop at a time. Walk Ortigia, the island where the city began, from a harbour that swallowed an Athenian fleet to a cathedral built inside a Greek temple older than the Parthenon. Meet Archimedes, a killer painter named Caravaggio, a Jewish community who sealed their ritual bath in the rock, hoping to return one day, and a saint whose eyes made her the patron of light. The app guides you on this self-guided walking tour of Syracuse, so there is no fixed start time and no group to follow. Pause whenever you like, resume when you are ready. Over 25,000 travelers have used our tours, backed by a full refund guarantee.

    What's Included

    Other

    100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.

    Other

    Audio and written guide included

    Other

    Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded

    Other

    Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

    Other

    1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like

    Other

    Check or search your inbox for an email from “Tourific” with tour access instructions.

    Other

    Any physical devices or headphones

    Other

    Human tour guide at location

    Meeting And Pickup

    Meeting point

    This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for “Tourific” in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.

    End point

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    Pickup details

    Meet Everyone At Start Point
    Know before you go : •⁠ ⁠You will need to download the "Tourific self guided tours" app from the Google play store or App store •⁠ ⁠Right after booking, you’ll receive an email from Tourific or the tour booking platform with instructions to access the tour. •⁠ ⁠Having trouble finding the email? Just search for “Tourific” in your inbox or spam folder. •⁠ ⁠For any issues - contact support@tourific.org •⁠ ⁠The tour is valid for 1 year and can be listened to any number of times. So feel free to download tour and experience a few stops before going on the tour. •⁠ ⁠Fully charge your phone and carry your headphones for the best experience •⁠ ⁠The tour follows a set route that we recommend that you follow. Once the tour is downloaded, the introduction will guide you to your starting point •⁠ ⁠Change of plans? Enjoy the tour on a different day or from home

    Itinerary

    Standard2 hours to 3 hours
    1

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    Stand above the bay that swallowed the largest fleet Athens ever sent to war.

    2

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    12 minutesNot Applicable

    Meet the man who sank Roman warships with nothing but his mind.

    3

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    Trace a market ritual that has sounded the same since the first Greek ships tied up here.

    4

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    Peer beneath a plain Baroque church whose floor hides quarries, catacombs, and a wartime shelter.

    5

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    Search for what a vanished Jewish community sealed in the rock, hoping someone would return.

    6

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    Hunt for the tiny lizard an architect carved into the town hall to answer an insult.

    7

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    Look up at Doric columns older than the Parthenon, hidden inside the cathedral walls like fossils.

    8

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    Follow a tunnel where families hid from bombs, guarding the silver saint the city kept losing.

    9

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    10 minutesNot Applicable

    See the altarpiece a fugitive painter made while wanted for murder, its darkness swallowing the canvas

    10

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    8 minutesNot Applicable

    Find the freshwater spring where a hunted nymph surfaced, still growing Europe's rare wild papyrus.

    Additional Info

    Pets Welcome

    Service animals allowed

    Public Transportation Nearby

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    Physical Easy

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Other

    Please carry a charged smartphone and headphones with you for the best experience

    Other

    This tour does not follow the wheelchair accessible route to all points and hence we are not recommending it for those travelers who require wheelchair access.

    Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Policy type

    Standard

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Refund eligibility

    100% refundable 1+ days before

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0-1 days before

    Review Summary

    4.7

    3 reviews

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