Ortigia from Eloro hotel or President Sea Palace

Visit to the island of Ortigia, the oldest part of the city of Syracuse, dominated by its spectacular Cathedral, once a Greek temple, whose façade was rebuilt in baroque style after the earthquake of 1693. The Aretusa Fountain, by the sea, is beautiful, with its sweet waters springing from the heart of the earth, and it owes its name to the touching Greek myth of Aretusa and Alpheus; the papyrus that has grown in its bed makes Syracuse the only European city where you can admire this plant typical of the banks of the Nile. For this excursion, it is possible to book a cultural guide .