Syracuse, Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Syracuse, Italy

Weather: Plentiful sunshine, 51/65F.

Route: From Valletta 198 km  NNE on ferry to Sicily then SP66, SP46, E45, SS124.

Population: 121,605

Established: 734 B.C.

Places to visit: Duomo di Siracusa, Orecchio di Dionisio, Borgo Vecchio di Cassibile, Teatro Greco, Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi, Chiesa di San Giovanni Alle Catacombe, Maniace Castle, Temple of Apollo.

Significance: Syracuse has remains all the way back to when it was a Greek colony in the 8th century BC. There is a Greek amphitheater and Temple to Apollo, among other sites.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

The Greek amphitheater (from traghettiper-sicilia.it)

Piazza Duomo (from theculturetrip.com)