Ortigia Guided Group Tour: Explore Historic Syracuse and Discover Sicily's Hidden Pearl

Join our guided group tour of Ortigia, the historic center of Syracuse, and uncover the hidden gems of Sicily’s pearl. Explore ancient temples, picturesque streets, and legendary sites with fellow travelers.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Temple of Apollo (Tempio di Apollo) - After meeting our guide you will discover the origins of the Greek city and the characteristics of this temple dedicated to the god of light.
  • Palazzo Montalto - We will walk through the alleys of Ortigia and the ancient Spirduta district, discovering its urban legends and the medieval Palazzo Montalto.
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What's Included
  • Radio guide receivers provided for large groups
What's Not Included
  • Entrance ticket to the cathedral (optional internal visit) 2 Euros per person
Additional Information

Explore Ortigia, Syracuse’s historic core during a group excursion that roams through significant spaces and history on the island. Commencing at Apollo’s Temple, Sicily first Greek temple, we’ll meander through quaint streets to reach Piazza del Duomo, where an optional visit to the interior of the Cathedral is offered (only when no religious events…

Location
Temple of Apollo
Largo XXV Luglio
The meeting point is in the clearing in front of the temple of Apollo, on the right side, in the area between the pedestrian crossing towards Corso Matteotti and the benches. Depending on the season, the exact spot may vary slightly. The guide will have a Hermes Sicily Tours logo.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Joelk44
Oct 20, 2025
Good 2-hour tour to see the major sites - Our guide was Informative, personable and friendly, and answered all of our questions. We saw all of the major sites in old Ortigya.
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Mack
Oct 12, 2025
Great tour of Ortigia with an excellent guide - Eva was an excellent guide for our walk around old town Siracusa. She had a lot of interesting info and answered several questions I had. Definitely recommend!
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Beatriceh561
Oct 5, 2025
Excellent tour at a gentle pace - We enjoyed the tour with Eva who is very kind and knowledgeable. We appreciated the ear phones as the group was fairly big but manageable.
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Paoladerlino
Aug 21, 2025
Beautiful tour - Beautiful tour among the monuments and alleys of Ortigia. The guide Gaetano has always been able to keep alive the attention explaining very well both monuments and giving historical notes and narrating myths. Really a wonderful experience. We were with my 9 year old son and despite it being his first tour he was very happy and at the end he said it was very interesting. Super recommended!
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A4861axstevew
Aug 20, 2025
Excellent, highly recommended - Eva was brilliant, an authority on all aspects of classical Ortigia & I’d recommend this very reasonably priced tour. Two tours flies by & you learn a lot
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Bpitaes
Aug 8, 2025
Very informative - Eva was very knowledgle and informative ensuring the tour was quite complete and she was very accomodating of the group needs/wants.
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Michael
Aug 7, 2025
Excellent Walking Tour - Ferderia was very informative and passionate for the history of her area. She was happy to answer any questions and there was no rush to the tour.
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Attiliogio
Jul 17, 2025
Ortigia is ours - Ortigia has no more secrets for us thanks to our experienced, professional and friendly Gaetano guide! He explained everything in a comprehensive and complete way. Bravooo
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Grandtour704349
Jun 25, 2025
worth the time and the money - Not too long and saw some lovely architecture and sights we would not have come across ourselves ....it may be cooler to do an evening tour but there is plenty of shade and interesting history to hear
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Jet12779643184
Oct 2, 2025
The group was too big and the earpieces we were given were garbled and difficult to understand our guide. - The group was too big and it was difficult to understand our guide with the earpieces we were given. They created static and garbled sound.
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