Ortigia

 The island of Ortigia is the heart of old Siracusa.  The Temple of Apollo is the first Doric stone temple in Sicily, from about 580 BC.

This fountain in Piazza Archimede is dedicated to Artemis the huntress. 

The Piazza Duomo .....

.... is home to the interesting Siracusa Cathedral.  The facade, from around 1750, was inspired by the Baroque churches of Rome, ...

... but the structure was originally an ancient Greek temple with 6 columns at the front and back, and 14 columns on the sides.

This diagram illustrates this with the Temple of Athena shown in red.

Right next to the bay (which is on the other side of the walkway) is the fresh water spring that made the island a desirable place for settlement when the Greeks arrived in the eighth century BCE.  The plants are papyrus.

Ortigia also has an impressive street market.

Fish ....

Vegetables ....

Fruits ....

Nuts ....

And spices ....

The famous scientist and mathematician Archimedes was born in Syracusa.

There are some great holiday street decorations ...

And some interesting alleyways and passageways.