Ortigia Private Walking Tour: Discover 3000 Years of History in Syracuse's Ancient Town Center

Uncover Ortygia’s 3000-year history on a private walking tour. Explore ancient temples, Piazza Duomo, and the Jewish district. Book your exclusive tour now.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Temple of Apollo (Tempio di Apollo) - You will meet our guide near the Apollo temple and learn about this ancient Greek building, the oldest stone temple built by Greeks in Sicily.
  • Piazza Archimede - Here you will see the beautiful neoclassical Diana fountain and the buildings in various styles, around the square.
  • **Chiesa del Collegio dei…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Private walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Cathedral entrance fee (optional, 2 € p.p.)
Additional Information

Discover the captivating allure of Ortygia, the old town center of Syracuse, on an exclusive private walking tour. Situated on a picturesque island very near to the mainland, Ortygia is a treasure trove of history spanning 3000 years. Your tour begins at the Apollo Temple, the oldest Greek temple in Sicily. As you walk through the enchanting narrow…

Location
Via dell'Apollonion
Departure Point: Apollo temple, Ortygia (Syracuse) Address: Largo XXV Luglio - Siracusa Directions: The guide will wait at the Apollo temple, on the right side, near the small fountain. The guide will wear a red id-badge. Return point: Tour ends at the fish market near the Apollo temple.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Hanluc
Oct 20, 2023
Outstanding private Ortigia tour and service with Hermes - Excellent private tour. Our guide Eva was super, very friendly, gave interesting local knowledge and facts about the sites and culture of Ortigia. Exactly the right amount of information without overloading us but open to all questions. The interaction we had with Sebastiano at the Hermes office when booking the tour directly with them was also excellent and reassuring. All questions were answered, recommendations given and no pressure to purchase. Received an email from them a couple of days before the tour as a reminder and to introduce our guide for the tour. All round super experience and would definitely use them again without hesitation. Recommend Hermes 100%.
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Tbje
Jun 7, 2023
Knowledgeable and charming guide - Anne-Marie, provided a fact fiiled 2 1/2 hour walk around this fascinating place. Because she had lived locally, she was able to give us a historical and a lived experience. We were very happy and have no hesitation in recommending this walk
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Aussiebradme
Jul 17, 2022
Walking tour with experienced guides - Eva is a lovely guide and knows a lot to share about the history the city and Sicilian culture. The tour company was very responsive and move the timing due to my travel timing issues. I would recommend
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Mzirkle63
Jul 28, 2020
Great Tour! - A lovely tour of Ortygia with Eva. She was very patient with our two young and energetic children. I would highly recommend her for anyone wanting to learn and experience the history and beauty of this Siracusa gem.
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Jin
Jan 27, 2020
An enjoyable tour of the old city and various historic sites - Our guide was very thorough in her knowledge and provided us a wealth of information. There are many hidden treasures that we wouldn't have found without her guidance.
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Msrug
Oct 30, 2019
Ortigia - Eva was an excellent guide. She was full of information and stories that made our tour. Great guide!
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Weltreisen1
Oct 26, 2019
Siracusa historic walking tour - This short walking tour is excellent! It provided a good overview of how history shaped the city of Siracusa (as well as Sicily). Very interesting and engaging. Our guide was Eva Maier, who was amazing! I highly recommend this tour to anyone who spends time in Siracusa! You can easily fit this into your itinerary!
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Rkigervaron
Aug 13, 2020
Very good - Great tour. Covering all the basics and providing a great overview of the area. Guide knowledgeable and friendly
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Judy
Nov 12, 2019
Ortygia walking tour - I was surprised to find that we had this tour all to ourselves with no other guests which was nice. Our guide was very knowledgeable and ianswered all our questions very professionally. One thing though is that the first stop we made we were there for at least 20 minutes which I personally found to be very long in one place and wanted to move on but my husband found her talk informative. The tour focused mainly on important archeological sites and architecture and our guide, who has a degree in archeology, was well informed.
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Reisefreund5020
Oct 17, 2023
The ORTIGIA peninsula is worth exploring on foot. - You should definitely do the ORTIGIA peninsula on foot. There are flying ticket sellers lurking on the access roads, but the little tour train or the brightly painted sightseeing bus is a tourist trap: 1) What good is hop on/off if the vehicle only comes by every 45 or 60 minutes? 2) some stops are difficult to find, 3) it is difficult to take photos from the moving bus - unless it is stuck in a traffic jam! 4) most of the route goes through the new town of Syracuse (rather unattractive).
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