Guidebook for Siracusa
Essentials
MADA SRL
54 Via Necropoli GrotticelleA bit of everything, including a good wine selection, just 3 minutes away from the flat.
Self-service or assisted washing :-)
Just across the "old" bridge outside Ortigia.
12 habitants recommandent
Wash And Dry Siracusa
8 Via XX SettembreSelf-service or assisted washing :-)
Just across the "old" bridge outside Ortigia.
THE place to visit! You can't miss this colourful show, featuring daily next to the Apollo Temple, close to the entrance to the island. Local produce - fruit and vegetable, fish, eggs and bread - anything you can imagine and more, a sure success for the mouth and the eyes (and the ears too!).
14 habitants recommandent
Ortigia Street Market
Vicolo BagnaraTHE place to visit! You can't miss this colourful show, featuring daily next to the Apollo Temple, close to the entrance to the island. Local produce - fruit and vegetable, fish, eggs and bread - anything you can imagine and more, a sure success for the mouth and the eyes (and the ears too!).
Getting Around
Ideally located just across the bridge to access the island. It is recommended to reserve a car well in advance in order to ensure availability!
18 habitants recommandent
Avis
9 Via dei MilleIdeally located just across the bridge to access the island. It is recommended to reserve a car well in advance in order to ensure availability!
This is where the bus terminal is: here you can find regular bus services to Catania Airport, but also to Ragusa, Noto, Pachino, Palermo and elsewhere (check local companies: Interbus, SAIS). Tickets are sold at the booth.
From here you can also take a small shuttle bus taking you to Ortigia (ticket on the bus).
12 habitants recommandent
Corso Umberto I
Corso Umberto IThis is where the bus terminal is: here you can find regular bus services to Catania Airport, but also to Ragusa, Noto, Pachino, Palermo and elsewhere (check local companies: Interbus, SAIS). Tickets are sold at the booth.
From here you can also take a small shuttle bus taking you to Ortigia (ticket on the bus).
Nice café serving mainly organic products (including some quick salads and panini) renting out bikes, including e-bikes, and providing assistance to bikers (the place where I go when my tyre is flat!). Located on a little square just behind the flat!
11 habitants recommandent
Mama's -Soul, Kitchen & Community Sharing: Movimentocentrale
33 35 ORTIGIANice café serving mainly organic products (including some quick salads and panini) renting out bikes, including e-bikes, and providing assistance to bikers (the place where I go when my tyre is flat!). Located on a little square just behind the flat!
Food Scene
A recently opened restaurant, a few minutes away from the flat, that wisely combines fresh local ingredients and top creativity. Great quality, well worth the price. A big table is available inside, wither for groups or to share, plus a few tables along Via Cavour. Very good wine selection.
I Bottai - Ortigia Food & Wine - Shop
A recently opened restaurant, a few minutes away from the flat, that wisely combines fresh local ingredients and top creativity. Great quality, well worth the price. A big table is available inside, wither for groups or to share, plus a few tables along Via Cavour. Very good wine selection.
An excellent and original pizzeria just a few minutes away from the flat. Fresh local ingredients and very Sicilian combinations for these unique pizzas, made with a special flour, easy to digest.
34 habitants recommandent
Sicily - Pizzeria & Lounge Bar
67 Via CavourAn excellent and original pizzeria just a few minutes away from the flat. Fresh local ingredients and very Sicilian combinations for these unique pizzas, made with a special flour, easy to digest.
A old-style café, recently renovated, which has nonetheless kept its clientele and typical Sicilian production: from sweet to savoury, each single item sold here will definitely not disappoint you! A lot of choice for a quick snack, a few steps away from the street market.
Bar Del Ponte
24 Piazza Emanuele PancaliA old-style café, recently renovated, which has nonetheless kept its clientele and typical Sicilian production: from sweet to savoury, each single item sold here will definitely not disappoint you! A lot of choice for a quick snack, a few steps away from the street market.
Shopping
A unique atelier where everything is designed di Caroline, a Dutch artist who moved here a long time ago and found the ideal place to express her creativity. For original, fun, affordable gifts for friends, family and...yourself!
Circo Fortuna
42 Via CapodieciA unique atelier where everything is designed di Caroline, a Dutch artist who moved here a long time ago and found the ideal place to express her creativity. For original, fun, affordable gifts for friends, family and...yourself!
Parks & Nature
Vendicari is everything: 9 k of beaches, a unique park with great bird watching, a trip in ancient history (Medieval catacombs, Byzantine church, ruins of a tuna factory,...) and lots of nature. A must-go place about 40 minutes away from Siracusa (strictly by car - or by bike for good bikers!).
643 habitants recommandent
Oasis de la Réserve naturelle de Vendicari
Contrada VendicariVendicari is everything: 9 k of beaches, a unique park with great bird watching, a trip in ancient history (Medieval catacombs, Byzantine church, ruins of a tuna factory,...) and lots of nature. A must-go place about 40 minutes away from Siracusa (strictly by car - or by bike for good bikers!).
Wonderful rocky beaches, scuba diving and snorkelling opportunities, spectacular views of Ortigia and beyond.
37 habitants recommandent
Costa Blanca Plemmirio
Via Capo San VitoWonderful rocky beaches, scuba diving and snorkelling opportunities, spectacular views of Ortigia and beyond.