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Sampling fresh homemade foccacia at the daily market in Syracuse, Sicily, in the Old Town area on the island of Ortigia.

Houses on Ortigia Island, along Lungomare d’Ortigia, which fronts the Mediterranean on the eastern side of the Old Town area of Syracuse, Sicily.

According to mythology, Fonte Aretusa, a fresh-water spring hailing back to the earliest Greek residents of Syracuse, Sicily, was an embodiment of the nymph Arethusa.

Piazza Duomo, the beautiful baroque square in the center of the island of Ortigia (the Old Town), in Syracuse, Sicily. Seen here is the Duomo (Cathedral) on the right, and City Hall on the left.

The Roman Amphitheater in Syracuse, Sicily, built in the 3rd-4th century A.D., was used for gladiator and animal fights.