Reporting from Syracuse, Italy — Back when Plato was philosophizing about virtue and Archimedes was defining pi, the most beautiful corner of the sprawling Greek Empire was Syracuse. That is Syracuse ...

There are few places where the cultural layer cake that is Sicily’s Ionian coast is more evident than in Syracuse, where Greek and Roman ruins share blocks (and even buildings) with flourishes left by ...

In August 1948, the city of Syracuse celebrated its centennial. The celebration was going to be the largest civic event in the city's history. Syracuse streets and buildings were decorated, a ...

Set between sea and sky, Syracuse is a city of ancient grandeur and Mediterranean charm. Its exceptional heritage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, bears witness to over two millennia of history. Founded ...

Sigmund Freud described Sicily as ‘the loveliest region of Italy: a stunning orgy of colours, scents, and lights… a great delight’, and Siracusa (as the locals call it) in the south east of the island ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Livia Hengel is a travel journalist covering Italy, Asia and beyond. Nov 04, 2019, 09:30am EST Aug 25, 2023, 05:27am EDT This ...

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SYRACUSE, Sicily, July 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The European project LemOn brings a slice of Sicily to Poland and Romania with the PGI Syracuse Lemon, an excellent Italian fruit grown exclusively ...