IMG_2156 - The Piazza Duomo, which dates back to the 5th century BC.
IMG_2157 - The Cathedral of Syracuse. It was built around the 480 BC Temple of Athena. The old Doric columns are inside.
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IMG_2162 - The Church of Santa Lucia, Piazza Duomo. (right). It has the 1608 Caravaggio painting of "The Burial of St. Lucia".
IMG_2163 - The Piazza Duomo, toward the Cathedral of Syracuse, on the right.
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IMG_2170 - Lemons grow in many sizes in Italy. Recall the football- sized ones in Positano.
IMG_2171 - In 1700, after an earthquake, the town was rebuilt on the ancient Greek street layout, with wider streets.
IMG_2173 - The modern (1907), Piazza Archimedes, with the Fountain of Diana, or Artemis, in its centre.
IMG_2176 - Eventually the Temple of Apollo, became a Spanish barracks, and then was embedded in private houses.
IMG_2177 - Walking back across the Ponte St Lucia to the bus, parked on the mainland.