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Saturday 1st October 2022
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This was our third visit to Syracuse,
but it is such a lovely place, that we were happy to explore
it once again. To see what we did here in 2013, follow
this link.
For our 2017 visit, follow this link.
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Like
last time, we had a prime docking location on the left, before the
bridge, in the heart of the town. |
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This ship, on the other
hand, had to anchor some distance away and send people ashore
using tenders. |
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These coaches were mainly
for the large ship's passengers disembarking from their
tenders ahead of us. |
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We set off on foot to
re-explore the old quarter (Ortigia). The past three days,
since arriving in Sicily had been exceptionally humid and
rather uncomfortable, so we paced ourselves. |
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The proportions
and scale of this open space, in the centre of Ortigia, never fails
to impress us. |
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After lunch, we set
off again in the opposite direction, to see if we could
locate the unusual pointed structure that we had seen in
the distance. We chanced upon this one, "Chiesa di
San Tommaso al Pantheon", which wasn't the one we had
set out to find. Commonly called "The Pantheon"
by the Syracusans, it is considered to be the main monument
to the fallen of the First World War, because inside lie
the remains of Syracusan soldiers who perished at the front
during the war. It wasn't open to the public. |
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After a fairly long,
slow walk, we found The Basilica of the Madonna delle Lacrime
(Our Lady of the Tears). Here is some more information about
it from Wikipedia. |
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We enjoyed
the visit to the church and were pleased we had made the effort.
It was time to return to the ship. |
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The heat
and humidity had subsided and the light was amazing. A fitting end
to our last full day of the holiday. |
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As the
sun set, we set sail for Malta. |
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