Five best sunsets in Siracusa

“I like the resolute slowness of the sunset. The one you think to have to time to photograph and instead has already passed.” Guido Fruscoloni

Siracusa offers evocative visions at every step, but when the sunset time arrives, it offers you the best of its panorama. Here is the perfect guide for those who want to bring home a thrill to the heart and a perfect picture!

In Ortigia, on the seven rocks (sette scogli)

If you are in Ortigia during sunset time, you will have to find a comfortable place where to enjoy the splendid show that Nature will offer together with the beautiful Ortigia.
There is no better place than a bench in the Piazzetta degli Innamorati, above the Fonte Aretusa. If you are right on the one in the center, you will find above the famous Sette Scogli di Siracusa and you can admire the line of light of the sunset that perfectly intersects with the imaginary line that the Seven Scogli create. Of great romanticism, it is better to live this experience in two: the emotion of holding the hand of your beloved will remain forever engraved in your heart.

At the Plemmirio, near to the gates n. 21-23

If you want to enjoy a sunset in Siracusa in total connection with nature and the spirit of the places, go to Plemmirio, at the height of the Gates 21, 22 and 23.

A show of superhuman beauty will shine in front of you. You will see the wonder of the Plemmirio cliffs that stretch out in front of the coast. In the distance you will see the Arenella and its low roofs, its soft colors and its golden beaches.

A sunset enjoyed between these passages will mark in your heart an indissoluble furrow, an eternal embrace between your own sensibility and the soul of Sicily itself that forever cuddle those who decide to visit and admire it.

On the Greek Theatre

The Greek Theatre has an own ancient language. During the sunset, this magic place becomes more amazing. The soft and intense light of the setting sun is reflected on the ancient rock and the most frequented theater in Europe becomes a surreal scenario where time seems no longer important. Souls of a thousand-year history make their presence and protection feel in the rustling of the leaves, in the sighs of the wind and in the eyes of those who admire it now.

From Pillirina

If there is a place that most of all contains the energy of nature, history and the sea, this place is Pillirina. When the sun sets here you will find one of the most beautiful spectacles you can admire in the arc of life.

You just have to sit on the edge of the cliffs in front of the salt pans and when the sun starts to fall right on the edge of Ortigia Island, you will see the clear beauty in front of you, feel the breath of humanity embrace you with the grace and power that only Siracusa and its wonders are capable to give you. The sunset at Pillirina is an experience that words alone can not describe, a unique experience to do. To be done at any cost.

On the cathedral of Noto

If you’re in Noto during sunset, you will enjoy a miracle. The change of atmosphere, that occurs on the Cathedral square of the baroque city when the sun’s rays start to turn orange, is impressive.

The light stone that fills the streets of Noto and expresses itself with greater strength in the Cathedral square, bathed in the rays of the setting sun, is colored with a pastel orange next to the rose and makes the atmosphere of these unique places even more suggestive. Even the air seems to be colored and you will feel wrapped in a warm sicilian embrace.