Det sker i Syracuse (Siracusa), Italy året igennem

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Natur

  Almond blossom around Avola

  10. jan. – 28. feb. · normaltKirsebærblomstring

  The Avola almond varieties flower unusually early, from January into February, turning the terraced orchards white in the hills south of the city around Avola and Noto. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Winter quiet (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Sant'Agata in Catania, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Avola historic carnival

  1. feb. – 9. mar. · normalt

  Half an hour down the coast, Avola runs one of Italy's officially recognised historic carnivals: floats decked in flowers and masked groups parade on the final Sunday, and the Re Carnevale puppet goes up in flames on Shrove Tuesday. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Sant'Agata in Catania

  3.–5. feb.Religiøs højtidTætpakket

  An hour north, Catania's patron-saint feast is among the largest Catholic processions anywhere: devotees in white haul the saint's silver reliquary through the streets from the morning of 5 February into the next day. An easy day trip by train. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Almond blossom around Avola (10. jan. – 28. feb. (normalt)), Winter quiet (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, Holy Week

• Helligdag

  Holy Week

  29. mar. – 6. apr.Tætpakket

  Processions through Ortigia's lanes and the first week the sea-front tables come out. It is also when Sicilians travel, so the island's roads and ferries are at their fullest. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Avola historic carnival (1. feb. – 9. mar. (normalt)), Winter quiet (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Holy Week, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Helligdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25. apr. – 2. jun.National helligdagTætpakketBook tidligt

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Holy Week (29. mar. – 6. apr.)

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festival

  Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco

  8. maj – 28. jun.KunstfestivalBook tidligt

  Aeschylus and Sophocles staged in the fifth-century BC theatre they were written for, most evenings from early May to the end of June. Tickets for the good nights go months ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr. – 2. jun.)

Tætpakket — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer holidays i Italy

• Sæson

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1. jun. – 25. okt. · normalt

  One of the longest swimming windows in Europe: the Ionian off Ortigia's ladders and the Plemmirio reserve stays comfortable from June well into late October.

Stadig i gang: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr. – 2. jun.), Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8. maj – 28. jun.)

Travlt — Summer holidays i Italy, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Sirocco heat

  1. jul. – 31. aug.Ekstrem varme

  South-east Sicily records some of Europe's highest temperatures when the sirocco pushes up from Africa, and the archaeological park has no shade at all. Go at opening or not at all. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8. maj – 28. jun.), Sea warm enough to swim (1. jun. – 25. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ferragosto, Summer holidays i Italy

• Helligdag

  Ferragosto

  8.–22. aug.SkoleferieTætpakketLukninger

  Ortigia fills with Italians and half its own workshops and family kitchens close for the fortnight. The beaches south towards Fontane Bianche are where everyone actually is. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. jun. – 25. okt. (normalt)), Sirocco heat (1. jul. – 31. aug.)

Travlt — Summer holidays i Italy, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Ortigia Film Festival

  20.–26. sep. · normalt

  Independent cinema screened outdoors in the squares of the old island for a week in late September, free or close to it, and starting late enough that the heat has gone out of the day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. jun. – 25. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. jun. – 25. okt. (normalt))

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Winter quiet

  1. nov. – 31. mar. · normaltLukket uden for sæsonen

  Once the sea cools, the beach clubs south of the city close, boat trips around Ortigia run only on calm days and some seasonal restaurants shut. Ortigia itself stays lived-in, and rooms are far easier to find.

Tætpakket — Santa Lucia, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Festival

  Santa Lucia

  13.–20. dec.Religiøs højtidTætpakket

  The city's own saint. On 13 December the silver statue is carried out of the cathedral and across the bridge to her basilica, and nobody in Syracuse eats bread that day, only cuccia. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Winter quiet (1. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))