Was ist los in Syrakus, Italien – übers Jahr

Ruhig – laut Reisenden ruhig, Christmas holidays in Italien

• Natur

  Almond blossom around Avola

  10. Jan. – 28. Feb. · meistKirschblüte

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Winter quiet (1. Nov. – 31. März (meist))

Viel los – Sant'Agata in Catania, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Avola historic carnival

  1. Feb. – 9. März · meist

  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. Quelle ↗

• Festival

  Sant'Agata in Catania

  3.–5. Feb.Religiöses FestVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Almond blossom around Avola (10. Jan. – 28. Feb. (meist)), Winter quiet (1. Nov. – 31. März (meist))

Ruhig – laut Reisenden ruhig, Holy Week

• Feiertag

  Holy Week

  29. März – 6. Apr.Voll

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Avola historic carnival (1. Feb. – 9. März (meist)), Winter quiet (1. Nov. – 31. März (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Holy Week, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Feiertag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25. Apr. – 2. JuniNationalfeiertagVollFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Holy Week (29. März – 6. Apr.)

Hochbetrieb – laut Reisenden Hochsaison, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festival

  Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco

  8. Mai – 28. JuniKunstfestivalFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. Apr. – 2. Juni)

Hochbetrieb – Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer holidays in Italien

• Saison

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1. Juni – 25. Okt. · meist

  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.

Läuft noch: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. Apr. – 2. Juni), Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8. Mai – 28. Juni)

Viel los – Summer holidays in Italien, Schulferien in 6 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Risiko

  Sirocco heat

  1. Juli – 31. Aug.Extreme Hitze

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8. Mai – 28. Juni), Sea warm enough to swim (1. Juni – 25. Okt. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Ferragosto, Summer holidays in Italien

• Feiertag

  Ferragosto

  8.–22. Aug.SchulferienVollSchließungen

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Sea warm enough to swim (1. Juni – 25. Okt. (meist)), Sirocco heat (1. Juli – 31. Aug.)

Viel los – Summer holidays in Italien, Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Ortigia Film Festival

  20.–26. Sep. · meist

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Sea warm enough to swim (1. Juni – 25. Okt. (meist))

Zwischensaison – Schulferien in 4 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen, ein gewöhnlicher Monat

Im Oktober beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Sea warm enough to swim (1. Juni – 25. Okt. (meist))

Ruhig – laut Reisenden ruhig, Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Saison

  Winter quiet

  1. Nov. – 31. März · meistSaisonpause

  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.

Hochbetrieb – Santa Lucia, Christmas holidays in Italien

• Festival

  Santa Lucia

  13.–20. Dez.Religiöses FestVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Winter quiet (1. Nov. – 31. März (meist))