Qué hay en Siracusa, Italia, a lo largo del año

Tranquilo — los viajeros lo describen como tranquilo, Christmas holidays en Italia

• Naturaleza

  Almond blossom around Avola

  10 Ene – 28 Feb · normalmenteFlor de cerezo

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Winter quiet (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Sant'Agata in Catania, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Avola historic carnival

  1 Feb – 9 Mar · normalmente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Sant'Agata in Catania

  3–5 FebFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Almond blossom around Avola (10 Ene – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Winter quiet (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — los viajeros lo describen como tranquilo, Holy Week

• Festivo

  Holy Week

  29 Mar – 6 AbrMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Avola historic carnival (1 Feb – 9 Mar (normalmente)), Winter quiet (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Holy Week, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festivo

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 Abr – 2 JunFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Holy Week (29 Mar – 6 Abr)

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festival

  Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco

  8 May – 28 JunFestival de artesReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 Abr – 2 Jun)

Máxima afluencia — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer holidays en Italia

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 Jun – 25 Oct · normalmente

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 Abr – 2 Jun), Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8 May – 28 Jun)

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Italia, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Sirocco heat

  1 Jul – 31 AgoCalor extremo

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8 May – 28 Jun), Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 25 Oct (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Ferragosto, Summer holidays en Italia

• Festivo

  Ferragosto

  8–22 AgoVacaciones escolaresMucha genteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 25 Oct (normalmente)), Sirocco heat (1 Jul – 31 Ago)

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Italia, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Ortigia Film Festival

  20–26 Sep · normalmente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 25 Oct (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 25 Oct (normalmente))

Tranquilo — los viajeros lo describen como tranquilo, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Winter quiet

  1 Nov – 31 Mar · normalmenteCierre de temporada baja

  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.

Máxima afluencia — Santa Lucia, Christmas holidays en Italia

• Festival

  Santa Lucia

  13–20 DicFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Winter quiet (1 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))