Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Syracuse (Siracusa), Italië

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Natuur

  Almond blossom around Avola

  10 jan – 28 feb · meestalKersenbloesem

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Sant'Agata in Catania, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Avola historic carnival

  1 feb – 9 mrt · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Sant'Agata in Catania

  3–5 febReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Almond blossom around Avola (10 jan – 28 feb (meestal)), Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Holy Week

• Feestdag

  Holy Week

  29 mrt – 6 aprDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Avola historic carnival (1 feb – 9 mrt (meestal)), Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Holy Week, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Holy Week (29 mrt – 6 apr)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festival

  Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco

  8 mei – 28 junKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer holidays in Italië

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jun – 25 okt · meestal

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun), Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8 mei – 28 jun)

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Sirocco heat

  1 jul – 31 augExtreme hitte

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8 mei – 28 jun), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ferragosto, Summer holidays in Italië

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  8–22 augSchoolvakantiesDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (meestal)), Sirocco heat (1 jul – 31 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Ortigia Film Festival

  20–26 sep · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Winter quiet

  1 nov – 31 mrt · meestalSeizoensluiting

  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.

Topdrukte — Santa Lucia, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Festival

  Santa Lucia

  13–20 decReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))