På gång i Syracuse (Siracusa), Italy under året

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Natur

  Almond blossom around Avola

  10 jan – 28 feb · vanligtvisKörsbärsblom

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Sant'Agata in Catania, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Avola historic carnival

  1 feb – 9 mar · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Sant'Agata in Catania

  3–5 febReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Almond blossom around Avola (10 jan – 28 feb (vanligtvis)), Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Holy Week

• Helg

  Holy Week

  29 mar – 6 aprTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Avola historic carnival (1 feb – 9 mar (vanligtvis)), Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Holy Week, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Helg

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationell helgdagTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Holy Week (29 mar – 6 apr)

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festival

  Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco

  8 maj – 28 junKulturfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Mest folk — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer holidays i Italy

• Säsong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jun – 25 okt · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun), Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8 maj – 28 jun)

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Italy, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Sirocco heat

  1 jul – 31 augExtrem värme

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco (8 maj – 28 jun), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ferragosto, Summer holidays i Italy

• Helg

  Ferragosto

  8–22 augSkollovTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (vanligtvis)), Sirocco heat (1 jul – 31 aug)

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Italy, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Ortigia Film Festival

  20–26 sep · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 25 okt (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Winter quiet

  1 nov – 31 mar · vanligtvisStängt mellan säsongerna

  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.

Mest folk — Santa Lucia, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Festival

  Santa Lucia

  13–20 decReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Winter quiet (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))