Siracusa, Ortigia and Noto Exploration: Discovering Sicily's History and Baroque Architecture

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Syracuse

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• Explore Siracusa, a significant Sicilian city, renowned for its grand archaeological park
• Stroll around the island of Ortigia, representing the heart of ancient Greek Sicily
• Delight in a walking journey through Noto, famed for its impressive late-baroque architectural marvels

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Parco Archeologico della Neapolis - Visit on your own the amazing archaeological park with the Greek theater, the ear of Dionisio and the Roman amphitheater.
Isola di Ortigia - Spend time at your leisure in the beautiful island of Ortigia and enjoy a quick lunch (not included)
Noto - Visit the Unesco city of Noto with its magnificent baroque architecture

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Round-trip shared transfer
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

What's Not Included

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Archaeological park tour guide
Archaeological park tickets

Additional Information

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is smart casual
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Please,wear comfortable shoes and have a wind jacket with you
Hat and sun protection are highly recommended during summer
Visit of Neapolis archaeological park is on your own

Location

Parco Archeologico della Neapolis

Via Paradiso 14

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Linda_m

Jun 7, 2025

Siracusa, ortigia and Noto - Nice visit to three destinations. Our tour guide was lovely. They are not permitted to guide through the archaeological site but more historical information would be nice. The commentary in the two other cities was helpful.

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Carol_j

Jun 3, 2025

A trip through time in Sicily - A very scenic tour that explored the many layered history of Sicily and its waves of settlement from all over the Mediterranean. Our guide, Alessio, was extremely knowledgeable about both the history, geology and culture of the region.

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Susan_m

May 30, 2025

A fun, informative tour! - The convenience of hotel pick up and return made this tour possible! Made it so easy for someone with mild mobility issues! Our tour guide Gianmarco was fabulous, informative and fun!

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Barbara_d

Apr 26, 2025

Visited Siracusa, Ortega and nota - Absolutely a great tour- but our guide Gabrielle was excellent and exceptional. He gave his all and made extra exceptions for us.

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Kishore_s

Apr 18, 2025

Beautiful - Beautiful, informative, lots of walking Just loved the day!! Be prepared to be amazed .. and overwhelmed by the beauty!!

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Priscilla_m

Apr 12, 2025

We were not expecting a... - We were not expecting a guided tour but had one in all three spots. He knew everything about everything!! Spent time explaining all details. Our driver was very well versed in where we were going and what we were seeing also. This tour was fantastic:)

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Brenda_r

Mar 5, 2025

Wonderful Tour - This tour was wonderful and our tour guide Gianmarco, was exceptional! He answered all of our questions and provided so much important detail regarding the culture and the sites that we were seeing. We were all very pleased. Word of warning: we took this tour at the beginning of March and there were several places that were still closed for the winter.

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Feb 23, 2025

Great punctual trip - This is a great trip. Carmelo was on time and picked us from our hotel in a comfortable Mercedes van. The whole group was 6 persons only so it wasn’t crowded which I liked a lot. We went to Noto first and I enjoyed the scenes and narrow streets iof Noto. I also bought delicious pistachio cream from there. After spending 1:30 hours which was more than enough, we went to Siracusa where we enjoyed a stroll in the archaeological park. After which we sent to Ortigia and had lunch there. The only thing that I didn’t like is that we received little to no explanation. I thought this was a guided tour but unfortunately we were not offered enough information by Carmelo and were left to wander on our own most of the time.

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Christine_p

Jun 30, 2025

Just ok - We did not have a tour guide in Syracusa. We were dropped off at the archeological park. It was very interesting. I wish we knew to get a headset when we bought our tickets. Thank goodness for AI. That was our tour guide. Next was Ortigia where we met another group and the tour guide. The tour guide was just ok. His back was mostly to the group. We tried to take turns walking next to him so we could hear something. We were disappointed. In all fairness, he stopped a few times and did talk to the group as a whole but not very informative. We did see historical and beautiful places. Next was Noto. Our driver Carmelo was great! He walked through the town , gave us some history, told us where to get the best Granita’. Then told us where to walk to with an hour of free time. He drove us back to our pick up point and guided us back to the highway. He was really great and very kind. Overall we were disappointed with the tour guide. We took many tours while we were in Sicily and this was everyone’s least favorite.

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Haley_s

Jul 6, 2025

Not worth the money and time - I am glad some people seem to have had a positive experience. Unfortunately we did not. The ad presents as if you're going to have a guided experience with an expert. What we got was a driver who gave us misinformation and little else. The tour was so subpar that we decided to leave halfway through and take the train instead, which was a great improvement. You are just paying for a driver, which is not worth the substantial cost.. For significant fraction of the price, we recommend taking the train. Ortigia was beautiful and recommended.

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up to 8 guests

1 - Adult