Ortigia is small enough to explore on foot in a day, but rich enough to fill a week.
Start early, when the stalls of the market are being set up around the Temple of Apollo. Have a granita and brioche, then walk to Piazza Duomo before the tour groups arrive.
Ortigia is a book of stone: every page is a different century.
Giulia, Guide Sicily guide
Afternoon by the sea
After lunch, walk along the Foro Italico to the Fountain of Arethusa and Castello Maniace. In summer you can swim from the wooden platforms along the walls.
1. Morning market
Taste ricotta, olives and a famous market sandwich.
2. Sunset on the walls
Watch the sun go down over the Great Harbour with an aperitif.
