Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 093 16 71 33;
www.ristorantedoncamillosiracusa.it
; Via Maestranza 96; meals €55; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat)
An elegant restaurant with an impressive kitchen, top service and a classy atmosphere.
Try the starter of 'black' king prawns in a thick almond cream soup, and lick your lips
over the
tagliata di pesce spada
(grilled and sliced swordfish) in a tomato sauce, or the
red snapper with fig and lemon. The tuna
tagliata
with a red pepper 'marmalade' is also
divine.
Finish with a blood-orange ice cream. Slow Food recommended.
TOP TOURS & COURSES
Guided nature walks
Join the locals on a guided walk in the Syracuse countryside courtesy of the Natura Sicula
(
Click here
)
association.
Italian cookery classes
Brush up your cooking skills with a three-hour lesson at La Corte del Sole (
Click here
)
hotel, near Lido di Noto.
Learn the language
In Syracuse, Biblios Cafe (
Click here
)
runs language courses enlivened by shopping trips to
the local market, cooking lessons and visits to local wine producers.
Montalbano tour
Follow in the footsteps of TV detective Salvo Montalbano on an Allakatalla (
Click here
)
or
Echoes Events (
www.echoesevents.com
) tour of the series' locations: Palazzolo Acreide, Noto, Pantalica, Mod-
ica, Scicli, Donnafugata and Ragusa.
Take to the sea
Draw anchor in Syracuse and sail down the southern coast on one of the yachts of Sailing Team
(
Click here
)
, stopping to explore sandy beaches and protected wetlands.
Drinking & Nightlife
A vibrant university town, Syracuse has a lively cafe culture, with many bars and cafes
spilling over Ortygia's pretty streets. Piazzetta San Rocco is a popular spot, as is the
seafront around Fontana Aretusa.
Tinkité
( 093 11 85 59 36; Via Mario Minniti 3; 8.30am-10.30pm)
A cool and cute bar in the labyrinth of
narrow streets of La Giudecca, Tinkité is popular with Syracuse's cool crowd at
aperitivo
time. There are cakes, coffee and a ton of different teas that you can enjoy whilst admiring
the surrounding
palazzi
. Some tables sit outside, while the interior is a cool indigo.
BAR
Peter Pan
WINE BAR
