Located in the southern third of Sicily’s east coast, Syracuse is a phenomenal survivor from another age. It manages to combine the civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome through the preservation of its Roman amphitheater, Greek Theater, and Orecchio of Dionisio, an ear-shaped cave in the local rock with a remarkable capacity for echoing. Many of its attractions lie on Syracuse’s Ortygia, technically and island as rich in architectural pomp as it is history. Almost entirely free of traffic, the Ortygia will soon have you stepping back to the time when the great Roman orator Cicero walked the very same streets.