Things to Do in Syracuse in September

This tour plunges you into the culinary currents of the island's most storied district. Navigate a labyrinth of alleyways. The sizzle of frying panelle and the yeasty smell of sfincione spill from doorways. You will taste crisp arancini and oily, herb-strewn focaccia. A local guide links each bite to centuries of trade and conquest.

This experience typically develops in a local home or professional kitchen in Syracuse. The scent of simmering tomato passata and chopped mint fills the air. You will learn to shape pasta by hand. The coarse semolina dough becomes supple under your fingers. Later, sit down to a meal you helped create. It comes with local wine.

This tour weaves the monumental and the intimate. Feel the worn limestone of the Greek theater underfoot. Hear the echo in the Ear of Dionysius. Later, taste the salty tang of olives and the bright acidity of Nero d'Avola wine at a chosen trattoria.

This service delivers you directly from the airport's clamor to your accommodation's doorstep. Watch Catania's industrial outskirts give way to rolling citrus groves. Then see the shimmering Ionian Sea as you approach the bridge to Ortigia. All from a private vehicle.

This is a journey into Sicilian Baroque. It ends with definitive street food. See the honey-colored limestone of Noto's cathedral facade glow almost white. Hear the intricate scrollwork of balconies described. Finally, bite into a warm, rice-and-ragù-filled arancino handed to you by your guide.

This tour uses Syracuse as a pivotal base for understanding the island. Feel the cool marble of Palermo's palaces. Smell the salty air in Cefalù. Taste volcanic wine on Mount Etna's slopes. Hear the silence at the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Return each evening to the familiar lanes of Syracuse.