Exploring Ortigia

We started our day around 9 exploring a little more of this island. We used a walking tour by the GPSMYCITY app. This app is very good & free. The highlight was the Castello Maniace. A castle from the 1200's that we could walk through! It has been preserved and there are plans to restore more of it. It's right on the water.
After that we had a delicious seafood lunch at a tiny restaurant. I had Pasta Siracusan. I chose this dish because I love anchovies. Fresh anchovies are NOTHING like the anchovies I am used to. These were much less fishy & salty. The pasta was cooked perfectly as well, just that little bit of chewiness. The afternoon got warm atleast 75 degrees, and a bright blue sky. The water here is perfectly clear. You can see all of the rocks, sea life and sand. Many people were swimming and enjoying their weekend & the beginning of summer.Read more