Italy Guide
Sicily
Teatro Greco
Address: Parco Archeologico, Neapolis
Price: €6
Siracusa's Teatro Greco is much bigger than the one at Taormina, capable of holding around fifteen thousand people. Around the top of the middle gangway are a set of carved names which marked the various seat blocks occupied by the royal family. Greek dramas are still played here in May and June.
The ticket for theatre and Latomia del Paradiso, also gives access to the elliptical Anfiteatro Romano. A late building, dating from the third century AD, it's a substantial relic with the tunnels for animals and gladiators clearly visible. Again, some of the seats are inscribed with the owners' names.