Ortigia, the little island just off the coast from Siracusa, is home to Exedra Mediterranean Center. it is also the heart of Siracusa, as well as its cultural and artistic center. From sunrise to sunset, Ortigia will offer you amazing views, numerous activities and wonderful food. Whether you want to wander through picturesque streets, visit the duomo, watch the sunset from the marina while sipping a cocktail, or have pizza...Read More
Exedra ha ospitato per il secondo anno consecutivo la manifestazione Mitomania “Conversazioni con le Ninfe e i Fiumi, organizzata da Annapaolo Giannelli e Sonia Grandis. Una visita ai luoghi delle acque di Ortigia è stata seguita da un pomeriggio di “Conversazioni sulle ninfe”. Sebastiano Anastasi ha parlato de “Il fiume, la ninfa e il fragile confine dell’intimità”, mentre Sergio Russo ha raccontato de “Le Acque di Sicilia” e Giuseppe Traina...Read More
Students from the Liceo Scientifico Leonardo Da Vinci, Floridia, took part in a flash mob in Piazza Duomo in Siracusa on 18th August to commemorate an episode from local history. The flash mob, “Il Manifesto Infame 1837”, part musical, part play, was written by Salvo Canto and told of the lynching of Giuseppe Schwenzer and his wife Maria, accused of being plague-spreaders by local lawyer Mario...Read More
The third edition of the Survivor’s Guide to Stable Isotope Ecology for PhD students and researchers has just finished at the Exedra Mediterranean Center. Course tutors from as far afield as Canada and Chile met with young researchers from Australia to Colombia, Saudi Arabia to Finland, to study the application of Stable Isotope analysis to ecology. Sponsors Elementar Italia and AquaBioTech Group Malta supported the course, and students were able...Read More
LA “MIA” FINESTRA MAGICA SU PIAZZA SPLENDORE. Riflessione di Giuseppe Nuccio Iacono Devo ritornare a Siracusa… qui ho una stanza riservata tutta per me, dalla quale si gode della magica visione sul Paradiso. Da quella finestra SI AMMIRA LA PERFETTA BELLEZZA UMANA GLORIFICATA A BELLEZZA CELESTE. Bisogna essere sul posto per comprenderne la magica visione che da qui si gode sul Paradiso urbano di Piazza Duomo. Affacciandosi si coglie il...Read More
