A Foodie鈥檚 Guide to Ortigia Island, Sicily, Syracuse, Italy
After nomad-ing around Italy for three consecutive years 鈥� starting in聽Lucca (Tuscany), then聽Sardinia, and now Sicily 鈥撀營鈥檝e come to expect three things from Italian life: excellent food, plentiful opportunities for aperitivo, and a warm welcome for my diminutive dog. Ortigia, a tiny island dangling off the southeastern tip of Sicily, delivered on all of the above.
I鈥檝e come to expect three things from Italian life: excellent food, plentiful opportunities for aperitivo, and a warm welcome for my diminutive dog. Ortigia, a tiny island dangling off the southeastern tip of Sicily, delivered on all of the above.
Technically part of the city of Siracusa, Ortigia is barely a kilometre in length (I jogged around the whole island in half an hour), and yet it has a distinct character of its own. Crumbling Baroque balconies, ancient Greek ruins and 鈥� of course 鈥� lots and lots of restaurants. The menus tend to be variations on a theme: traditional Sicilian pasta dishes, plenty of seafood and the ever-present cannolo for dessert. So choosing where to eat often comes down to the atmosphere more than the food: sea view or city street, linen tablecloths or plastic chairs, a glass of Etna wine or a Negroni Sbagliato. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
I鈥檝e come to expect three things from Italian life: excellent food, plentiful opportunities for aperitivo, and a warm welcome for my diminutive dog. Ortigia, a tiny island dangling off the southeastern tip of Sicily, delivered on all of the above.
Technically part of the city of Siracusa, Ortigia is barely a kilometre in length (I jogged around the whole island in half an hour), and yet it has a distinct character of its own. Crumbling Baroque balconies, ancient Greek ruins and 鈥� of course 鈥� lots and lots of restaurants. The menus tend to be variations on a theme: traditional Sicilian pasta dishes, plenty of seafood and the ever-present cannolo for dessert. So choosing where to eat often comes down to the atmosphere more than the food: sea view or city street, linen tablecloths or plastic chairs, a glass of Etna wine or a Negroni Sbagliato. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A Foodie鈥檚 Guide to Ortigia Island, Sicily
Guide Location: Italy » Syracuse
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Vicky Hampton
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Italy » Syracuse
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Vicky Hampton
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Ortigia Market
- Ristorante Jobi
- ColaPasta
- La Medusa
- Spizzuliamu
- Caseificio Borderi
- 鲍鈥橲颈肠颈濒颈补苍耻
- Schiticchio
- Piano B
- Enoteca Evo猫
- Taverna Giudecca
- Enoteca Solaria
- 罢颈苍办颈迟猫
- Spritzzeria
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