Syracuse "Special Forces" 2-Day Itinerary

🚌【Day 1】Catania → Syracuse ▪️ Transport: Take Interbus from the airport (schedule is flexible, don’t panic) ▪️ Stay: Choose Ortigia Island! Like sleeping on the set of Malèna, but expect a 20-min walk to town ▪️ Dinner: Must-try Osteria del Principe 💣 👉 For 2+ people, order the 7-course seafood set + drinks! ~€30/person, portions will wreck you 🐙 🚶【Day 2】12-Spot Death March ⏰ 8:00 Bag drop at Radical Storage (€5/bag, tourist center near Apollo Temple is super friendly) ⏰ 8:30 Italian breakfast of diabetic-coma pastries (cannoli cream will haunt you) 📍Route (Copy-paste into Google Maps!): 1️⃣ Tempio di Apollo (golden morning light) 2️⃣ Malèna Piazza del Duomo → Detour to Chiesa del Collegio (under renovation but facade is chef’s kiss ✨) 3️⃣ Cathedral 📸 Recreate Monica Bellucci’s iconic walk 4️⃣ Chiesa di Santa Lucia (another film location) 5️⃣ Fonte Aretusa 🌊 Take the coastal path! Watch ducks in papyrus reeds 6️⃣ Castello Maniace A seaside "wedding cake" of Byzantine-Norman fusion ⏰ 13:00 Lunch at Osteria del vecchio ponte 👨🍳 Grandpa-run gem 👉 Order: Seafood pasta + local white wine 7️⃣ Madonna delle Lacrime 😱 Brutalist UFO-church (5/5 stars) 8️⃣ Catacombs of San Giovanni ⚰️ Creepy early-Christian tunnels (English tours available) ⏰ 18:00 Grab bags and run to station 💡 Pro Tips ✔ Wear cloud-like sneakers—Ortigia’s cobblestones are foot torture ✔ Churches/catacombs have dress codes (cover shoulders+knees) ✔ Visit May-June for bougainvillea blooms + fewer tourists #SicilySpeedrun #ItalyHardcoreMode #SyracuseUnfiltered