Bagno ebraico - Mikveh

Really interesting. Can't take anything in or take photos but they lock your things in a room. A little hard to hear what he was saying but only because it echoes a bit but really interesting

At first it might seem questionable as a beach, but jumping off the rock and then laying on it to enjoy the afternoon sun, along with some music and beautiful company is certainly an unforgettable vibe. Be mindful the water is very rocky and I stubbed my toe underwater.

Remarkable 6th Century AD Jewish baths, expanded from a 2nd Century BC Greek well. Abandoned in 1492 when the Jewish were expelled from Spanish Sicily. A fair few steps down, then the main room is spacious and not claustrophobic as there is an open light to the well above. The smaller baths are quite low however. Truly feels like stepping back in time 1,000 years. Photos not allowed

Super cool, recent archeological find hidden for 500 years. Fascinating history and cultural information about Jewish baths. Tour guide was excellent and for us, used English. We took the tour spontaneously during opening hours, so rested in the lobby until our timeslot. There are 50 plus steps to get to the baths. Tours are every 30 minutes. No pictures are allowed, but here is the poster.

A very interesting tour to learn more about Sicilian (Syracuse) history.

Very interesting tour of ancient Jewish history and culture as the baths were used for ritual purification.

Fascinating. Wonderful guide. Good for a quick dip into history.

Very impressive structure!
The biggest Jewish ritual bath in Europe behind an unsuspecting arc.
The fact that you are not allowed to take photos is a bummer but due to the religious significance very understandable.
For the quite high price we got a guided tour which could answer every question about the bath.

Amazing place and story - a must see when visiting Syracuse

Very interesting. You go down 18m do discover a medieval ritual bathing site. Go visit!

Totally worth it. 5eur per person. Quick 10min tour. V-VI century built, abandoned during the Spanish inquisition and discovered only in 1980s when they were renovating the building. There was a thriving jewish community in Siracuse before the inquisitiom.

Interesting and wonderful place. Just a short tour, but really well done, and a marvelous piece of history beneath ortigia

An exciting evidence for the Jewish life and presence in Ortigia dated to the 4th century.
How many efforts were invested by the small Jewish community in order to maintain the Jewish life and religion habits.
The guidance is not so professional and is given by the souvenir store seller.

5€ for 10 minutes, but interesting to learn about the Jewish bathing tradition. There was no one else there, so I had a private “tour” (it’s fairly quick, only 1.5 flights of stairs), which was nice. Apparently one of the biggest ancient Mikveh’s in all of Europe.

This is an almost unique place having been hidden for hundreds of years. It is very interesting to see and learn of the history of the Jewish Community in Siracusa and the importance of the baths. There is a talk first in Italian and then English, and then you go down underground to see the baths. There are quite a number of steps to go down to reach the chamber, so difficult for anyone who has mobility issues.

Amazing story, place. So many thanks to both nice ladies who were so welcoming and allowed to see the inside of the hotel and the museum.

Interesting and authentic place.
Making photos is forbidden.

very unique and interesting place I really enjoyed it and so that everyone else in my group I believe we had almost one of each faith and we all we're very impressed

Something completely different from what we're used to seeing in Siracuse. The tour guide is very competent in explaining the history of this site.

Very interesting. It's a hidden place, you have to kind of know is there. This bath are from 6 AD