Teach Classical Studies and want your students to experience Ancient Greece and Rome? Only got time for one trip? Sicily is the answer.
And, more specifically, Syracuse. Staggeringly beautiful, Syracuse perches on the southeastern tip of Sicily. She’s an old lady – the Ancient Greeks founded the city in 733 BC (that's right - Syracuse is nearly 3,000 years old).
Thanks to Sicily’s strategic position in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea (right in between Europe and Africa), Syracuse became a powerful city-state with huge influence over Magna Graecia and the wider Mediterranean world. Later, Syracuse became part of the Roman Republic and then the Byzantine Empire. And the surviving architecture and archaeological sites here are why the city’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On your school trip to Sicily, you’ll explore some of the world's best-preserved ancient Greek and Roman ruins. And you’ll discover the similarities and differences between Hellenic and Roman civilisation. Plus, if you’re looking for more of a cross-curricular adventure, you’ll love the fact that there’s plenty for art and food tech groups too.
