Porto Grande

Tucked into the heart of historic Syracuse, Porto Grande sits right at the edge of Ortigia — a UNESCO-listed island packed with Greek temples, Baroque piazzas, and one of Sicily's best street food scenes, all walkable from the dock. The setting is genuinely hard to beat: you're moored on the Ionian Sea with ancient architecture as your backdrop and lively waterfront promenades just steps away. From here you can easily explore the wider Ionian coast, including some of Sicily's finest beaches and archaeological sites.