Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo
Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo
Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo
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10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Tuesday_Moon8
Martinez, CA150 contributions
Sep 2023
We visited this spot to see the tunnels under the church and to see the old Jewish ritual baths. You have to do a tour and they run every half hour. There is a schedule in the church vestibule. There is no cost but they appreciate a donation so we gave €10.
Written 19 September 2023
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Christina B
Trowbridge, UK36 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
Brilliant little tour of 3 levels under the church, very good guide lady who catered for English speakers as well as Italian. Very atmospheric, but mind those steps!!
Written 11 July 2023
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charleslo1988
Maryland11 contributions
Jun 2023
In this visit, I like so much the chapel of San Filippo Aposto because remembering me in my young age when I appreciated all things.
Love it
Love it
Written 25 June 2023
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ANGELO V
Milan, Italy2,915 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
The church of Saint Philip the Apostle is one of the many baroque churches in Siracusa: it was rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, and nothing is left of the former church.
The internal stuccoes were remade at the beginning of the 19th century, and after the damages of WW II bombings.
What is really interesting are the three levels below the church, that can be visited with a guided tour: the crypt, the Greek underground town that was reused as WWII shelters and the Jewish ritual bath.
All are very interesting, and the guided tour was perfectly managed.
The internal stuccoes were remade at the beginning of the 19th century, and after the damages of WW II bombings.
What is really interesting are the three levels below the church, that can be visited with a guided tour: the crypt, the Greek underground town that was reused as WWII shelters and the Jewish ritual bath.
All are very interesting, and the guided tour was perfectly managed.
Written 2 May 2023
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Riko1
Glasgow, UK63 contributions
Oct 2022
Guided tours running frequently during the day with passionate and well knowledged guides. Every layer of the church you visit has a special story to tell. It is an incredible testimony of local history! Definitely a site to visit!
Written 3 November 2022
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Han G
9 contributions
Sep 2022 • Family
The church was lovely to see but the best part was the short tour of the crypts. You can donate after to the volunteers, but the tour is free. You get taken around some of the different areas and uses of the crypt by a knowledgeable and great guide (speaking and answering qus in both Italian and English). Really interesting and worth a look when you're in Syracuse - especially to stay cool!
Written 11 September 2022
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gettygirl
santa rosa, CA157 contributions
May 2022
We were wandering the streets of Ortigia, just enjoying the warren of small streets and soaking up the history of the city when we chanced upon this small and unassuming church. I never pass up the chance to see a church but my husband was "done". The church itself is small and in need of upkeep and easy to pass by but I noticed the stairwell at the entrance of the church and asked the attendant about it. I was told their was an interesting underground tour we could take if we would wait 10 minutes. The cost-whatever we would like to donate. I convinced my husband and we are both so thankful that we took the time to see this incredible site. We were totally unprepared for what we saw under the church as well as the history of this unique space. Without giving it all away-The area and tunnels under the church have been used as crypts, water source, Jewish baths and bomb shelters. More than 10,000 people used the tunnels during WWII so you can imagine how immense this tunnel system is. There are many interesting sites in Ortigia but this relatively unknown church should definitely be at the top of your list. Please don't forget to make a donation, the church is definitely in need of major repair just to keep it open and safe.
Written 17 June 2022
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Frances W
Pensacola, FL4 contributions
Sep 2021 • Couples
What a unique and interesting find! We peeked in to check it out and came back for the tour. We were so glad we did! The history and wall images and drawings were so unexpected! We loved hearing the stories about the ancient ritual baths, crypts, and caverns where people hid during World War II. What a treasure!
Written 24 December 2021
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Dan Maarek
Tel Aviv, Israel15,902 contributions
Sep 2019
You will probably miss it.
It doesn't look like a top spot, a fomo place, a not to miss, an impressive attraction. It is not big like the Duomo, Ortigia Cathedral, it is not located in a easy to get to spot like on Piazza Duomo, it is not on your way to Maniace Castle.
But still you should make time for this once a Synagogue Church and go out of the usual paths to visit it.
It doesn't look like a top spot, a fomo place, a not to miss, an impressive attraction. It is not big like the Duomo, Ortigia Cathedral, it is not located in a easy to get to spot like on Piazza Duomo, it is not on your way to Maniace Castle.
But still you should make time for this once a Synagogue Church and go out of the usual paths to visit it.
Written 2 April 2020
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Dmitri D
Valencia, Spain193 contributions
Feb 2020
The church is interesting in its own right, however, descending into the church’s script makes the visit unique. At the bottom level, which serves as the church’s foundation, you will see the ruins of a synagogue and a mitzvah. Next lével is taken by the catacombs (ex-quarry) that were used in 1943 as a bomb shelter. The wall graffiti of Allied bomber planes and paratroopers left by an unknown child almost 80 years ago are worth a thousand history textbooks. The upper level, appropriately, serves as a cemetery decorated by existential messages from dead people to those who are still alive. This all construct sounds pretty eclectic, if not kitschy, but, strangely, you leave the San Filippo with a fresh sense of eternity which exists only in Italy.
Written 19 February 2020
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Nadia M
Sicily, Italy5 contributions
Buon pomeriggio! Vorrei sapere se questa visita sotterranea è indicata anche per bambini dai 12 ai 10 anni. Grazie.
Quintilianus83
Syracuse, Italy249 contributions
I fanciulli scendono frequentemente in questo sito. La nostra raccomandazione è che, al momento di salire e scendere le scale, siano affiancati e tenuti per mano dai genitori in quanto alcuni scalini sono più alti del normale.
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