Experts' Choice Award Chiesa di San Giovanni Alle Catacombe
What the experts agree on
Syracuse's vast underground catacombs sprawl beneath the city with thousands of Roman-era tombs carved into honeycombed tunnels, their ancient coffins long since emptied by grave robbers.
“The Catacombs of St. John contain some 20,000 ancient tombs, honeycombed tunnels of empty coffins that were long ago looted of their burial riches by plundering grave robbers.”
– Frommer's
Lonely Planet "A block north of the archaeological museum, this vast labyrinth of 10,000 underground tombs dates back to Roman times." Full review
