The ideal location for a romantic dinner in the Dammusi inside, outside in the Duomo square, or upstairs on the floor of Palazzo Borgia del Casale, Regina Lucia offers excellent fresh fish. Elegantly contemporary, this is the place to go for dishes like potato gnocchi in a spicy seafood sauce with tenerumi, with a special attention to presentation. Use this dining opportunity to take in the Piazza Duomo, which regular visitor and Crabtree & Evelyn founder Sue Townsend calls the ‘essence of Sicily’.

Overlooking a square of monumental beauty where tables are laid out for alfresco dining in summer, Regina Lucia is well worth a visit even when it’s not fine enough to sit outside. In a dining room with plenty of historic character, enjoy classic Sicilian cuisine reinterpreted with a creative twist – and make sure you don’t miss the delicious desserts!

Pop into the Cathedral of Syracuse, a Baroque church built upon the site of a Greek Temple dedicated to Athena, before taking a quick peek at the next-door Church of Santa Lucia Alla Badia which houses one of Caravaggio’s artworks, the Burial of Saint Lucy. If you have time, it’s also worth visiting the Palazzo Borgia del Casale, an 18th century Rococo building that demonstrates the wealth and taste of Sicilian aristocratic families through the ages. The self-guided audio tour walks you through a series of grand, frescoed halls and you can admire an aerial view of Piazza Duomo from the palazzo’s elegant, wrought-iron balconies.

Sadly we ran out of time before we could visit Ristorante Regina Lucia which would have been our splurge dinner if we’d had the chance. Located at the end of the Piazza Duomo, Ristorante Regina Lucia is the type of place where you get dressed up in your finest vacation attire and sip on eye-wateringly expensive wine. Dining in Ristorante Regina Lucia is the perfect place for that final meal in Ortigia

It’s in the fresco filled Borgia del Casale palace on Piazza Duomo in Siracusa that this atmospheric restaurant lies. Stone arches and chandeliers create an opulent backdrop for dining on authentic Sicilian cuisine, or you can choose to sit outside on Duomo Square. The season’s best ingredients are brought together by chef Salvo Calleri to create a sea and mountain ‘taste journey’.

Next to the Syracuse Cathedral and in a 1700's baroque palace is Ristorante Regina Lucia a highly reviewed Michelin venue. Here you will find Chef Roberto Gallo and Salvo Calleri serving Sicilian food with a contemporary twist. You can sit outside overlooking a square in the summer and enjoy the Syracuse atmosphere.

Set within Piazza Duomo, the elegant Ristorante Regina Lucia is a more refined option in a uniquely romantic setting: taste Swordfish rolls filled with cherry tomatoes, dggplant and salted ricotta or Potato gnocchi with lobster sauce while admiring Ortigia’s duomo illuminated in the evening.

Ristorante Regina Lucia: Set in a vaulted exposed brick faced building this is a great, and a little bit refined, restaurant right by the Cathedral and the Piazza del Duomo for a special occasion