Ragusa Ibla - Modica and Scicli

Municipio di Scicli - Following the 1693 earthquake, the ancient city of Ragusa was reconstructed, featuring sites that produced late Baroque works, buildings, and monuments. The city now boasts 14 of Ragusa’s 18 monuments, all recognized as part of the world heritage.

The historic city is home to over fifty churches and numerous Baroque palaces. In the eastern section, you’ll find the Ibleo Garden and the excavations of an ancient city, which many historians believe to be Hybla Heraia.

Human presence in the Scicli area dates back to the Eneolithic period, as evidenced by findings in the Grotta Maggiore near the Busacca Hospital, dating from the Copper Age to the Early Bronze Age (III-II millennium BC - XVIII-XV century BC).

Modica (Muòrica in Sicilian) is an Italian town with 54,287 residents, part of the Free municipal consortium of Ragusa in Sicily. By population, it ranks as the thirteenth largest municipality in Sicily and the 124th in Italy. In terms of area, it is the 11th largest in Sicily and the 41st in Italy.

Noto Baroque - Marzamemi

Tonnara di Marzamemi - The village originated around a landing place that evolved into a fishing port, which remains active today. It also established a Tonnara, one of Sicily’s most significant. The Marzamemi Tonnara dates back to Spanish rule in Sicily in the 1600s under King Philip IV. On February 14, 1655, it was sold to Baron Simone Calascibetta of Piazza Armerina.

Noto - Located 31 km from Syracuse, Noto lies in the southwestern part of the province at the foot of the Iblei mountains. Its coastline, stretching between Avola and Pachino, lends its name to the Gulf of Noto.
With an area of 554.99 km², Noto covers over a quarter of the Province of Syracuse, making it the largest municipality in Sicily and the fourth largest in Italy. The terrain is predominantly hilly, with the northern mountains forming part of the Iblei mountains plateau.

The plains are situated along the coast, which is entirely low and sandy, except for a few short rugged sections. Likely of alluvial origin, the San Paolo plain in the interior is the largest and most intensively cultivated plain in the area. Noto borders Pachino to the south, Avola and Siracusa to the northeast, Palazzolo and Canicattini to the north, and Modica, Rosolini, and Ispica to the west. The territory includes the small administrative island of Contrada Cipolla, located between Rosolini and Ispica.

Syracuse

Syracuse - Situated on the southeastern coast of Sicily, Syracuse features a diverse geography with hills, natural cavities, and two rivers bordering its southwest side. The city is mostly surrounded by the sea, with a coastline that is primarily rocky and jagged, featuring numerous headlands, bays, small islands, and peninsulas.
The city spans both the island of Ortigia and the mainland, all within the island of Sicily. Its unique geographical position has made it renowned for its sunsets, which have been described over the millennia as some of the most beautiful in the world due to the zenith points from which they are viewed.

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