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Built in 1818, the flight of nearly 300 steps leads up to the church’s elegant façade , a grandiose and richly evocative ensemble attributed to Rosario Gagliardi (though the involvement of other Noto architects is also evident) and one of the finest..

Also known as the Chancellery, this superb 1760 palace has inset a majestic doorway crowned by a gallery.

Ragusa was devastated by an earthquake in 1693. The subsequent reconstruction of its oldest part, Ibla, created two distinct areas of the city: Ragusa itself and Ibla, a delightful quarter combining a medieval layout of narrow blind alleys with the r..

With its large neo-Classical dome lit by blue stained-glass windows and surrounded by Corinthian columns, the church can be distinguished from afar. Close up, it is the superb flight of stairs which attracts the visitor’s eye to the elegant and harmo..

Collections of farming implements, tools and workmen’s objects are exhibited in reconstructions of stalls, studios and shops: farmer, beekeeper, blacksmith, cobbler, tailor, baker, wheelwright and barber live again before visitors’ eyes.

In the district of Larderia (rich in water) there are late Christian catacombs (464 sepulchres) before you see the "dead grottos" (Grotte Cadute). This is because as you visit the cave dwellings on several levels, the only way to move fro..

The façade of this church strongly resembles that of San Giorgio, and many have consequently attributed it to the same architect, Gagliardi. Inside it is laid out on an oval plan, topped by an oval dome. The tiled floor is decorated with ceramics and..

You are only allowed to visit the noble floor of this castle, which the Taviani brothers used for the film Kaos . The Room of armorial bearings is worth a visit for walls painted with the insignia of nobiliary of some of Sicily's greatest families..

The street brings together the attractive Baroque facades of palaces and of three churches. There is the church of San Giovanni Evangelista . The Church is built on an elliptical plan and has an attractive sinuous facade. The Spadaro palace was bu..

The square is flanked by the chiesa madre S. Ignazio which contains the statue of the Madonna of the Troops who fought at the side of Roger I, leading him to victory over the Saracens. Further on is the Beneventano palace which is a magnificen..

The church has an attractive facade of three orders punctuated by columns. Inside there is a nativity scene from the 18C, by the Neapolitan artist, Pietro Padula. It is made up of 29 wooden statues in especially carefully done costumes.

Rebuilt after the earthquake, it stands at the top of a staircase decorated with twelve attractive statues of the Apostles which underline the beauty of the facade.

The church is worth a detour for the attractive Cabrera chapel , with an elegant 15C portal in front of it. In the nave, there are 60 terracotta statues in an attractive crib scene from the 19C by G. Papale.

The small church with a single nave is carved into the rock. Its apse is decorated with Byzantine style frescoes in very lively colours from the Norman era. The Christ Pantocrator is surrounded by the Virgin and Child and by the Archangel St Michel. ..

This 19C church with a Baroque facade is also located atop a great staircase... The steps give access to the belvedere del Pizzo from which there is an attractive view over the town, especially over the Jewish quarter (il Cartellone) and over the d..

Carmelo Cappello was a contemporary sculptor born in Ragusa in 1912. He began in the 1930s in a figurative style before moving on to abstract works. This modest yet interesting collection is a study of the evolution of an artist refining his style ..

Bare and peppered with dry stonewalls, this plateau was once populated and centred upon the Byzantine church of San Pancrati; visitors will see its ruins. A bit further on, note the tomb with false pillars and two entrances that give access into the ..

This archaeological museum displays some beautiful exhibits taken from shipwrecks in the Camarina Sea. These include a bronze Corinthian helmet dating from the 6C-5C BC, a set of lead weights, and a large collection of Corinthian and Attic amphora..

This has a collection of archaeological pieces found in the area and reconstructions of the classical necropolises of Camarina and Rito.

The church of Santa Maria delle Scale was rebuilt in the 18C but has preserved its Gothic style right nave and elegant ogive arcades. A terracotta panel (under the second arcade) depicts the Transition of the Virgin (School of the Gagini).