Today 8.30am be ready at pick-up location to meet our driver and departure from Siracusa in direction of Ragusa Ibla. You have the chance to explore independently the old part of the city and an undisputed reality of Baroque art.
Soon after, you will discover the local Chocolate in Modica. This particular chocolate is made with a very old recipe, the one coming from the Aztecs.
We then continue to Noto. In the Arab period the town was the capital of one of the three districts of Sicily (the Val di Noto) and once defeated by the Christians, Noto became a rich Norman city. Unfortunately, it was totally destroyed by the 1693 Sicilian earthquake and rebuilt in a new position nearer to the Ionian Sea. But the new Noto is a masterpiece of Sicilian Baroque!
Later we return to Siracusa (estimated arrival time h 4pm)
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Ragusa Ibla highlights the wide array of Baroque architecture in Sicily, including several stunning palaces and churches. Independent walking tour of Ragusa Ibla.
Modica is a small Baroque town famous for the chocolate. Modica’s chocolate is still made the same way the ancient Aztecs made chocolate in Mexico. Visiit on your own the most renowned chocolate shops of Modica or stroll around. We suggest to visit the Cathedral of St. George, that is one the symbols of Sicilian Baroque, or the Cathedral of St. Peter. Both the churches house paintings or frescoes, sculptures and works of art.
Noto is a masterpiece of Sicilian Baroque! Most of the buildings, including churches and noble palaces, follow one another along the main street and are characterized by the honey tonality of tufa stone.
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