5 Tips to Make the Most of Visiting Ragusa, Sicily, Ragusa, Italy

Sicily is a place that鈥檚 guaranteed to deliver tourists some jaw-dropping scenery. If my聽posts on Sicily聽show you anything, I鈥檓 sure it鈥檚 that. And yet, among the various scenic places I visited around the island, one destination clearly stands apart. That destination is the hilltop city of Ragusa, a place you need to visit simply to see for yourself. You won鈥檛 want to miss visiting Ragusa as it鈥檚 a picture-postcard combination of elegant Baroque architecture and faded Sicilian character.

Like聽Noto聽and other places in the southeast of Sicily, this city is part of the UNESCO-recognised Val di Noto area known for its Baroque architecture. But the city is so much more than that, mainly thanks to the way the landscape carves it up. See, there are two distinct parts to the city. Climbing a lower hill you have the historic Ragusa Ibla, the city鈥檚 historic centre. Watching over it you have the (more) modern part of the city called Ragusa Superiore, that鈥檚 still centuries old. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: 5 Tips to Make the Most of Visiting Ragusa, Sicily
Guide Location: Italy » Ragusa
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: David Johnston
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