Ragusa

Ragusa Ibla, seen from Upper Ragusa
Ragusa Ibla, seen from Upper Ragusa

A medieval hilltown with a split personality in southeastern Sicily

Why Ragusa?
  • Tour a uniquely preserved medieval-baroque city

Ragusa is really two cities. When the earthquake of 1693 did serious damage to much of their ancient city—founded by the Bronze Age Sikels and swept by an early baroque building craze just before the quake hit—Ragusans decided to move a bit east to rebuild.

They raised their new, late baroque–and-modern city (Upper Ragusa) between the gorges that ran away from the damaged little hill-top town.

By largely abandoning the original hill town—now called Ragusa Ibla—they ended up preserving it virtually intact as a quiet, medieval-meets–early baroque Sicilian city.

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Ragusa tourist office:
Piazza S. Giovanni, Upper Ragusa
tel. +39-0932-684-780
www.comune.ragusa.gov.it

Also try:
Via Capitano Boccheri 33 (continuation of Via Duomo), Ragusa Ibla
tel. 0932-621-421

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Ragusa is in southeast Sicily, about 80km (50 miles) west of Siracusa. Ragusa is about 50km (31 miles) west of Noto. If you are not driving, the best way to get there is by bus since trains are infrequent and many require a change at Modica. » more

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Ragusa tourist office:
Piazza S. Giovanni, Upper Ragusa
tel. +39-0932-684-780
www.comune.ragusa.gov.it

Also try:
Via Capitano Boccheri 33 (continuation of Via Duomo), Ragusa Ibla
tel. 0932-621-421


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