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Ragusa trip planner
A medieval hilltown with a split personality in southeastern Sicily
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
Hotels in Ragusa
www.booking.com
www.venere.com
www.hostelworld.com
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Ragusa Guide
Intro
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Planning
Ragusa Ibla, seen from Upper Ragusa.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.
Beyond cafe-hopping and checking out the museum in Upper Ragusa, I'd come here to spend a lovely half-day just wandering the streets of Ragusa Ibla.
Planning a trip
- How to get to Ragusa:
Ragusa is in southeast Sicily, about 80km (50 miles) west of Siracusa. Ragusa is about 50km (31 miles) west of Noto.
- How to get to Ragusa by car: Ragusa is off the SS115 that runs between Agrigento, Noto, and Siracusa.
- How to get to Ragusa by train—From Siracusa, there are seven (3 on Sunday) trains (2 hr. 25 min.), some requiring a transfer at Modica; three of them also pass through Noto (84–115 min.), sometimes with a change. Ragusa's main station is at the southern edge of in Upper Ragusa off Piazza del Popolo, a 15-minute walk from Piazza San Giovanni. There's also a secondary train station below Ragusa Ibla, or from the main station take city bus no. 1 or 3.
- How to get to Ragusa by bus—From Siracusa, AST (tel. +39-0931-462-711 or 0931-464-820, www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it) makes seven daily runs (one on Sunday) to Ragusa (1.5–3 hrs.). There are 12 buses daily (two on Sundays) from Noto (100–120 min.). From Agrigento take one of four daily (except Sunday) buses to Gela (90 min.) and transfer to one of two daily (except Sunday) AST buses to Ragusa (1 hr.). From Catania, take an hourly ETNA bus (115 min.). From Palermo, AST runs 2-4 buses daily (4 hr.).
In Ragusa, buses arrive and leave from Piazza del Popolo, down in front of the train station. Get tickets and more specific info from the Gran Bar on Via Dante 94 (tel. 0932-623-440; at the edge of the piazza).
- Visitor Information: The main tourist office is on Piazza S. Giovanni in Upper Ragusa (tel. +39-0932-684-780, www.comune.ragusa.gov.it). There is also sometimes an office open in Ragusa Ibla, up around the right of the Duomo at Via Capitano Boccheri 33 (tel. +39-0932-621-421).
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