Travel Around The Clock

Ragusa Ibla, located in the southeastern tip of Sicily is considered the capital of Sicilian Baroque . The ancient historical center, in a dominant position on a hill, welcomes the visitor with over fifty churches and numerous noble palaces, in which the rich Baroque architecture in local limestone takes the form of scrolls, columns and capitals, statues and decorations of various kind. Ragusa Ibla The origins of Ragusa Ibla date back to a very ancient era; its name can be traced back to an archaic Greek colony (Hybla Heraya), but the current historic centre was built in the 18th century, after the devastating earthquake that struck Eastern Sicily in 1693. In fact, the other cities of the Val di Noto also date back to this period, and they are all characterised by a late Baroque style. Ragusa was then rebuilt in two distinct sites: Ragusa Superiore, the modern city, on the plain, and  Ragusa Ibla that was rebuilt in Baroque style on the ruins of the ancient Sicilian city, and...