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Ragusa

comune in Sicily, Italy

8.1km

36.91666714.716667

Scicli

Scicli is a small town among the Iblei hills in the Ragusa province on the southeast of Sicily. It is one of the "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto" listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

8.3km

36.79414.707

Palazzolo Acreide

Palazzolo is in the Syracuse province. The town is listed as a world heritage by UNESCO.

24km

37.06114.904

Noto

Noto is in Sicily, Italy. The city is one of the eight world heritage listed "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto".

35km

36.883315.0833

Militello in Val di Catania

Militello Val di Catania is in the Catania province. It's one of Sicily's eight world heritage listed Baroque towns.

37km

37.27514.794

Caltagirone

Caltagirone is a town in central Sicily, Italy, most famous for its ceramics and long ceramic-decorated staircase. The city is one of the eight world heritage listed "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto".

43km

37.233314.5167

Gela

Gela is a medium-sized city on the south coast of Sicily, Italy. It is an ancient town, founded around 688 BC by colonists from Rhodes and Crete, and among the oldest continually inhabited settlements in southern Italy.

60km

37.066714.25

Syracuse (Italy)

Syracuse is a medium sized city on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy.

60km

37.0815.28

Catania

Catania is a city on the eastern coast of Sicily at the foot of Mount Etna, the biggest volcano in Europe. It is the second largest city in Sicily with the metropolitan area reaching one million inhabitants, a major transport hub, economic centre and a university city where you will enjoy a busy downtown and an active nightlife. Catania is also well known for its particular baroque architecture and urban design, consequences of the great earthquake of 1693 after which the city had to be rebuilt, like most of eastern Sicily.

67km

37.515.090278

St. Julian's

local council of Malta

88km

35.91861114.49

Valletta

capital of Malta

89km

35.89777814.5125

Cottonera

human settlement

91km

35.87694414.521944

Malta Island

Malta Island is the largest island and main population centre of Malta.

93km

35.8833314.45

Marsaxlokk

village and port at the south of Malta

93km

35.841714.5447

Victoria (Malta)

capital of Gozo, an island of the Maltese archipelago

94km

35.883314.4167

Mdina

fortified city in Malta

95km

35.885814.4031

Rabat (Malta)

village near Mdina, Malta

95km

35.88166714.398889

Sicily

Sicily (Italian: Sicilia) is a rugged and attractive island (the largest one in the Mediterranean Sea) on the southern tip of Italy, and is one of the country's 20 regions. It is separated from the mainland region of Calabria by the 5 km Straits of Messina. It can get very hot during the summer, so it is better to visit during spring and autumn, while it is still quite pleasant during winter.

102km

37.514

Taormina

Italian comune

105km

37.85215.287

Agrigento

Agrigento is the capital of the eponymous province on the Italian island of Sicily.

137km

37.316713.5833

Messina

Messina is a port in the northeast corner of Sicily. Most visitors are passing through, on the 5-km ferry-crossing to mainland Italy. Although it dates to ancient times, Messina is modern and nondescript. Older buildings were mostly destroyed by the great earthquake and tsunami of 28 Dec 1908, then Allied bombing in World War II finished what was left. Nevertheless it has enough sights to justify spending a day. One modern claim to fame is that in June 1955, Messina hosted the conference that set up the European Community and common market, later the European Union.

146km

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Sights (5)

Piazza Armerina

Italian comune

64km

37.3833333314.36666667

Mount Etna

83km

37.75514.995

Nissa

Comune in Sicily, Italy

96km

37.4902777814.0625

Madonie

123km

37.8833333314.01666667

Aeolian Islands

archipelago

148km

38.5333333314.9
Nature

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Modica

Italy
Someday we will visit Modica or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Modica

Modica is a town in the province of Ragusa in Sicily, with a population of about 55,000.

The eighteenth century saw Modica in the role of art and culture town, counting philosophers (Tommaso Campailla), poets (Girolama Grimaldi Lorefice), a school of medicine (Campailla, Gaspare Cannata, Michele Gallo, the Polara family) and literary academies among its inhabitants. In the nineteenth century, feudalism was abolished and Modica became a "bourgeois" town peopled by notables such as the writer and anthropologist Serafino Amabile Guastella, the agronomist Clemente Grimaldi, the musician Pietro Floridia and many painters, historians and other intellectuals.

Modica consists of two urban centres, "Modica Alta" (Upper Modica) and "Modica Bassa" (Lower Modica). The older upper part is perched on the rocky top of the southern Ibeli hill, the lower part is built on the lower slopes and valley below. The walk down from Modica Alta to Modica Bassa reveals vistas of the lower town and involves many steps; not many attempt the reverse journey on foot.

  • Castello dei Conti (Castle)
  • Chiesa del Carmine
  • Church of St. Mary of Betlehem
  • Garibaldi Theater
  • Mercedari Palace -contains a museum and library

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

14°C6
Precipitation: 78 mm

Feb

14°C5
Precipitation: 111 mm

Mar

16°C8
Precipitation: 72 mm

Apr

23°C10
Precipitation: 34 mm

May

32°C13
Precipitation: 8 mm

Jun

39°C18
Precipitation: 3 mm

Jul

42°C24
Precipitation: 6 mm

Aug

39°C21
Precipitation: 20 mm

Sep

35°C19
Precipitation: 60 mm

Oct

25°C17
Precipitation: 79 mm

Nov

20°C12
Precipitation: 110 mm

Dec

16°C9
Precipitation: 74 mm
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