Exploring Noto

Exploring Noto

Undisputed capital of Sicilian baroque, Noto is certainly one of the main destinations to visit during a vacation in Val di Noto, in the south east of Sicily. The city is located 31 km from Syracuse and 50 km from Ragusa.
Noto can be visited at any time of the year: in summer you can combine the beautiful sea of its coast with a cultural stay and, in the winter months, you can plan a tour of the towns of the Val di Noto to which you can combine a food and wine tour, tasting the typical dishes and wines of this area. This great architectural jewel synthesizes all the peculiar elements that characterize the baroque of south-eastern Sicily.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Noto Antica, Strada Provinciale 64 Monte Alveria, 96017, Noto, Sicily Italy

Noto is a small jewel of Sicilian baroque. A splendid village perched on a plateau overlooking the Asinaro valley.
Important Sicilian, Roman, Byzantine and then Arab center, was destroyed in its full splendor by the earthquake of 1693, but thanks to the skilful reconstruction, Noto has become a magnificent city of art, Unesco heritage together with Caltagirone, Militello, Catania, Modica , Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli.
The extraordinary beauty of Noto, and of the other cities rebuilt after the earthquake, characterizes the entire Val di Noto.

Duration: 3 hours